There he was remembered as a top student, ranking fifth in a class of 80 when he completed his degree in 2000, according to his department head, Abdul Budan.
At the high school in his hometown, Mr. Block had been a star athlete and student, ranking near the top of his class, lettering in football and track, and becoming senior class president, said Lottie Bunn, a guidance counselor at the school.
No other factors in this group of statements had this level of agreement amongst the participants, as all others had at least one student ranking the factor as "Not Important".
Gupta stood out as a student, ranking 15th out of thousands in the entrance exam for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in 1966, according to a Business Today profile.
It seems like each time a new student ranking is released, U.S. commentators resort to hand-wringing over America's place in the world, while Asians pat themselves on the back.
This, in turn, has serious implications especially in a system where achievement scores are often depended upon for key decision-making processes in school such as student ranking, streaming or course admission.
