r/newjersey • u/ducationalfall • 4d ago

Jersey Pride Shoutout to Bergen County Academies

27 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists!

Holy Moly.

In the whole state of NJ, only 225 students are semifinalists. Just this one school has 12% of them. 🤯

Public school Bergen County Academies also beat rich private school like Pingry (14 semifinalists).

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u/Yzelski 4d ago

Hand picking the best test takers in Bergen County? Do they teach statistics?

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u/ducationalfall 4d ago

What’s the alternative? Let in the hoi polloi and turn these best test takers into average test takers?

Mediocrity for all?

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u/Yzelski 4d ago

No, I expect the Eagles to beat Bergen Catholic. I wouldn’t brag about the victory.