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re: Valedictorian? 4.0?! Speaks like a hoodlum
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:11 pm to northshorebamaman
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:11 pm to northshorebamaman
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How could you possibly know that?
I travel almost 300 + days out the year. Im around different people all the time. So if Im not the most, im probably up there.
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Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:11 pm to dj30
quote:black does not equal diverse
Im around a more diverse group of people than anyone on this board. I dont judge a book by its cover.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:12 pm to dj30
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I trust a high GPA more.
bruh
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A high GPA tells me they are willing to learn the material that is given to them. A high test score and low GPA just tells me someone is lazy.
depending on the arena we're discussing, smart/lazy > mediocre/hard-working
one has a much lower ceiling and is likely maxing out at a lower-level high school plateau
you're going to find a much higher number of successful people who are intelligent as frick but are lazy (or were for periods)
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Also, none of this is relevant post highschool.
very wrong, especially in the skills economy where adaptability will be crucial
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:12 pm to dj30
quote:I'm not discounting GPA, but the reason we have the ACT AND SAT is because GPA is not a consistent variable from place to place (like big fish small pond) which diminishes it's predictive potential.
I trust a high GPA more.
This post was edited on 5/19/16 at 8:12 pm
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:13 pm to Bmath
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309 with the new format.
Verbal/Quant score?
Regardless, was that an improvement, percentile wise, over your ACT score?
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:14 pm to slackster
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I'm not critiquing a foreigner's command of the English language.
Neither am I. My point is that there are such things as regional diction. It can eventually lead to new languages.
Yes, I think that everyone needs to be able to write and speak Standard American English, but I understand that not everyone will regularly talk that way.
Furthermore, I find it laughable that people on here make fun of the way black people talk when most posters on this board in Acadiana probably don't exactly speak perfect English either.
This post was edited on 5/19/16 at 8:26 pm
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:14 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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black does not equal diverse
Im an engineer. I dont work with hardly any black people. I do go to black spots when I travel to different cities.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:15 pm to Fus0623
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when a guy like Leonard Fournette speaks, what do you think about him?
he's from new orleans and is trying to mold a PR-based image
he's typically very protective of what he says b/c of the PR machine so it's not easy to really judge
he doesn't seem dumb by any means but i'd guess he's average intelligence
This post was edited on 5/19/16 at 8:15 pm
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:16 pm to slackster
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Verbal/Quant score?
They were pretty close, so divide that number in half. Verbal was maybe two points higher.
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Regardless, was that an improvement, percentile wise, over your ACT score?
I honestly couldn't tell you considering I took my ACT in 2001/2002.
However, I do remember being in the 99th percentile in science and math on some standardized tests I took in sixth grade. For whatever that is worth.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:17 pm to dj30
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A high test score and low GPA just tells me someone is lazy.
Well obviously, but that wasn't the question. The question was which one do you trust more? You say a high GPA, but given the choice between the two, that is unwise.
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A high GPA tells me they are willing to learn the material that is given to them
But it doesn't tell a damn thing about wether or not they're capable of learning anything over that basic level.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:17 pm to SlowFlowPro
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logic and patterns
And an emphasis on speed and memory is the basis of many intelligence tests. It isn't completely useless. It may and probably does contribute to higher order thinking in many cases, but it also leaves out many skills and abilities.
If person A can calculate a long division problem in a split second, and person B is slower but can put together an incredibly complicated puzzle over the course of weeks that person A would never complete then who is really more intelligent?
I think there are a myriad of different abilities that could be tied to intelligence that iq or general intelligence tests won't necessarily take into account.
This post was edited on 5/19/16 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:18 pm to dj30
What type of engineer?
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:20 pm to dj30
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This post was edited on 5/30/16 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:21 pm to Bmath
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For whatever that is worth.
That isn't a bad GRE score. Obviously not elite, but not bad. I still find it interesting that you've got a master's degree and are working on your doctorate in a STEM field yet your scores aren't significantly above average.
(I really don't know how to word that without sounding like a douchebag, so hopefully you understand my point regardless)
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:21 pm to Peazey
quote:Well chances are that person B would solve various puzzles better than Person A on a subtest takes less than 15 minutes so that ability would be captured in an intelligence test without needing to solve a weeks long puzzle.
If person A can calculate a long division problem in a split second, and person B is slower but can put together an incredibly complicated puzzle over the course of weeks that person A would never complete then who is really more intelligent?
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:22 pm to Peazey
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I think there are a myriad of different abilities that could be tied to intelligence that iq or general intelligence tests won't necessarily take into account.
The Theory of Multiple Intelligences.
Some people can't solve a math problem or write a sentence to save their life. Yet, they can play any tune on the radio by ear. Other people are horrid students but are masters of persuasion and manipulation. We all have different skills, and current IQ tests only judge the abilities of a small set of them.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:23 pm to Bmath
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Dialect and accent are not an indication of IQ
Neither is GPA apparently.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:24 pm to slackster
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That isn't a bad GRE score. Obviously not elite, but not bad. I still find it interesting that you've got a master's degree and are working on your doctorate in a STEM field yet your scores aren't significantly above average.
college is mostly about dedication up to a certain extent.
shite, pectus has a phd in rocks and that dummy got like a 19 on the act
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:24 pm to Peazey
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I think there are a myriad of different abilities that could be tied to intelligence that iq or general intelligence tests won't necessarily take into account.
Well sure, but almost every intelligence test being discussed is specific to the field you're going to study or work.
I'm sure I wouldn't do well if you dropped the MCAT in my lap, but give me a GMAT and let's roll.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:24 pm to slackster
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But it doesn't tell a damn thing about wether or not they're capable of learning anything over that basic level.
And a relatively lower ACT doesn't tell you that he isn't capable of learning above a certain level. It means that he hasn't been taught the material.
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