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Highschooler With 4.1 GPA Explains Why She Thinks She Was Rejected From 'Every College She Applied To'
Your Tango ^ | Apr 2, 2023 | Nia Tipton

Posted on 04/03/2023 4:54:36 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?

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She needs to watch the movie "Rudy" about disappointment and overcoming setbacks.

But the article is missing some key information:

GPA 4.1 our of what? 4.1 out of 4?

What were the SAT test scores? She says 1100, was that 700 Reading and 400 Math? "The average SAT score for the class of 2021 was 1060, up by nine points from the class of 2020, according to a report from the College Board, which administers the SAT." Something's off here.

Sounds like she needs to go to Junior College to prove herself aiming to get into a school of her choice.

However, I have to wonder how a black female would not be readily accepted into a College STEM?

1 posted on 04/03/2023 4:54:36 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

All she needs to do is change her social media to say she’s transitioning to an it/something, put up a lot of Ukraine flags and rail against white privilege, and bobs yer uncle she’d get accepted 🤣🤣🤣


2 posted on 04/03/2023 4:59:26 AM PDT by The Louiswu
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1100 on the SAT is not impressive, so no one should be surprised if she was tmrejected from top schools


3 posted on 04/03/2023 5:00:24 AM PDT by WASCWatch ( WASC)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Just having the name C’Lette should have gotten her into Harvard.


4 posted on 04/03/2023 5:01:17 AM PDT by KevinB (Word for the day: "kakistocracy" - a society governed by its least suitable or competent citizens)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Schools track grades at schools
Some high schools inflate grades to push out students


5 posted on 04/03/2023 5:01:37 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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Those SATs are terrible for someone trying to do a legit STEM program at a good college. Also telling, she didn’t share her AP exam scores.


6 posted on 04/03/2023 5:02:45 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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I have to wonder how a black female would not be readily accepted into a College STEM?

I'm surprised too. Recruiters should be at her door. They need her for the covers of their brochures.

7 posted on 04/03/2023 5:03:00 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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4.1 GPA and 1100 SAT - hmmm.

Grade inflation does not translate to SAT inflation.

McDonalds is hiring.


8 posted on 04/03/2023 5:03:19 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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She was rejected by these schools because they have no confidence in the grading standards at her school.

She says she took nine AP classes. I suspect she got high grades in the classes but did poorly on the AP exams.

9 posted on 04/03/2023 5:04:09 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I've just pissed in my pants and nobody can do anything about it." -- Major Fambrough)
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GPA 4.1 our of what? 4.1 out of 4?

Yes, 4.1 out of 4.

This is due to AP (Advance Placement) classes being viewed as "extra credit," and enabling one to boost one's GPA.

Regards,

10 posted on 04/03/2023 5:05:15 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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That is a low SAT score. The resume sounds great otherwise, especially being a black female applying for STEM. She must have really bombed interviews and essays.


11 posted on 04/03/2023 5:05:45 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism.)
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My son has a degree in the STEM field. Every single school that sent him literature had girls on the cover photos. The school he attended was very small with only a handful of female students. (He said that none of them were the ones on the literature.)


12 posted on 04/03/2023 5:07:03 AM PDT by cyclotic
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Watch Rudy? Does she have Down’s ?


13 posted on 04/03/2023 5:07:58 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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> did nine AP classes <

If that’s true, it’s VERY impressive. I’m a retired high school teacher. And I know of many capable students who avoided AP classes because they simply didn’t want to do the extra work.

> 4.1 out of 4? <

Probably. Because AP classes are so difficult (freshman college level, actually) AP grades are given more weight. For example, an ‘A’ in regular physics is a 4.0. An ‘A’ in AP physics is usually a 4.25.


14 posted on 04/03/2023 5:09:32 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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Tell her to go to Community College, learn to code. Or, learn to weld.


15 posted on 04/03/2023 5:10:20 AM PDT by f4bears
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To: KevinB

C’Lette is up there with Babs and Mandy.


16 posted on 04/03/2023 5:10:36 AM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (wake me up when somebody tells the truth)
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To: Alberta's Child

That’s how I saw it too. Grade inflation makes students think they are doing well, and are really smart. But her SATs are nothing to brag about and her silence on AP exam results says a lot.

Good schools actually do students a favor by indicating “you won’t be successful here”. She should aim lower. Less debt too.


17 posted on 04/03/2023 5:10:41 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (“You want it one way, but it's the other way”)
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Those SATs are terrible for someone trying to do a legit STEM program at a good college.

Absolutely. One thing that is indicated by a high SAT score is diligence, and diligence is necessary for success in any rigorous college program.

Maybe the young lady should consider a "career" as a TikTok "content creator."

18 posted on 04/03/2023 5:12:04 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Surely I've frolicked too hard.)
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1100 is average, and her school is probably a very low performing school.. IE: It isnt hard to set track records at the special Olympics if you are a normal human being. .xx ..I can outrun a kid who cant run straight

She went to school with a bunch of apes and she can now read.

19 posted on 04/03/2023 5:12:06 AM PDT by Ikeon (calling out anti social behavior isn't rude. its saving this country. )
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1100 isn’t terrible. She could major in a lot of things other than STEM.


20 posted on 04/03/2023 5:12:08 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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