I met a girl last night, she is a high school senior

[esad]

Her parents are idiots for not explaining to her that nobody cares what you did in high school when your real life starts (adulthood)

Seriously, what adult out there cares if some person they meet graduated first in their class? (Getting grades and SAT scores for college do have some obvious merit of course.)

This is something that to a 14 year old seems important but her parents should be wise enough to know that in the long run it's fairly meaningless. I suspect that like many parents these days they will do anything to please their children regardless of any control or rational thought.