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minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
June 17 2007 00:58 GMT
#41
China could have .0001% population in science and have more than the male population of South Korea.



ROFL owned
WhatisProtoss
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
Korea (South)2325 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 01:03:03
June 17 2007 00:59 GMT
#42
On June 17 2007 09:57 HappyFeetO_O wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 17 2007 09:31 WhatisProtoss wrote:
On June 17 2007 09:22 Duffybeer wrote:
On June 17 2007 09:01 minus_human wrote:
On June 17 2007 08:45 Duffybeer wrote:
On June 17 2007 08:40 minus_human wrote:
If a genius isn't relaxed and doesn't use he/she's brain in a domain that pleasures him/her, the high IQ is pretty much wasted in my opinion.

she gotta relax it
perhaps I just hate high-graders because i'm lazy as shit

Not everyone with high GPA's, or high IQ's are geniuses, those things really are not a measure of true intelligence.


Yes, you're right I guess.. that was a little besides the point. I just think she MUST be smart besides insanely motivated to work. Don't you agree?
When I wrote what I wrote I was considering she must have high intelligence, otherwise all the hard work or nerd-ness in the world wouldn't have brought her that GPA
What I wasn't considering, though, is that indeed she MAY not be all so smart. But I don't think we should underestimate her, even though we really don't like her lifestyle


She HAS common sense for working hard, otherwise I don't think she is anything special. And to tell you the truth, I thinks its pretty stupid of you think she is somekind of genius based on grades. Please don't make any stupid/ignorant assumptions like this. Not all real smart genius people fit the category that fills up a slot of your flawed perception or stereotypes.

BTW to that one korean person, since when did Koreans started winning international science olympiads?

Since when...? There are a lot more Korean medalists at MIT than Chinese. More than a ratio of 3:1.

I always got at least 8 hours of sleep in high school. She makes it seem like a big deal. Girls like her will come to MIT and get like 2 hrs of sleep a night. They complain a lot more than they actually study.


Oh I see, because there are 3 times more Koreans than Chinese in this category at MIT it means that there are therefore more Koreans than Chinese in thsi category in the world. Thanks for this explanation. Cause you know, there are so many more Koreans than Chinese. China could have .0001% population in science and have more than the male population of South Korea.

When did I say in the world? I said, at MIT the ratio is 3:1.

I never even mentioned the world, wtf? What's up with you Chinese getting so riled up? You are the single largest population on this planet. Hell, you guys BETTER have more Olympiad gold medalist and genius scientists than the rest of us.

Who cares about how many Chinese people there are? You still lose the medal count to a bunch of smaller nations at Olympics. I think it's a classic example of quantity vs. quality.
davidgurt
Profile Joined September 2006
United States1355 Posts
June 17 2007 01:03 GMT
#43
On June 17 2007 09:59 WhatisProtoss wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 17 2007 09:57 HappyFeetO_O wrote:
On June 17 2007 09:31 WhatisProtoss wrote:
On June 17 2007 09:22 Duffybeer wrote:
On June 17 2007 09:01 minus_human wrote:
On June 17 2007 08:45 Duffybeer wrote:
On June 17 2007 08:40 minus_human wrote:
If a genius isn't relaxed and doesn't use he/she's brain in a domain that pleasures him/her, the high IQ is pretty much wasted in my opinion.

she gotta relax it
perhaps I just hate high-graders because i'm lazy as shit

Not everyone with high GPA's, or high IQ's are geniuses, those things really are not a measure of true intelligence.


Yes, you're right I guess.. that was a little besides the point. I just think she MUST be smart besides insanely motivated to work. Don't you agree?
When I wrote what I wrote I was considering she must have high intelligence, otherwise all the hard work or nerd-ness in the world wouldn't have brought her that GPA
What I wasn't considering, though, is that indeed she MAY not be all so smart. But I don't think we should underestimate her, even though we really don't like her lifestyle


She HAS common sense for working hard, otherwise I don't think she is anything special. And to tell you the truth, I thinks its pretty stupid of you think she is somekind of genius based on grades. Please don't make any stupid/ignorant assumptions like this. Not all real smart genius people fit the category that fills up a slot of your flawed perception or stereotypes.

BTW to that one korean person, since when did Koreans started winning international science olympiads?

Since when...? There are a lot more Korean medalists at MIT than Chinese. More than a ratio of 3:1.

I always got at least 8 hours of sleep in high school. She makes it seem like a big deal. Girls like her will come to MIT and get like 2 hrs of sleep a night. They complain a lot more than they actually study.


Oh I see, because there are 3 times more Koreans than Chinese in this category at MIT it means that there are therefore more Koreans than Chinese in thsi category in the world. Thanks for this explanation. Cause you know, there are so many more Koreans than Chinese. China could have .0001% population in science and have more than the male population of South Korea.

When did I say in the world? I said, at MIT the ratio is 3:1.

I never even mentioned the world, wtf? What's up with you Chinese getting so riled up? You are the single largest population on this planet. Hell, you guys BETTER have more Olympiad gold medalist and genius scientists than the rest of us.

Who cares about how many Chinese people there are? You still lose the medal count to a bunch of smaller nations at Olympics.


"You Chinese?" Are you being fucking racist.

just kidding. I must say that I would like to see some actual data to support your MIT and Olympics claims though.
There's crashing?
bdams19
Profile Joined January 2005
United States1316 Posts
June 17 2007 01:08 GMT
#44
On June 17 2007 08:46 davidgurt wrote:
That's total bullshit. "Extra credit"? As far as I know, honors courses only adds a single point to your GPA. Thus, the highest GPA you should theoretically be able to obtain is 5.0. The average GPA for UC students from our high school was around 4.3, and the average GPA for top tier privates was around 4.5.

Speaking of MIT, a friend of mine who currently goes there said, "Yeah, MIT tends to accept a lot of girls. You have to have a vagina or you can't get in."


lol
WhatisProtoss
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
Korea (South)2325 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 01:10:45
June 17 2007 01:08 GMT
#45
Athens 2004
(1) US: 103
(2) Russia: 92
(3) China: 63

Torino 2006
(1) Germany: 29
(2) US: 25
(3) Canada: 24
(4) Austria: 23
(5) Russia: 22
(6) Norway: 19
(7) Sweden: 14
(8) Swiss: 14
(9) South Korea: 11
(10) Italy: 11
(11) China: 11

The United States is always near the top, despite having exactly 1 BILLION people less than mainland China.
fight_or_flight
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States3988 Posts
June 17 2007 01:09 GMT
#46
So you need like 7.0+ to get into MIT now?
Do you really want chat rooms?
WhatisProtoss
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
Korea (South)2325 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 01:22:17
June 17 2007 01:13 GMT
#47
On June 17 2007 10:09 fight_or_flight wrote:
So you need like 7.0+ to get into MIT now?

Yeah, apparently...

Just go to a high school with massive grade inflation. You'll get in anywhere. I have a feeling she won't last long at MIT.
Servolisk
Profile Blog Joined February 2003
United States5241 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 01:21:06
June 17 2007 01:20 GMT
#48
If an A is 6.0 in an AP class I don't understand how she even got an 8.0 for ONE class.

She sounds so naive I also expect her to do horribly. Only getting 4 hours of sleep? Wow!

wtf was that signature
KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14900 Posts
June 17 2007 01:29 GMT
#49
you people are judging her awfully hard considering you've heard her talk for 1 minute
Purind
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
Canada3562 Posts
June 17 2007 01:36 GMT
#50
Umm, I might be stupid or something, but can someone explain this to me?
I thought GPA was sorta like an average out of 4, and that 5 is a perfect score for AP classes. So if you get perfect in all AP classes, how does that average to an 8? So, does every AP class inflate her grade by one? Does that mean that you can get a bunch of 4's and end up with something higher than 4? That's so weird, I don't understand the system at all.
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SoMuchBetter
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia10606 Posts
June 17 2007 01:37 GMT
#51
On June 17 2007 10:13 WhatisProtoss wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 17 2007 10:09 fight_or_flight wrote:
So you need like 7.0+ to get into MIT now?

Yeah, apparently...

Just go to a high school with massive grade inflation. You'll get in anywhere. I have a feeling she won't last long at MIT.

wait so different schools grade differently?
isnt there some sort of national institute which regulates that sort of thing?
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marquis
Profile Joined March 2007
United States109 Posts
June 17 2007 01:41 GMT
#52
On June 17 2007 09:10 WhatisProtoss wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 17 2007 08:30 azndsh wrote:
she is going to MIT after all

and I take it gym and health aren't mandatory there like it is at most schools

Nah, PE is mandatory. But yoga is very popular..... which makes me wonder if we actually get any exercise even with the required PE.


Not like you don't get excercise WiP, running around the campus in your short shorts and biking gloves.
training iccup
white_box921
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United Kingdom967 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 01:48:47
June 17 2007 01:41 GMT
#53
On June 17 2007 10:08 WhatisProtoss wrote:
Athens 2004
(1) US: 103
(2) Russia: 92
(3) China: 63

Torino 2006
(1) Germany: 29
(2) US: 25
(3) Canada: 24
(4) Austria: 23
(5) Russia: 22
(6) Norway: 19
(7) Sweden: 14
(8) Swiss: 14
(9) South Korea: 11
(10) Italy: 11
(11) China: 11

The United States is always near the top, despite having exactly 1 BILLION people less than mainland China.


yea, like they change the rules so china don't rule in weight lifting/table tennis/badminton. Also wonder how many medalist that usa have bought, I personally would like to in a country where people represent my country are actually born here and is a through and through.

edit: anyway, would still like to know how powerful this girl is if she is on an english system....or no one know the comparison?
PinoyTalaga324
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States41 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 01:51:15
June 17 2007 01:47 GMT
#54
Everyschool system grades differently. BUT it ends up evening out because at a certain time in the year the kids take a certain test that gets sent somewhere out of the state to get graded that grades the school, NOT the students. The colleges you apply to look at this school grade as well as your personal GPA. Soooo.... if this school she's going to has a shit (i forgot what the test is called sry) school grade. then that means the classes shes taking are too easy and thus the reason for her rediculously high GPA. They would rather take in a 4.5 from a school that scored high on this test then an 8.0 from a school that hands out points for taking a shit in a urinal.

and to all of you that are saying GPA's and IQ's are just numbers and dont mean anything. u r idiots. i assume income is just a number too.
lol
Daveed
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States236 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 01:54:40
June 17 2007 01:53 GMT
#55
On June 17 2007 09:59 WhatisProtoss wrote:

When did I say in the world? I said, at MIT the ratio is 3:1.

I never even mentioned the world, wtf? What's up with you Chinese getting so riled up? You are the single largest population on this planet. Hell, you guys BETTER have more Olympiad gold medalist and genius scientists than the rest of us.

Who cares about how many Chinese people there are? You still lose the medal count to a bunch of smaller nations at Olympics. I think it's a classic example of quantity vs. quality.


Yo, chillax~

Any-how,

I guess I don't know that many of the Korean Intl's @ MIT. But, I don't believe that there could be such a big gap between medalists in number; one of the IPhO kids from China told me that there were... I believe, 3 kids from the Chinese math team who transferred this year. Now, maybe this was a special year, and a lot came over, but it seems like if this ~3 people thing was approx. true for past years too, then... there can't possibly be a 3:1 ratio.

Anyway, I don't want to argue with you. International kids are, in general, frickin' smart.

End of story, yeah?
iamke55
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
United States2806 Posts
June 17 2007 01:54 GMT
#56
I must have the hardest grading high school around. There's nothing above a 4.0 here, no matter how AP a class is. You need 95% for an A(or 94.5% rounded up by a nice teacher), A- counts as 3.7 no matter if it's honors or AP, no such thing as A+, etc. My 3.82 got recalculated to a 3.97 by college standards and pretty much any 3.9+ is taken as a 4.0 by colleges. I think we just don't like having multiple Vals/Sals.

That said, 8.0 is like post-WWI Germany money.
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Daveed
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States236 Posts
June 17 2007 01:56 GMT
#57
On June 17 2007 08:48 davidgurt wrote:
"Times when she only got 4 hours of sleep a night." Please. $20 says she'd get a 2.0 if she went to my high school.


Heh... Heh...
4 hours a night
I guess all the starcraft doesn't help my sleep schedule. DAMN.
InfeSteD
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States4658 Posts
June 17 2007 01:58 GMT
#58
The point being ?
w/e
jeddus
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States832 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 02:03:56
June 17 2007 02:00 GMT
#59
Times like this it feels great to be a happily married engineer and computer scientist who never cared about high school at all. :D


.. edit, but my wife. She cared about high school. Very much. I think she had a 4.3 GPA.

(I had a 2.9)
sex appeal
jjl
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States85 Posts
June 17 2007 02:04 GMT
#60
I agree about the 8.0 being complete BS, but despite that, maybe the girl actually is smart. Who knows. Give her a break. Sounds like people are just jealous of the media attention. But the media likes to hear BS like "8.0 GPA".
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