I'm from Charlotte, and the CMS (charlotte mecklenburg schools) is the best in the state. Harding High School (where I go) was recognized by Newsweek or Time as one of the top 20 in the nation. It is magnet school. It is known for the International Baccalaureate program, which is only one of two schools in the city. I'm in it, and to this day I regret of making the decision of staying in the program. It is like complete hell. There is a ton of a lot more work, including extended essays, and internal assessments. Also, community service hours are mandatory, and at the end of the year, you have to take the IB exams. If you don't accumulate a certain amount of points from what you make on the exams and the essays, you don't get the IB diploma. Last year (c/o 2002) the majority went to UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, and Duke University, and over 2.5 million $ in scholarships were awarded, which is pretty good for a school as small as Harding, which I believe has only 2400 students. Anyways, I just wanted to expose something from the east coast, because the majority of posts come from Cali.
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