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Highschooler With 4.1 GPA Explains Why She Thinks She Was Rejected From 'Every College She Applied To'
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| Apr 2, 2023
| Nia Tipton
Posted on 04/03/2023 4:54:36 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
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To: buwaya
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posted on
04/03/2023 7:55:27 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
1100 out of 1600?
that’s not exactly a good score
82
posted on
04/03/2023 7:58:04 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare)
To: Larry Lucido
“she was shocked to receive more rejections in the mail than she hadn’t been anticipating.” Um...huh? I don’t know if that’s a double negative, but it is one too many for real.This girl should apply to the college Nia Tipton, the author, attended. Apparently, the standards are very low there.
83
posted on
04/03/2023 8:00:18 AM PDT
by
CommerceComet
("You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case, the government forgets the first." Rush Limbaugh )
To: Steven Tyler
Some high schools inflate grades to push out students Not only do they inflate grades, but pass them when they shouldn't be passed just to get them out.
If they don't make graduation it is 100% blamed on teachers and the schools, never the student's own shortcomings - such as repeatedly ditching school, not studying, not handing in assignments (ever), sleeping in class, flunking tests - and then blaming everything but himself (which the media and government will agree with). The parent will also blame everything except the student.
No win situation for teachers and the schools so best to be rid of the problem. Saw it all the time.
All this from a professional teacher of 33 years (me).
84
posted on
04/03/2023 8:01:10 AM PDT
by
Bon of Babble
(What did Socialists use before Candles?..... Electricity)
To: Allegra
“I’ll give her a point for not being in a car while recording herself. That seems to be the preferred setting for social media pontificating.”
Boffo comment!
85
posted on
04/03/2023 8:02:03 AM PDT
by
PsyCon
To: Mr. K
Especially when they spot you 400 to start with.
To: Alberta's Child
Yea, the guy I knew got a 1560 first as a Junior time and decided to take it again as a SR although he didn’t need to and got a 1540.
Just an insanely smart guy.
To: CA_soon_gone
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Awaiting responses from colleges on whether you were accepted or rejected can be quite stressful. That stress can quickly turn to disappointment when having been rejected from colleges that were high on your priority list. For one high schooler, despite her high overall average when she sent out college applications, she was shocked to receive more rejections in the mail than she hadn't been anticipating.
Did the person who wrote this graduate from High School?
89
posted on
04/03/2023 8:13:19 AM PDT
by
Mr.Unique
(My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
To: where's_the_Outrage?
The reason we have tests like SAT and ACT is to have a standard reference. A hot GPA is no guarantee of anything. There is no standard reference in the education system. No indication of the rigor of the educational process where the hot GPA was attained.
During my years in San Diego, there were a few kids in the local area that scored 1600 on the SAT. That is pretty rare. They attended high schools with a high standard of performance. The GPA and SAT scores from those students were rock solid indicators of accomplishment.
90
posted on
04/03/2023 8:21:25 AM PDT
by
Myrddin
To: 9YearLurker
Also telling, she didn’t share her AP exam scores.My son had "5" scores on all of his AP courses. He actually taught many of the classes and did evening study sessions to help students in the class. The assigned instructor was clueless. He graduated with a 4.33 GPA due to the AP classes counting "5" for an A. His girlfriend was the class valedictorian. He wrote the speech that she delivered.
Upon graduation, my son headed to USMC boot camp. He girlfriend headed to college at Georgetown. On the morning of 9/11, my son was still in boot camp. His girlfriend heard the explosion from the Pentagon attack.
91
posted on
04/03/2023 8:27:01 AM PDT
by
Myrddin
To: HombreSecreto
McDonalds is hiring.McDonald's is laying off this week. Corporate offices first.
92
posted on
04/03/2023 8:28:14 AM PDT
by
Myrddin
To: hoosierham
My classmates obsessed on the SAT. They took the PSAT. I wasn't even aware of the study guides. I wanted to go to UCSD, so it was necessary to take the SAT. I signed up and went to Patrick Henry High as the test site in 1972. I scored 1478. UCSD accepted my application. Due to limited resources, I lived at home and commuted daily to campus...30 miles one way. I took 18-22 units per quarter as I needed to finish before my dad retired from the Navy. I graduated in June 1976. Age 19. Degree in Molecular Biology. The curriculum at Revelle College was suitably rigorous and the education obtained has served me well.
93
posted on
04/03/2023 8:40:31 AM PDT
by
Myrddin
To: The Antiyuppie
This person is a victim of a bad high school. I saw this when I attended an engineering school. Many “top in their class” students were never challenged in high school. They flunked out after freshman year.Grade inflation now is at the Zimbabwean dollar level. A 4.0 now would have been a 1.5 in 1960.
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posted on
04/03/2023 8:49:15 AM PDT
by
A_perfect_lady
(The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
To: Tell It Right
I built my first Heathkit H-8 computer in 1980. A few months before my oldest son was born. All 3 sons had their paws on good computers from an early age. My youngest managed to drop out from high school. He happily writes first person graphical game code. My middle son earned degrees in Business Admin and Physics. Coding is not his thing, but he is exceptionally skilled in math and physics. He earns a living principally as a real estate broker. My oldest passed at age 32. He was studying geology in support of his interest in paleontology.
I amused my kids in the mid-80s by modifying an early version of "Doom" to have fuzzy pink bunnies as the adversaries. They enjoyed the multi-player, networked versions over our coax based Ethernet in the house. Seems primitive by today's standards.
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posted on
04/03/2023 8:50:28 AM PDT
by
Myrddin
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Like SAT and ACT scores inflated 5-8 points from the 70s when now have GPAs ranging over what used to be a perfect 4.0
Reeks of participation trophies
96
posted on
04/03/2023 8:53:42 AM PDT
by
wardaddy
(Truth is treason in the Empire of lies)
To: cyclotic
“Every single school that sent him literature had girls on the cover photos.”
Next year they will have trans freaks on the cover photos.
You heard it here first.
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posted on
04/03/2023 8:55:53 AM PDT
by
cgbg
(Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
To: Mr.Unique
For one high schooler, despite her high overall average when she sent out college applications, she was shocked to receive more rejections in the mail than she hadn't been anticipating. Did the person who wrote this graduate from High School? I myself was wondering how this could be in a report about academic prowess: "more rejections in the mail than she hadn't been anticipating!" Looks like something I would post due to two ways of phrasing something being jumbled in my mind while typing, and just hitting Post. But so far it seems like we are only ones who caught this.
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posted on
04/03/2023 8:57:25 AM PDT
by
daniel1212
(Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him who saves, be baptized + follow Him!)
To: Kommodor
Where the men are men and the sheep are scared.
Actually, that wasn’t where he went. The ration was even more skewed than at Tech (where my brother is a graduate)
99
posted on
04/03/2023 9:05:04 AM PDT
by
cyclotic
To: where's_the_Outrage?
1100 in today’s dumbed down SAT is just average. Then, colleges must consider the school she went to and whether they grade their students an performance or attendance.
Any decent engineering program would expect a math score above 640 from candidates expected to be successful. A 700 or better would get her in most of those programs.
100
posted on
04/03/2023 9:06:02 AM PDT
by
Poser
(Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
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