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Dknight
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
United States5223 Posts
June 16 2007 23:26 GMT
#1
For those of you who don't know how the American GPA (grade point average) works: a 4.0 is considered perfect - straight As. An A- is 3.7, B+ is 3.4, B is 3.0, etc. A 2.0 is usually required for most public universities to stay in school. So for her to get an 8.0, she had to take AP (advanced placement classes) and college classes. High schools weight these classes and the "higher level" classes, allowing kids to have GPAs far over a 4.0. So I could get a C in an AP class and it would have the same weight as an A in the normal version of that class.

Link to the video 1m 46s

Grade inflation like this just irks me.
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unknown.sam
Profile Joined May 2007
Philippines2701 Posts
June 16 2007 23:30 GMT
#2
that's pretty scary to say the least...
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azndsh
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4447 Posts
June 16 2007 23:30 GMT
#3
she is going to MIT after all

and I take it gym and health aren't mandatory there like it is at most schools
funkie
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Venezuela9376 Posts
June 16 2007 23:32 GMT
#4
nice.

good.

so?
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HolyToss1911
Profile Joined May 2007
354 Posts
June 16 2007 23:33 GMT
#5
On June 17 2007 08:26 Dknight wrote:
For those of you who don't know how the American GPA (grade point average) works: a 4.0 is considered perfect - straight As. An A- is 3.7, B+ is 3.4, B is 3.0, etc. A 2.0 is usually required for most public universities to stay in school. So for her to get an 8.0, she had to take AP (advanced placement classes) and college classes. High schools weight these classes and the "higher level" classes, allowing kids to have GPAs far over a 4.0. So I could get a C in an AP class and it would have the same weight as an A in the normal version of that class.

Link to the video 1m 46s

Grade inflation like this just irks me.


That tipe of inflation make that kids worry about grades more than they father about their jobs and
keeping good grades = almost not social life.
grobo
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Japan6199 Posts
June 16 2007 23:37 GMT
#6
Wow, that's insane.

But if 4.0 is the best you can get in normal cases, why did she want to get 8.0? isn't that sort of meaningless?
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Hans-Titan
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
Denmark1711 Posts
June 16 2007 23:39 GMT
#7
Noone in Denmark has ever achived what would be equivalent to a 4.0 average, mostly because in the old grading system the hightest grade was 13, which was pretty damn impossible to get. Some teachers simply decided not to give 13's because it was a normal opinion that it was impossible to achieve. In the new system it's much more possible, but still pretty damn hard.

On topic, that's quite a feat. I don't like thought that your grades can go above the maximum just because you take extra classes though. An 8.0 avg is just sick.
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minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-16 23:41:22
June 16 2007 23:40 GMT
#8
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
Duffybeer
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China183 Posts
June 16 2007 23:45 GMT
#9
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.
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davidgurt
Profile Joined September 2006
United States1355 Posts
June 16 2007 23:46 GMT
#10
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."
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Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12240 Posts
June 16 2007 23:46 GMT
#11
When I went to school, the most you could get was a 5.0. AP class weight was 5.0 for an A, 4.0 for a B, 3.0 for a C, but that was all averaged over your total number of classes, and you wouldn't get "extra GPA" for taking more classes. Frankly, I think this student's school's system is ridiculous.
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davidgurt
Profile Joined September 2006
United States1355 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-16 23:49:19
June 16 2007 23:48 GMT
#12
I bet she's fucking retarded as hell. "It's those higher level classes, I guess, that adds up." I'm going laugh when she gets poundedintheass at MIT.

"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.
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Jim
Profile Joined November 2003
Sweden1965 Posts
June 16 2007 23:49 GMT
#13
well done, lol. I hope she liked the subjects she read because imo it seems like a waste of time..
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SK.Testie
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada11084 Posts
June 16 2007 23:50 GMT
#14
Calm it down...
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Sudyn
Profile Joined May 2007
United States744 Posts
June 16 2007 23:56 GMT
#15
Geez, I took a shitload of APs and my GPA is still only like a 4.7 because the highest we get averaged into our GPA is +10 points (so a 100 [4.0] factored into a GPA is a 110 [5.0]) That's ridiculous. Also, classes like Health (which can't be AP and are automatically 4.0 if you get a 100) drops my GPA to lower than a 5.0.

Damn T_T
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white_box921
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United Kingdom967 Posts
June 17 2007 00:00 GMT
#16
so what is that equivalent to in english system? 8 a-level of A's?
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17030 Posts
June 17 2007 00:00 GMT
#17
Next year, all of my classes except orchestra would be counted out of 5 out of a 4 GPA, except our school doesn't weight grades. So I have a 3.65 cum. GPA.

This girl would get eaten alive at MIT.
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LuMiX
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
China5757 Posts
June 17 2007 00:00 GMT
#18
wow, the grading system in that school sucks horribly...
Tien
Profile Joined January 2003
Russian Federation4447 Posts
June 17 2007 00:00 GMT
#19
Who cares.

GPA is just another near meaningless number.
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minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
June 17 2007 00:01 GMT
#20
On June 17 2007 08:45 Duffybeer wrote:
Show nested quote +
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
teh leet newb
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States1999 Posts
June 17 2007 00:02 GMT
#21
My school just started to implement weighted grades for the next school year (07-08). The shitty thing is that it only applies to the grades we get from this point on, so the previous 8 APs and bunch of honors classes I took still get regular weight. And it only goes up to AP = 5, honors = 4.5, regular = 4.0.
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Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4146 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 00:03:42
June 17 2007 00:02 GMT
#22
What she did is simply learn more by putting in more effort to get a higher grade - nothing wrong with that if it is her voluntary choice; the unfair issue is that most schools either don't have the same AP/college courses available, or the system allows different lower maximum grades.
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L!MP
Profile Joined March 2003
Australia2067 Posts
June 17 2007 00:02 GMT
#23
sounds like a nerd
WhatisProtoss
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
Korea (South)2325 Posts
June 17 2007 00:03 GMT
#24
She was ONE of the school's valedictorians.

That must mean that there are multiple people above the 4.0 average and they all got to be valedictorian. Ridiculous.
Hurricane
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States3939 Posts
June 17 2007 00:03 GMT
#25
I hate school systems that do shit like this to make it look like their students are fucking brilliant.
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GrandInquisitor *
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
New York City13113 Posts
June 17 2007 00:05 GMT
#26
Attention whore.

AP classes at every other school only give you a maximum of up to a 5.0

Honestly, I'd like to know what she got on her SAT's
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XDawn
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
Canada4040 Posts
June 17 2007 00:05 GMT
#27
You can get top notch scores in school and still fail at life
Use it or lose it
Liquid`Daaman
Profile Joined January 2003
Sweden1225 Posts
June 17 2007 00:06 GMT
#28
i could do that if i didnt play so much BW..!
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mahnini
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States6862 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 00:09:58
June 17 2007 00:08 GMT
#29
Look at the amount of haters in this thread, Jesus H. Christ.

You can talk all you want about how GPA means nothing and how you would've blah blah blah, fact is you didn't. JLIG

That being said, 8.0 GPA wtf? I'd have to agree that's some fucked up school, but it doesn't mean she's an attention whore or not intelligent. Insecure much?

Edit: wooo lurker
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FatRine
Profile Joined May 2007
406 Posts
June 17 2007 00:08 GMT
#30
WHAT A NERD
L!MP
Profile Joined March 2003
Australia2067 Posts
June 17 2007 00:08 GMT
#31
On June 17 2007 08:56 rS]taCat wrote:
Geez, I took a shitload of APs and my GPA is still only like a 4.7 because the highest we get averaged into our GPA is +10 points (so a 100 [4.0] factored into a GPA is a 110 [5.0]) That's ridiculous. Also, classes like Health (which can't be AP and are automatically 4.0 if you get a 100) drops my GPA to lower than a 5.0.

Damn T_T

no offence but the system is obviously flawed then. not only because people taking AP classes can just outclass a regular high achiever, but because you cant get a regular max GPA per every subject you take. mostly for the former though.

hi im a college grad, i have a 4.0 GPA.
omg! this guy must be smart. put him down as a probable.

hi, my GPA is 4.7 out of 4
... wtf?
WhatisProtoss
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
Korea (South)2325 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 00:15:29
June 17 2007 00:10 GMT
#32
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.

It is true that it's easier for girls to get in. I've heard of so many cases of girls and guys at the same high school, where the girl was accepted and the guy dropped even when the guy had slightly better credentials. MIT has considerably pulled the gap between male/female ratios and it is nearly 50:50 now.

Hopefully she doesn't turn into an annoying freshman who goes around bragging about high school stats.

American student 1: I got a 1600 without even studying.
American student 2: I bombed it, only got a 1550.
Chinese/Korean Int student: SAT? Doesn't everybody here get perfect? I received a gold medal at the international chemistry Olympiad....

Ah, fuck. Too many people talk about classes and past achievements. I remember, as a freshman, I've had at least 10 conversations over lunch about other people's SAT scores.
Aphelion
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
United States2720 Posts
June 17 2007 00:10 GMT
#33
A summary of much that is wrong with the American college-prep HS system.
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minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
June 17 2007 00:20 GMT
#34
On June 17 2007 09:10 Aphelion wrote:
A summary of much that is wrong with the American college-prep HS system.


I think this phenomenon does happen elsewhere, where the completely different grading system make it even more difficult to notice.
Duffybeer
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China183 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 00:29:24
June 17 2007 00:22 GMT
#35
On June 17 2007 09:01 minus_human wrote:
Show nested quote +
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? Or perfect SAT scores?
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mistapooh
Profile Joined March 2007
United States376 Posts
June 17 2007 00:30 GMT
#36
Lol, 4 hours of sleep? pshhhh
WhatisProtoss
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
Korea (South)2325 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 00:32:59
June 17 2007 00:31 GMT
#37
On June 17 2007 09:22 Duffybeer wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.
davidgurt
Profile Joined September 2006
United States1355 Posts
June 17 2007 00:46 GMT
#38
On June 17 2007 09:31 WhatisProtoss wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.


More Kor medalists than Chinese in something other than sc? nowai
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minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 00:49:43
June 17 2007 00:48 GMT
#39
On June 17 2007 09:22 Duffybeer wrote:
Show nested quote +
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? Or perfect SAT scores?



Why do you think my perception of stereotypes is flawed? I was assuming (towards the end) that she may very well not be a stereotype
You (and many others) consider her a sterotype, I was just saying there is a possibility that she isn't one. Besides my first post, I didn't integrate her into any category.
You throw away words like "ignorant" and "flawed" easily at people, don't you?

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HappyFeetO_O
Profile Joined June 2007
China350 Posts
June 17 2007 00:57 GMT
#40
On June 17 2007 09:31 WhatisProtoss wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.
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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.
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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 States14899 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.
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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)
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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".
minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
June 17 2007 02:08 GMT
#61
On June 17 2007 11:04 jjl wrote:
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".


Agree with you 100%. She still may be a bitch.
Safe is to say, it's really inappropriate for any of us to judge
[r]h_probe
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States188 Posts
June 17 2007 02:09 GMT
#62
schools don't care so much anymore about gpa as they do about class rank

if you are ranked 1 out of 700 but "only" have a 4.0 because your school has no grade inflation then you still have great chances of getting into the ivy leagues etc
ArC_man
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States2798 Posts
June 17 2007 02:09 GMT
#63
I'd get a 8.0 if I took AP lunch and AP tea drinking.

I seriously think AP classes are just a waste of time now (at least the tests are, the classes themselves might be pretty interesting). Back in the day, I remember trying to take as many AP classes as I could so I could get all these "college units". In reality you do get a bunch of units but they don't actually count for anything, they're just there. So you get stuck with a bunch of units that aren't worth anything, and you still have to take all your GEs.
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17030 Posts
June 17 2007 02:41 GMT
#64
Class rank means nothing, especially if your school (such as mine) doesn't weight classes. We have a bunch of bitchcakes who take remedial english and study hall who are in the top 5% of our class. Of our top 25 (we have about one thousand kids in my class), more than half haven't taken a single advanced course.
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WhatisProtoss
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
Korea (South)2325 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 02:46:57
June 17 2007 02:45 GMT
#65
On June 17 2007 10:53 Daveed wrote:
Show nested quote +
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?

From the class of 2008, there are 2 physics Olympiad gold medalists, 1 chemistry gold medalist, 1 chemistry silver medalist.

In the grade above mine, the graduated class, there were at least 2 physics gold medalists and 1 math gold medalist.

And there are only 4-7 Koreans accepted from overseas.
[angst]chraej
Profile Joined January 2006
1445 Posts
June 17 2007 02:48 GMT
#66
lol, what a waste of childhood.

poor girl.
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Daveed
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States236 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 03:44:26
June 17 2007 03:41 GMT
#67
edit-
no sense in this, really.
Locked
Profile Joined September 2004
United States4182 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 03:53:21
June 17 2007 03:49 GMT
#68
APs in my school only boosted you by 0.5 and IMO they shouldn't have boosted you at all -.-

having GPAs higher than 4.0 is just dumb, grade inflation sucks but it's everywhere


On June 17 2007 10:54 iamke55 wrote:
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.


this is how most college GPAs work i think at least
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rpf
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States2705 Posts
June 17 2007 03:53 GMT
#69
On June 17 2007 09:00 Tien wrote:
Who cares.

GPA is just another near meaningless number.
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ktp
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
United States797 Posts
June 17 2007 04:02 GMT
#70
I don't understand how its mathematically possible to have a 8.0 GBA. I guess she would have had to taken AP classes since her freshman year? My school only offers college level courses for juniors and seniors, so having an 8.0 dosen't make any sense.
knyttym
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States5797 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 04:08:49
June 17 2007 04:08 GMT
#71
It makes no sense and it sounds like she does not understand why she received an 8.0 either.
Her school district has a weird curriculum.
Meta
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States6225 Posts
June 17 2007 04:39 GMT
#72
high school weight doesnt mean shit because colleges use their own wieghting system. the only thing it effects is class rank, and if everybody in that high school has the same opportunity to take the higher level classes it doesn't matter.
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anch
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States5457 Posts
June 17 2007 04:44 GMT
#73
its the APM and WPM that matters here.
XCetron
Profile Joined November 2006
5226 Posts
June 17 2007 04:47 GMT
#74
On June 17 2007 13:44 anch wrote:
its the APM and WPM that matters here.


someone should do some research about the relativity between APM and GPA of the average TLnetter.
Person514cs
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
1004 Posts
June 17 2007 06:04 GMT
#75
What? A cheerleader. I d hit it.
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sith
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2474 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 06:31:57
June 17 2007 06:28 GMT
#76
Grades in general right now are fucking retarded, for example

This last quarter I got a 92.5 in spanish. In our school anything above .5 gets rounded up to next whole number, anything below .4 gets rounded down.

Grades are like

98-100 A+
93-97 A
90-92 B+
85-90 B
Etc....
(The took of A-, B-, C- etc because they thought that it lowered self esteem to see a - on a grade, bullshit)
So if I get a 92.5 and it gets rounded up, thats an A, which is a 4.0 on my gpa. BUT, if i got a 92.4, it's a B+, which is only a 3.4 (I think). SO A TENTH OF A POINT CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR ENTIRE GPA. Yes, it's as stupid as it sounds. I like it personally, because I can slack off and get low A's, but on the report card that my parents see they have no idea whether I got a 92.5 or a 96.4.

AP adds on .7 to our GPA, which makes them actually worth taking because most of the AP classes at our school are a joke.
wishterran
Profile Joined February 2004
United States1045 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 06:36:32
June 17 2007 06:35 GMT
#77
i'm so pissed

my fucking highschool doesn't weight AP classes any different than gym class and pottery class and shit.

i've gotten all A's and B's in my AP classes, and all A's in regular classes, and i don't even have a 4.0
marquis
Profile Joined March 2007
United States109 Posts
June 17 2007 06:38 GMT
#78
oh the other thing to keep in mind.

i always used unweighted GPA, because it shaves away the bullshit of all the different point systems.

besides, anyone worth impressing won't be impressed by an inflated GPA.
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{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
June 17 2007 07:11 GMT
#79
Bullshit.
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Amber[LighT]
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States5078 Posts
June 17 2007 07:27 GMT
#80
i dunno i don't really see that as possible. I'm sure she put a lot of effort into her work but I was also under the impression that an AP grade was worth like 1.3x as much as your normal classes. Honors classes were given 1.1x as much weight. Maybe because I had the NYS regents system so everything was based upon these tests and you don't have as many opportunities to take certain AP's; therefore it was impossible to weigh AP's like in other states because of the rigidity of the NYS system? I dunno :o

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Amber[LighT]
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States5078 Posts
June 17 2007 07:30 GMT
#81
On June 17 2007 15:35 wishterran wrote:
i'm so pissed

my fucking highschool doesn't weight AP classes any different than gym class and pottery class and shit.

i've gotten all A's and B's in my AP classes, and all A's in regular classes, and i don't even have a 4.0


Uhhhh that's because an A doesn't necessarily mean a 4.0.
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draeger
Profile Joined July 2003
United States3256 Posts
June 17 2007 08:45 GMT
#82
Weighted GPA in general is dumb. Colleges can look at your curriculum and know whether or not the GPA you have is worth a damn. There should be absolutely 0 weight and the 4.0 scale should not be desecrated by some kids who are taking relatively basic college courses.

The amount of merit one receives for taking a semester long college course in twice the time and with twice the amount of classes is way over-exaggerated.
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Dknight
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
United States5223 Posts
June 17 2007 09:03 GMT
#83
Tom, how does an A not mean a 4.0? --;

Thats the one universally accepted grade in America. A = 4.0. That and F = 0.
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FreeZEternal
Profile Joined January 2003
Korea (South)3396 Posts
June 17 2007 09:04 GMT
#84
MIT GPA goes up to 5. so 5 = A -.-;; I didn't know this but some guy from work told me (his from MIT).
Klogon
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
MURICA15980 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-06-17 09:09:36
June 17 2007 09:07 GMT
#85
On June 17 2007 17:45 draeger wrote:
Weighted GPA in general is dumb. Colleges can look at your curriculum and know whether or not the GPA you have is worth a damn. There should be absolutely 0 weight and the 4.0 scale should not be desecrated by some kids who are taking relatively basic college courses.

The amount of merit one receives for taking a semester long college course in twice the time and with twice the amount of classes is way over-exaggerated.

Wrong. Class rank still pulls a bit because if your high school is unknown, they have no idea how academic the rest of your school is or how easy the classes are so they use the rank. I was ranked 9th when I graduated, but my course load was twice as hard as everyone of those kids in front of me. I just managed to get one 89.2% one semester (we count only A, B, C etc instead of A-, B+, B, B-, etc) after joining an AP class 9 weeks late sophomore year (only one in my grade in there) but because there was no weighting, my ranking fell.

Thing is, it can be argued they can just look at my schedule and know it was very vigorous. But what they do not know is how I match up with my peers. They can see I was #9 with one B, but does that mean the ones ahead of me are taking the same course load as me yet still pulling the 4.0 or are they taking the easiest classes and getting 4.0? Without a school reputation and without weighting grades, they cannot know this for sure. So for accuracy's sake, why would weighted GPAs be such BS?

And you complain about the merit of the AP system. So I guess AP Calculus (with twice the time and amount of classes as college) is just as hard as Pre-Algebra, eh?
FreeZEternal
Profile Joined January 2003
Korea (South)3396 Posts
June 17 2007 09:10 GMT
#86
AP Calculus in HS sux. I can tell you if you take straight Calculus in College, it will be much harder -.-;;; than your AP Calculus course.
Jonaay
Profile Joined February 2007
United States53 Posts
June 17 2007 09:10 GMT
#87
my school doesn't weigh grades but colleges do... right?
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draeger
Profile Joined July 2003
United States3256 Posts
June 17 2007 09:52 GMT
#88
Trust me, whatever you're taking at the "advanced college level" really isn't beyond what you'd find in a entry level community college. It cool they let you take classes that won't bore the tar out of you in high school, but it honestly isn't much more impressive if they are holding your hand in Trig (where the non-accelerated high school kids end up) or calc.
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sOra
Profile Joined June 2007
Canada29 Posts
June 17 2007 12:58 GMT
#89
you said the word irk..thats pretty funny..but i mean its fair, if your in highschool and want to take higher level classes why shouldnt you be able to get higher grades? it just shows you have the determination and the drive to better yourself at a younger age.
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Skittled
Profile Joined July 2007
United States160 Posts
July 02 2007 03:32 GMT
#90
I don't know, all schools are different. People calling her a nerd, calling her stupid, or bound to fail in college, just shut up. You guys obviously don't know what you are talking about. She took AP and college classes, and she received A's in them. I'm willing to bet she aced her AP exams too. If she succeeded in college level work, she will probably do very well in college. She is also very hardworking, and extremely motivated and intelligient.

You can call her an Asian, or a girl, or a total nerd. She's better than you. Social life? Probably a weak one, but most overachievers still have fun. Good grades, activities, clubs, friends, sports, leadership, and this usually brings in popularity. I'm willing to bet she's really well-rounded.

umm as for the idiots insulting her 8.0 GPA, when she applied for MIT she must have written: 4.0 unweighted, 8.0 weighted. Do you kids know how colleges pick students? Part of the criteria involves difficulty of classes ( Honors, AP, IB) and classes offered by the school. That means if one school offers AP Environment Science and another doesn't, that will be noted. If one school offers 6 AP's, and another offers 7, that will be noted. If a student takes all 6, and a student takes all 7, then they both will be treated somewhat faily. If a student takes all 6, and the second student only takes 6 as well, that will be noted. Her school offers 7, but they only took 6. sorry if I confused you.

Also, colleges will see if the school's AP classes are actually meaningful. They might look at your AP exam score to see if your AP class was easy-medium-hard. All schools vary. Finally, they'll probably have an universal grading point scale. I had to take PE during my freshman/sophomore year of high school. Some just skip health/geo/pe and go straight to AP Euro or AP Physics / Statistics. How is it fair to compare those that are forced to take P.E. and those that got to take a weighted class? Well, colleges will figure it out. They won't compare a 8.0 to a 4.6. Their scale will probably make it something like 4.9 to 4.5.
FirstBorn
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Romania3955 Posts
July 02 2007 03:38 GMT
#91
Damn, that girl makes me feel so ignorant...
SonuvBob: Yes, the majority of TL is college-aged, and thus clearly stupid.
tiffany
Profile Joined November 2003
3664 Posts
July 02 2007 03:41 GMT
#92
On July 02 2007 12:38 FirstBorn wrote:
Damn, that girl makes me feel so ignorant...

she has done nothing to warrant you feeling that way.
bearnet2001
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Argentina335 Posts
July 02 2007 03:42 GMT
#93
On July 02 2007 12:38 FirstBorn wrote:
Damn, that girl makes me feel so ignorant...


lol at equating marks with any relevant trait beyond the recognition others give
jjun212
Profile Joined December 2004
Canada2208 Posts
July 02 2007 03:52 GMT
#94
On June 17 2007 08:50 MYM.Testie wrote:
Calm it down...


true say
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