I had a friend growing up who had straight As from 1st grade through his junior year of university, save one B+ from a feminist teacher who, as local legend had it, had never given a male student an A.
This was in relatively saner times. Today, I'd wager a similarly high-achieving young man would have a GPA closer to 3.5 than 3.99, assuming the screeching harpies would find a B+ a satisfactory compromise for their shrill egos and shriveled uteri.
I had a friend growing up who had straight As from 1st grade through his junior year of university, save one B+ from a feminist teacher who, as local legend had it, had never given a male student an A.
I learned quickly in college that your grades had nothing to do with your hard work and effort, and everything to do with whose classes you took. I quickly learned who the easy graders were and started to take their classes, while avoiding the "tough" or biased graders like the plague.
My GPA went up significantly even though my effort went down.
I had a friend growing up who had straight As from 1st grade through his junior year of university, save one B+ from a feminist teacher who, as local legend had it, had never given a male student an A.
This was in relatively saner times. Today, I'd wager a similarly high-achieving young man would have a GPA closer to 3.5 than 3.99, assuming the screeching harpies would find a B+ a satisfactory compromise for their shrill egos and shriveled uteri.
I learned quickly in college that your grades had nothing to do with your hard work and effort, and everything to do with whose classes you took. I quickly learned who the easy graders were and started to take their classes, while avoiding the "tough" or biased graders like the plague.
My GPA went up significantly even though my effort went down.
That's an interesting point, you're actively encouraged to not learn new skills.