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<blockquote data-quote="cpf2001" data-source="post: 958604" data-attributes="member: 6459"><p>I left after three straight semesters of 3.5+ GPA. But I was young and pissed off and tired of fighting the school administration, so after proving to myself that I <em>could</em> get a bunch of A's after a rough start, I didn't care to stay.</p><p></p><p>A good thing of GT? The material is very rigorous and there's a high bar. (Another good thing? The sports!)</p><p></p><p>A bad thing? The "you'll do what you're told and you'll like it and if that's not working for you, that's a personal problem" attitude.</p><p></p><p>You can keep rigor and still meet students closer to where they are and help them get up to the bar, instead of just writing them off. It kinda makes business sense too if you want a larger base to give you donations. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> But mostly for the "not because it's easy, but because it's hard" reason. It's harder to effectively teach than it is to flunk someone. State funded schools should be held to high teaching standards, not just research ones.</p><p></p><p>That UGA culture example is <strong>wild</strong> though. It's crazy that that sort of thing still exists (to whatever extent) at the same time as there's so many more hyper-motivated serious-business overachiever kids with miles long list of extracurriculars and whatnot on a bunch of campuses - a lot more than there were even 10 years ago based on the resumes at job fairs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cpf2001, post: 958604, member: 6459"] I left after three straight semesters of 3.5+ GPA. But I was young and pissed off and tired of fighting the school administration, so after proving to myself that I [I]could[/I] get a bunch of A's after a rough start, I didn't care to stay. A good thing of GT? The material is very rigorous and there's a high bar. (Another good thing? The sports!) A bad thing? The "you'll do what you're told and you'll like it and if that's not working for you, that's a personal problem" attitude. You can keep rigor and still meet students closer to where they are and help them get up to the bar, instead of just writing them off. It kinda makes business sense too if you want a larger base to give you donations. ;) But mostly for the "not because it's easy, but because it's hard" reason. It's harder to effectively teach than it is to flunk someone. State funded schools should be held to high teaching standards, not just research ones. That UGA culture example is [B]wild[/B] though. It's crazy that that sort of thing still exists (to whatever extent) at the same time as there's so many more hyper-motivated serious-business overachiever kids with miles long list of extracurriculars and whatnot on a bunch of campuses - a lot more than there were even 10 years ago based on the resumes at job fairs. [/QUOTE]
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