From: chriskern99@gmail.com   
      
   On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 01:29:23 GMT, Azurite    
   posted the following:   
      
   >Or maybe Ami's just smart enough to know her priorities- regardless of   
   >middle school or high school, if she gets into a good university and med   
   >school, THEN she's set. In the meantime, why not do her job as a friend   
   >and Senshi, and go where she has friends?   
      
   You're still thinking in American terms.  In the Japanese system, the   
   high school you go to is the most important part.  It determines the   
   college you will go to, which in turn has a major effect on your job   
   opportunities.  Grades and scores are largely irrelevant; all that   
   matters is that you graduated from a particular school.  She'll have a   
   much better chance at med school and being a doctor if she goes to a   
   good high school.   
      
   The only reason most people would ever go to a school below their   
   capability is if they absolutely could not handle the stress of the   
   entrance examinations.   
      
   -Chris   
      
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