Lowell High School

User Reviews of Lowell High School

Yelp.com Review - by Daniel M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Here was my Lowell experience (from 1993-1997) for you:* Mr. Spellicy (http://www.earcos.org/etc2009/images/spellicy70.jpg), one of the best teachers I have EVER had.* Ms. Gonzales...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Janet E.

5.0 of 5 stars. Thanks to Daniel M for reminding me of the good ol' days at Lowell. I cannot believe it has been TEN years since I graduated!!! That is unreal. As great as high school was, I am glad to have moved...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by alfred y.

2.0 of 5 stars. For the most part, I did not enjoy my time at this school. I was there from 1994-1998. There were one or two instructors that should not have been teaching, but aside from those few selects, the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Julian S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Win.
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Salon C.

5.0 of 5 stars. I can assure you that my 5 stars is in no way a reflection of my bias based on my own attendance. You see, Lowell is a good school, it has been for many years. However, let us take a moment to reflect...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Takeshi A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Fun times, good memories.
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by henry h.

1.0 of 5 stars. can you sayyy.... unfair treatment?
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nick S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Go Cardinals!!! This is the BEST high school in the city, hands down.
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by cheryl p.

5.0 of 5 stars. Lowell has seen the best and worst of me. It helped me learn, grow, and deal with my hardships while making me keep in mind that there is always work to be done. It's NOT overrated. When a school can...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by nobu k.

4.0 of 5 stars. I have to re write this review because I couldn't believe what I saw.I was at senior ceremony for my son at Lowell last night.I saw one of a counselor of the high school she looked just like a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Connie J.

4.0 of 5 stars. I hate you, but sometimes... sometimes I love you. At this very moment, we're okay. I ought to be doing some homework right now, but I could care less... because I'm a senior.Anyhow, I love the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by John L.

1.0 of 5 stars. First of all, the concept of Lowell High School is asinine and flawed. Why would you take the top students from all the middle schools, and then pit 'em against each other at an institution like...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nathan J.

2.0 of 5 stars. this place smells like MODs. *drumroll* thank you, i'll be here 'til thursday.
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Crystal Z.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm a senior right now and I can't wait to graduate. Though it's not my favorite place to be right now (in fact I think I hate this place right now), I know that I'll look back in a few years and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nick B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Lowell is where I currently go to high school. It's real great. Haha, but seriously. You meet great friends, enjoy super-fun-awesome activities, and get to schedule your own classes. Okay, so it's...
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Cat S.

2.0 of 5 stars. Ah, the hyped to the point of cult status, Lowell, the place where issues are born...First the good points. Lowell is the largest public high school in the city, so students are bound to meet a lot of...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Diana W.

4.0 of 5 stars. Lowell right now is pretty much awesome, thanks to senioritis kicking in and with college applications turned in. But! Last year, I spent many many nights.. . studying. In reality, Lowell's just full...
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Colleen W.

3.0 of 5 stars. the difficulty of the school varies from person to person because it depends on THE TEACHERS! Some people have HARD teachers for ALL of their classes and some have incredibly easy teachers. People who...
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2007
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Lowell High School

My daughter graduated at Lowell. While attending Lowell High School in SF, during examination days when she comes home she was very upset coz' her classmates were cheating during examination and they speak on...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Stacy J.

3.0 of 5 stars. The best of times, the worst of times... I'm not sure if I had the finest education to be had here, but one big advantage is that if you participate in the academic rat race, the delusions that you're...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jay V.

3.0 of 5 stars. To Cingular, Get a clue, man. I agree with a few of the sentiments on here. Lowell is a pretty good school, having graduated from here. However, if there's one era of my life that I would not...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Cal Z.

5.0 of 5 stars. I went to relatively easy Washington High, but my child went to Lowell. Yes, it's tough at Lowell, but if you've been accepted then you must be doing something right and are on the right track to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jackie C.

3.0 of 5 stars. I don't remember Lowell because I was extremely sleep deprived for all four years.I'm only half joking.But I did work hard academically and extracurricularly, and it paid off, so I have nothing...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by canman l.

5.0 of 5 stars. its the best high school everand for the person down there you could have worked harderand for your so called classmate, appearance doesnt matter and she went to princeton just looking at her doesnt...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Cingular Wire Less R.

5.0 of 5 stars. To Jay V.:To some people. competition helps them do better... to others maybe not. Being one of the tops students at Lowell means a lot ( like one of my friends who's at Harvard now without all the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Audacity L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Lowell High School isn't that hard. People that aren't naturally smart can do well here if they work for their grades.Those who succeed at Lowell succeed almost everywhere they go because they're...
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Nana n.

1.0 of 5 stars. Currently attending this supposedly wonderful educational institution. It. Is. Pure. Hell.Like a previous poster mentioned."1. The students are what make this school great. Most of the teachers...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Henry D.

3.0 of 5 stars. Class of '02! Ah the highschool years, back when nothing mattered and teachers hated you. This school is depressing if you start getting lazy with your school-work. Teachers shun you. Waaaay back,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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Excellent reputation, poor facilities

Lowell is prided on its outstanding academic reputation, and indeed the students are mostly very smart, highly driven, and disciplined. There is a great selection of classes, especially APs, and kids get to...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by J Q.

4.0 of 5 stars. Things I learned in Lowell:1. The students are what make this school great. Most of the teachers don't teach and they have Nothing to do with the students' success.2. You are a small fish in a big...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Annette M.

5.0 of 5 stars. My immediate reaction is "Awwww!" I'm class of '04. I was on cross country and track, and then Song, in that order. Those of you that went to Lowell will know as a Song girl, I did NOT sing. I'd...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by wendy h.

4.0 of 5 stars. Hmm...It must have been much cleaner when I went to Lowell (I second the other Yelper. When did they change their name to Alternative. Alternative to what? SF Board of Stupid Education, stop trying...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Stefanie L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I loved it, but maybe cause I was school VP. that makes me just a LITTLE bit biased....The classes were challenging, but manageable if you studied (or copied). They offer every language and AP...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Selena W.

4.0 of 5 stars. my high school!HARD AS HELL (imagine an F in gym class, algebra 3 times, academic probation for a year) but it IS ranked the best high school west of the mississippi (yes--i love to brag)!...
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Katrina C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Lowell is its own little bubble with its own language and diverse culture. I have had such a unique experience there that I highly doubt I could have eperienced had I ended up at a different high...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Pippi L.

5.0 of 5 stars. I graduated from this school more than 10 years ago. Although my grades plummeted here compared to my days in private school, and the whole school wasn't exactly the cleanest or the nicest campus, I...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Joc V.

3.0 of 5 stars. Lessons learned:1. Good grades are over-rated. I wound up going to San Francisco State and ran into an old friend from middle school who wasted no time in pointing out, "You went to Lowell and I got...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by ERIC G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Oh, if I knew then what I know now. Some advice for you kiddies:1) Grades don't matter that much in the real world. Yes, you need to learn how to read and write, but don't sacrifice your personal...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2006
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Great School

Although the curriculum at Lowell may be stressful, this school definitely prepared me for college. Not only did it prepare me for college courses but it also made me aware of the world's competitive ...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/24/2006
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Lowell High School

I was not really impressed with Lowell high School. I was expecting better form all of the rumors that I have heard. Sure it is better than some of the inner city public schools, but it was so big and...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/28/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Doogie H.

1.0 of 5 stars. Not a fun place to be.
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2006
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good school

Lowell Alternative High School is a great school for the student who wants to get a good education and be prepared for college. They have a wide selection of AP courses and the faculty is really nice ...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/30/2005
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lowell high

lowell isn't all its made out to be. more then half of the teachers are horrendous and the only way to get good grades is buy learning yourself. the sports are great and we always ended up winning the...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/29/2005
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Stressful

This school is very competitive and its hard being a student there. As a former student, I experienced the stress from this school. Everybody is smart. Unless your child is exceptionally smart, you sh...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/29/2005
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Review

If you have children and live in San Francisco, CA, this is the high school you"ll want them to get in to. The school has been around for decades and still is the premier public high school in the a...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/25/2005
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probably best public school in sf by Danny Y. at InsiderPages

Located near the Presidio, this public school is known for its academics and even sports activities. It sends a lot of their graduates to good schools like UC Berkeley but I've also known people who had 4.0s...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/20/2005
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Great colege-prep high school

Lowell High School can be extremely overrated at times. Although there are only a few outstanding teachers, the high school prepares you for college. It allows students to choose their own class schedules,...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/06/2005
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too many smart people by Ray C. at InsiderPages

way too many smart people at this school. if you want your child's fragile self esteem to be ruined at a place where everyone is so bright that your child will feel like an average person, then send him or...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/04/2005
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A Great School

While Lowell is fiercely competitive, it fosters a learning experience that is individualized although it is a public school. Many well-known individuals have attended Lowell, Supreme Court Justice St...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/16/2005
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kids are smart, too smart

too smart. nerds, genius, geeks. yeah, this school is full of 4.0 kids, so if you want your son or daughter to be part of a school with so many smart people, then go for it. to me, they're too smart....
judysbook.com - user review - 08/12/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael C.

2.0 of 5 stars. Yes, I remember coming here for a tournament, and I heard all about the mysterious and disgusting bathrooms here. I decided to stop by San Francisco State which is a ways across the street to use the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2005
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The best ghetto school by Gordon N. at InsiderPages

Lowell has a pretigous name and history behind it. The grades are all earned (mostly), and the teahcers for the most part actually care about you and your success in school as well as getting you off to a good...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/30/2005
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cardinals! by Annie C. at InsiderPages

Lowell is the top public high school in san francisco. It is a bif school with many basketball courts, buildings, and teachers. the teachers there are great. Although some of them are strict, the provide a...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/24/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by O K.

3.0 of 5 stars. Wow.. uhh.. what can I say. Years of disgusting bathrooms, flies in the hall, phallic symbol graffiti, leaking ceilings, flickering lights during tests, gross mystery lunches, oh but the Social...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2005
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