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Hi, I'm a 2nd year student at U of T. I graduated from a pretty small high school (~200 people) with low 90's. I know of 2 other students from my high school that went to U of T as well for science. I also had a friend from my old high school who graduated near the top of her class with mid 90's who also came to U of T. First year, I didn't do that great. My marks dropped quite a bit and while I was still above quite a bit above average (high 60's), I wasn't really happy with my marks. All the people I know dropped as well. This isn't to say that your marks will all drop in university. I'm actually involved in a research project this year that studies why there is such a large drop from high school to university chemistry. (http://www.chem.utoronto.ca/~dstone/Research/) Our research shows that if you're in a AP/Gifted/IB program, you're much better prepared for university than the rest of your peers. Also, we've been able to link specific teaching styles (like focusing on understanding as opposed to memorizing) in high school with higher grades in university.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
Hi, I'm a 2nd year student at U of T. I graduated from a pretty small high school (~200 people) with low 90's. I know of 2 other students from my high school that went to U of T as well for science. I also had a friend from my old high school who graduated near the top of her class with mid 90's who also came to U of T. First year, I didn't do that great. My marks dropped quite a bit and while I was still above quite a bit above average (high 60's), I wasn't really happy with my marks. All the people I know dropped as well. This isn't to say that your marks will all drop in university. I'm actually involved in a research project this year that studies why there is such a large drop from high school to university chemistry. (http://www.chem.utoronto.ca/~dstone/Research/) Our research shows that if you're in a AP/Gifted/IB program, you're much better prepared for university than the rest of your peers. Also, we've been able to link specific teaching styles (like focusing on understanding as opposed to memorizing) in high school with higher grades in university.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net