Originally Posted by Tasha View Post
Originally Posted by pinchingyourballs View Post
Originally Posted by Tasha View Post
I know, it did sound ridiculous. “My mom just made me apply for a scholarship to ANY prep school. Do you know if prep schools teach remedial Math?" I asked him.

“They should," Mr. Smith answered. “When I was growing up, they did."
I know you're not a fan of reality checks, but prep schools do not admit kids who need remedial math unless they are full-pay kids whose rich parents are donors. Scholarship kids are not rich kids, they are held to a higher standard, therefore remedial math Darryl ain't getting no scholarship to no prep school. From what you've written so far, Darryl is a high schooler who struggles with elementary school level math. I believe the French expression for this is "Ce garçon est un idiot attardé."
Darryl was a straight A Student besides Math. Darryl got his Math to a B Average. Elite boarding schools would love to have a straight A)B student.
Elite boarding schools receive far more applications than they have spots, therefore they can be very selective and only admit the best students, which makes them elite.

A high schooler who is getting a B in remedial math (elementary school math) and A's in everything else simply can't compete with students who are getting A's in all subjects including age-appropriate math. So, this story is pure fantasy. You might as well call it Hogwarts.

Why not change it so that Darryl is actually very advanced in mathematics? That would be much more realistic. Also, this side plot about Darryl being a super dummy in math is not very interesting anyway. It would be much more interesting if he were a math genius from the ghetto. Like Goodwill Hunting or something.