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eh its just like any other significant accomplishment. if we had a thread about people who can run a mile under 5 minutes wed have all sorts of backlash from those complaining that such a feat isnt that great
Lol.
Yet another thing I was close too in High School, but not quite...
My best time was just above 5 minutes, which believe it or not, is not that great. It's good and will win you some small races but no awards whatsoever.
The top runners were around 4 and a half or 4:45 I think.
Of course, we're talking about things you've accomplished before the age of 18.
Now, I'm lucky if I could run a mile in 10 minutes!
well from a female perspective its pretty good. but anyway im sure you all get my point. blah blah the ten minute milers will be more successful in the long run or some crap lol. i didnt go to an ivy league school btw....just to clear things up. if anyone asks why not its bc my parents werent rich enough ;-)
I know people who graduated from one. I am thinking about transfering to one of my GPA allows (I have a 3.88 but I am sure there are thousands 4.0 folks who will have better chances than me). We'll see. If I can't get in, I will try Saint Anselms which is not an Ivy League but a good school for my major (Political Science).... And then Law School.
It's quite possible to get an Ivy degree without undergoing much rigor. There's usually enough grade inflation to go around that you can easily coast if you pick the right major.
I went to a decent (but not phenomenal) state school for undergrad and majored in poli sci/creative nonfiction. I now attend an Ivy League law school, and probably a good third of my class went to state schools/ho-hum private colleges.
A lot of my high school friends went to Penn. Those who took advantage of their opportunities now work good jobs/attend top grad schools. Those who did not aren't faring very well. If I had gone to an Ivy, I would have ended up in exactly the same place, and I repeat, unless you're looking to work straight out of undergrad (where the Ivy boost will be moderately significant), you won't be doing yourself any disservice by attending a merely "good" school and saving money.
I went to a decent (but not phenomenal) state school for undergrad and majored in poli sci/creative nonfiction. I now attend an Ivy League law school, and probably a good third of my class went to state schools/ho-hum private colleges.
A lot of my high school friends went to Penn. Those who took advantage of their opportunities now work good jobs/attend top grad schools. Those who did not aren't faring very well. If I had gone to an Ivy, I would have ended up in exactly the same place, and I repeat, unless you're looking to work straight out of undergrad (where the Ivy boost will be moderately significant), you won't be doing yourself any disservice by attending a merely "good" school and saving money.
Ah I thought you had one of those easy liberal arts degrees and were providing info from personal experienc and could provide unique personal insight.
Too bad. Thanks though.
Ah I thought you had one of those easy liberal arts degrees and were providing info from personal experienc and could provide unique personal insight.
Too bad. Thanks though.
It's quite possible to get an Ivy degree without undergoing much rigor. There's usually enough grade inflation to go around that you can easily coast if you pick the right major.
Is this not true with most colleges? Personally, I think you can cost through many schools regardless of the major.
Is this not true with most colleges? Personally, I think you can cost through many schools regardless of the major.
Engineering, hard science, (and to a lesser extent, business courses) are almost universally curved, so you can't really coast through them by definition. Liberal arts departments tend to have a culture of high grade inflation across the board, so no, Ivies alone are not guilty of this.
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