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I went to a high school where all we did was prepare for college (or whatever you wanted to do after high school). It is known nationwide as a college prep school and last year our school had the most perfect scores on the ACT of any schools in the country and a lot of students that went to the Ivy League's after graduation. We took practice tests over and over for the ACT and SAT and were enrolled in as many AP classes as we could be and studies and prepped for AP exams for months (even on Saturdays) we also had an emphasis put on extracurricular when we were in school. As much as grades mattered (and they mattered a lot) we had to make ourselves stand out to others whether it was sports, languages or clubs or even running a charity event every year (which we were all encouraged to do and they usually were a huge success).

One thing though that I really think helped us was guest speakers. No matter where we wanted to go to college or what we planned on doing, our high school had someone come in and talk to us about it. There were even lectures about Heavy Equipment Schools for Active Duty Military. You could see the schedule of people who were coming in for the upcoming month and you could sign up for it and get excused from class or your sport or whatever event you had and you could go (but you also had to write a paper on the speaker so people wouldn't just skip class to go). It was very helpful. A few people I know went to the lecture about Heavy Equipment Careers (which is something that I had never heard about before that) and they had a lot of Heavy Equipment Career Information for the people that were interested and wanted to learn more about it.

Overall, even though in high school it felt like they were pushing us so much and that we barely could breathe with all of the college stuff they shoved down our throats and activities and grades, I think I, as well as everyone else I know that I went to school with (which is about 1000 other people in my grade) got into the school of our choice or the plan that we had for ourselves after graduation. So I guess I have my high school to thank for a lot of my opportunities and also success.