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Ruroshin Joined: 05 Dec 2003 Total posts: 2748 Gender: Male |
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groinkLocation: Hawaii Age: 41 Gender: Male |
 Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 2:26 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| Ruroshin wrote: | | In Australia, in the state I'm living in we have an OP (overall position) system from 1 to 26 (I think 26?) 1 being the best possible score. In the USA I think you have something like SAT? I've spent 5 years preparing to get an OP and only used it once ever and have never used it again. |
Very very interesting! Thanks for sharing that information. In the US, I was somewhat screwed by the American higher-learning system, but I knew all along that it was totally my fault. In short, I had a LOUSY high school life, and ended up graduating with something like a 2.0 GPA. No great college or university would accept me with that kind of a GPA. However, when I took the SAT per my outreach counselor, I ended up scoring 1400. Go figure! Like my teachers were telling me all along, I had the aptitude - I just didn't know how to apply it to school and "play the system". Man did I hate homework!!!! Looking back, my school applied too much emphasis on the homework situation. That's why I had the lousy grades -- not because I didn't know the subject, but because I didn't complete the homework assignments.
So I really believe that grades, used purely for measuring knowledge, does not work a damn. But, they're used in the US and that is the end of it. So whether you like grades or not, you have to play the system if you expect to get accepted at a school you want to attend - high GPA, good SAT scores, glowing resume (volunteer work at the homeless shelter, etc.), and an excellent written essay.
I hope you all aren't accepting grade-C work as acceptable. Back when I was in high school, a C was good enough for me. My parents really didn't care what kind of grades I brought home. Graduating from high school was the ultimate goal. In Hawaii, you can graduate from public high school with a 1.5 GPA. So my 2.0 GPA was enough, and that was the end of it. But because I did so well on the SAT, I decided to give college a try (I was actually planning to attend a trade school, or write computer games). Not only was I late in applying for even the U of Hawaii, most schools wouldn't even accept me just because of my SAT scores. I had a lousy GPA, and I had no resume (unless owning the state scoring record in Galaxian or Tempest meant anything.) It wasn't until graduate school I was able to redeem myself for my screw-up four years earlier. After undergrad school, I had a killer GPA, along with excellent GRE scores and a nice resume containing all my professional and volunteer work.
In summary, if you plan on attending a college or university -- even if it's a dump hole-in-the-wall of a school, don't just slide through high school with lousy grades. If you're watching Asian dramas and are bringing in C's and D's... Well, I shouldn't even have to tell you what I think.
--- groink
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white.raineJoined: 29 Sep 2004 Total posts: 110 Location: Canada Age: 22 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 2:54 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| I did it, and I made honour roll. I even passed calculus! Not with flying colours or anything but by a very comfortable margin. And a watch quite a few dramas... and played a lot of video games... and did quite a bit of partying... and portfolios... holy ****. I'm surprised I made it. I really have to thank my parents for it.
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xKiMixJoined: 27 Feb 2004 Total posts: 719 Location: California Age: 21 Gender: Female |
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DodbosJoined: 24 Apr 2004 Total posts: 101 Location: IL Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:07 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| i do just fine. cheating helps, but don't do it if you really care about school and the stuff you're learning. I'm still confused and uncertain as to what I really want to do, so in the mean time i'm just try to keep my gpa afloat, not for myself, but for the future employers who pay attention to it. I mean that's if i get a real job.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:34 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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its all a matter of balancing studies and fun imo
im only in hs right now, but i have a 4.0 and i love dling and watching dramas/movies
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cetokJoined: 28 Nov 2004 Total posts: 103 Location: Heaven Age: 27 Gender: Female |
| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:33 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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i only started watching dramas when i'm in 2nd year of Uni..
not so addicted... because i'm too busy with studies n activities... i still put my studies first...
dramas can wait...since it is stored into pc
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:21 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| I come home from skool and I watch dramas & movies all day everyday and I'm still passing my classes with 80s
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KoreanManiaJoined: 21 Jan 2006 Total posts: 731 Location: Home Sweet Home : ) Gender: Female |
| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:19 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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Hmm... it is possible if we have a sense of control over ourselves and know how to set our priority right  True, dramas can be so tempting and so addictive, but the matter at stake here is our grades. Grades vs Dramas... not much of a choice here, so I guess it'll have to be grades.. 
I used to watch dramas couple of hours in a day, was really into it... But due to an upcoming exam, I only give myself the luxury to watch an hour per day, which is before I retire at night. So, it's like something to help me take my mind of my lessons a while... haha Speaking of which, it's not time yet, so guess I better go hit the books now... 
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