Top Ten Percent Graduating top ten percent is a hard road filled with four years of all nighters, study sessions, and countless hours at the library. To graduate with this honor not only brings pride to ones’ parents but it also gives the student a special privilege. The top ten percent rule passed in 1997 (House Bill 588) by the 75th legislator automatically accepts these students to any public Texas University. While this may seem like a …showed first 75 words of 1116 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1116 total…accepts the top ten percent of the graduating senior each year but in retrospect, it rejects 90 percent of hopeful college freshmen. Bibliography Evans, Margo. Personal essay. 15 July. 2000. Golden, Daniel. Some High School Fringle To Cram Kids Into Top 10%. 15, May 2000 (http://www.asqdelaware.org). Levin, Marc. Dumbing Down of Education Plaguing Texas and Nation. Houston Review 5 June 1999 (http://www.houstonrewiew.com/articles/36.html). Nissimov, Ron. Students run into top 10 percent law. Houston Chronicle 4, June. 2000: 1a, 20a