Visualize this, you are walking down the streets of downtown Toronto. You hear the sounds of construction cascading, the abrupt sounds of impatient drivers honking. You spot a middle aged businessman walking in front of you. He is tall, well-dressed, trimmed. Suddenly, he spasms, collapsing to the ground. Everybody around you is staring, but nobody attempts to do anything. You decide to take action and perform CPR and call 911. Now, only at this point, everybody else decides to jump in and assist. Although everybody was in a group observing, nobody decided to help until one person made the effort. Keeping that in mind, we are all sitting here in 4U English, with the majority of us aspiring to gain acceptance to our university of choice, and with a numerous amount of
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These underachieving high school students are out competing the more academically inclined public school students such as some students here today. Through their inflated marks these students are being accepted to our programs, possibly even taking one of your spots thus setting us back several undeserved paces. Individuals such as ourselves who are willing to work tirelessly for our grades are being stripped of our opportunity to enroll in some of the most lucrative programs such as; Waterloo engineering, McMaster health sciences, and Western business. And by whom? Individuals purchasing marks to receive acceptance? Do we trust the type of student who buys marks to be our teachers? Our nurses? Our engineers? We cannot trust individuals such as these to handle professional designations. There are reasons why grade standards are set; to refuse those who are unqualified and to ensure that only those capable of succeeding in the program are accepted. Spots we deserve are being seized by individuals with no concern for others who have worked diligently and are substantially more deserving. So, how will we claim our
These underachieving high school students are out competing the more academically inclined public school students such as some students here today. Through their inflated marks these students are being accepted to our programs, possibly even taking one of your spots thus setting us back several undeserved paces. Individuals such as ourselves who are willing to work tirelessly for our grades are being stripped of our opportunity to enroll in some of the most lucrative programs such as; Waterloo engineering, McMaster health sciences, and Western business. And by whom? Individuals purchasing marks to receive acceptance? Do we trust the type of student who buys marks to be our teachers? Our nurses? Our engineers? We cannot trust individuals such as these to handle professional designations. There are reasons why grade standards are set; to refuse those who are unqualified and to ensure that only those capable of succeeding in the program are accepted. Spots we deserve are being seized by individuals with no concern for others who have worked diligently and are substantially more deserving. So, how will we claim our