Until recently, the graduation from the school with a gold medal opened before the entrant the doors to any university, giving him considerable benefits upon admission. Judge for yourself - the owner of the cherished award could enter any educational institution outside the competition. The most prestigious universities were ready to open their doors before the gold and silver medalists . But this also gave birth to a rich ground for abuse, because it was very tempting to enter the institute without problems and examinations. Now the times have changed, the benefits have remained in the past and the gold medalist will have to participate in the introductory tests on general grounds. Why do we need a gold medal now, what does it give? Although she does not relieve her owner of the need to take exams, she gives him the pre-emption right in the case of a set of the same number of points by several entrants. In addition, there are a considerable number of private institutions of higher learning, whose leadership gives gold medalists the right to become students without any entrance examinations. Another incentive to finish school with a gold medal may be the fact that the city authorities very often reward the graduates who have distinguished themselves in this way with cash payments or valuable gifts. And, of course, do not forget that such a reward becomes a worthy reward for particularly diligent students.
Conditions for obtaining a gold medal in school
How to get a gold medal? A gold medal for graduation from the school or, more precisely, a medal "For Special Achievements in Teaching" is given to those students of 11 (12) classes who have semiannual, annual and final grades "five" (in Ukraine, respectively, "ten", " eleven "," twelve ") in all subjects included in the training program, and received the same marks on the state (final) attestation. Students who can not get a gold medal, who are trained externally or received excellent marks as a result of re-certification, conducted to improve the score. The decision to award a gold medal is made by the pedagogical council of the general educational institution, it is coordinated with the local educational management body and approved by the order of the school director.
Thus, in order to become the rightful owner of the coveted reward, it is necessary to make a lot of efforts. In fact, it is not easy at all to receive excellent marks in all subjects included in the school curriculum during two very difficult years of study (grades 10 and 11). But if the student is firmly convinced of his desire to become a gold medalist, his way to this award should start with a conversation with the headmaster. Declaring his intentions, the future medalist has every chance to receive additional support from the school administration in the form of necessary teaching aids, literature,
As can be seen from the above, obtaining a higher school award is very labor-intensive, requiring full payback to the educational process for at least two years. The desire to become an excellent student , without a doubt, honorable, but not bringing significant benefits. For this very reason, it will be much more expedient not to chase after getting a medal, but to direct the forces to worthy preparation for passing the unified state examination and entering the university.