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re: Wish someone had kicked my butt more about grades...
Posted on 1/9/25 at 3:36 pm to Pettifogger
Posted on 1/9/25 at 3:36 pm to Pettifogger
I think you are both right and wrong. A 165 lsat gets you into UVA. Can a kid with a 3.86 at Mcneese get a 165. That’s the question. Maybe.
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Posted on 1/9/25 at 3:36 pm to BigPerm30
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Grades are overrated. The ability to relate to people, problem solve and being a go getter is a lot more important than getting a C vs an A.
To an extent, someone who plans, works, and studies to get all A’s shows considerable ability and talent. Especially, in highly technical fields.
You don’t want a person with good people skills and Cs designing your bridges.
This post was edited on 1/9/25 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 1/9/25 at 3:39 pm to Locoguan0
Don’t Uncle Rico yourself. The decisions you made in school had to happen exactly as they did in order for you to be the man you are and have the family you have now. If you don’t want to be who you are now, make the change now. Don’t lose sleep over someone you used to be and tell yourself things can’t happen now because they didn’t happen then.
Assuming you didn’t do something illegal anyway.
Assuming you didn’t do something illegal anyway.
This post was edited on 1/9/25 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 1/9/25 at 4:22 pm to Sun God
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I wouldn’t worry about it, I made really good grades and I’m a complete loser
I made really good grades in high school and chose a state school and partied and just "got by" in college.
My regret is not putting enough thought or energy into what I want to do in life when I was 18 or 19 and actually push for it in undergrad so I'm set up with options. Chose an agnostic major and had no direction after I graduated.
Posted on 1/9/25 at 4:52 pm to LSUBanker
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Back in the 80s/ early 90s getting a 4.0 was pretty darn tough. Only a about a dozen out of 300 had 4.0 or higher when I graduated HS. Now these days it's approx 20-25%.
New DEI grading curve.
Posted on 1/9/25 at 5:27 pm to Bayouboogaloocrew
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Not a waste of time for Louisiana kids. A higher GPA and good ACT score can earn them a lot of TOPS money for college.
I should have clarified I'm not saying you should bum it and barely scrape by. But the effort and ability required to get these state sponsored scholarships is almost nothing. Yes I will ensure my kids get the GA equivalent of TOPS (HOPE) but anything beyond that is not necessary and not something to be kicking yourself over 20 years later unless you wanted to be a doctor or lawyer or something.
Posted on 1/9/25 at 5:44 pm to Locoguan0
Making all As back in the day is completely different than making all As now.
Posted on 1/9/25 at 6:25 pm to Locoguan0
My parents were just working class people. They worked hard and didn't really push us about college. I think they knew we couldn't afford it.
I wish they had pushed me a little, but it turned out fine after I matured.
I wish they had pushed me a little, but it turned out fine after I matured.
Posted on 1/9/25 at 7:07 pm to Locoguan0
My daughter brought home a C. They didn't round it up, because she was literally .2 points from being a B. Im fine with it, she got the grade she earned because she winged her AR points for the 2nd 9 weeks, and basically got the C because she didn't read a book. She won't be bringing home anything but As the rest of the year if she wants sports next year. I was pissed.
Posted on 1/9/25 at 7:12 pm to Locoguan0
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I have a B.A. and a Master's, but not learning more (languages, focusing on math and science, reading more, etc.) is always a regret.
It’s been 20+ years since people needed school to learn that stuff.
So admit it - are you really interested in learning, or do you just want another piece of paper?
Posted on 1/10/25 at 7:40 am to BigPerm30
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Grades are overrated. The ability to relate to people, problem solve and being a go getter is a lot more important than getting a C vs an A.
I don’t necessarily disagree, but the difference between an A and a C is being fully prepared and having a command of subject matter. Which is of course a useful ability.
I was always an A/B student without much effort. My sophomore year of college I got a D as a final grade, I just didn’t study enough for the final. I didnt want to make that mistake again, and never got anything but an A from that point through grad school. I developed discipline and confidence from that experience which really improved every part of my life.
But to the OPs point, I didn’t want to disappoint my parents, so I got acceptable grades for their benefit, but to take it to the next level I had to become self motivated, which didn’t happen until I was an adult.
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