Teachers were graded according to the results of a competitive academic examination, and their training and qualifications varied by grade.
A few highly competitive academic programs may be out of reach for many students regardless of when they apply.
We want a very challenging, competitive academic environment, but a lot of us also want to have a challenging, competitive athletic experience.
"In a competitive academic environment, science research is one way to set students apart from other kids applying to the same competitive universities.
His Who's Who entry, based on information he provided, says he was awarded from the Sorbonne an "agrégation de philosophie," an elite and highly competitive academic distinction.
The students come with learning disabilities, with grades they want to improve in a competitive academic environment, all with hopes of just being sharper.
Yet there are many parents who feel that from early on, children need to do homework if they are to succeed in an increasingly competitive academic culture.
But there are growing numbers like me; I regularly meet young academics from humble beginnings, who have broken through the 800-year-old glass ceiling into competitive academic and managerial posts.
Because I excelled in a competitive academic environment in high school and was able to maintain a position in the top tier of my class, I obtained an academic scholarship, covering 70% of this tuition.
Ms. Youn says she has a good relationship with her professor and believes the assistantship will set her apart in a competitive academic marketplace when she completes her degree.
