^ back in the late seventies I was a product of the suburban schools outside of MLPS,I never made it past the 11th grade.

I moved to Albuquerque at age 17 to escape the cold,when I entered the service my test scores were based on the local average,I tested in the top 10% so I had my pick of duties,I doubt that would have been the case if I had tested in the Great Lakes region.