> You've described a system where, if an exceptional kid comes from a lower-performing school, there is nothing they can do to gain entrance to the top universi

> You've described a system where, if an exceptional kid comes from a lower-performing school, there is nothing they can do to gain entrance to the top universities. You're right, and that's what is happening this year. Straight A students that had solid offers from major universities have found themselves with Bs, and seen those places vanish in the mist. Stupidly, if they just accepted this year as a weird year where everyone did a better than normal, it would be less negatively impactful than what they've opted for. Even worse, this was literally what Scotland just went through a few weeks ago. There's just no excuse for it.