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After seventh grade my parents brought me to the best math school in Russia, the Moscow 57th. I passed the entry tests (barely), and studied there for four year
by cousin_it 18y ago
After seventh grade my parents brought me to the best math school in Russia, the Moscow 57th. I passed the entry tests (barely), and studied there for four years. University - math, honors degree - was a breeze after that. I shudder to think of what my life would've been like if that didn't happen... or if the 57th was financially forced to bring underachievers up, instead of kicking them out. Before it, I was absolutely not adjusted to society, and was often bullied at regular schools. That's why I'm in favor of widening the gap, giving maximum opportunities to gifted kids.