The above is an advertisment. If it asks you to download software or create an account, please ignore it.
Site News - 11/25: Special Ad Rate | 11/1: Members: Log In to See Fewer Ads!
[General | Members | C900 | 9000 | NG900 & OG93 | 93 | 95 | NG95 | 99 | Sonett | Vintage Models | Clubs | Other Cars | FAQs | Gifts | Member Photo Galleries | Member Directory | Classifieds | Manuals | *Buddy Registry | *Mileage Registry | Polls | What's New | Raffle | Photo of the Month | Sponsors]

General Bulletin Board
[Subscribe to Daily Digest]
(Search Author's Posts: e.g. Keyword:username)*Members Only

[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Re: Thanks to all who wrote >
Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board
Posted by David in Michigan [Email] (more from David in Michigan) on Tue, 3 Apr 2007 16:41:40 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Thanks to all who wrote >, ChipJ, Tue, 3 Apr 2007 16:01:06
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I meant to write earlier, but wasn't able to until now. The last time I checked, the best predictor of college performance (GPA) was HS rank. It's not a terribly high correlation (maybe +.30), but it's better than anything else. (Note that a correlation .3 allows one to predict, in this case, college grades w/ < 10% accuracy. That's all.) My point is that her high board scores indicate that she has picked up an impressive amount of information all through her school years and knows how to use/apply it. Also, it strongly suggests that she is a very good test-taker. In the short run, though, she apparently has a tough time of using a rather narrow set of facts or ideas and applying them to the also narrow testing situation used in any particular course she's taking. Good teachers, though, will help a student learn how to take his/her examinations, given that your daughter wants to "show she can do it" and please some people, e.g., herself, you, and her instructors. Now, if it doesn't matter to her whether she does well/pleases people, then there indeed a rub. Even if she were able to gain admission to a college, it seems to me that she's have the same set of problems facing her and would not do well in terms of academic performance, i.e., grades.

All of this applies to the usual US educational institution. There may, in fact, be programs in "the creative arts" at places here or in Canada or overseas where grades aren't a highly sought-after commodity and a person proves his or her mettle by the portfolio of work she produces. Would she be willing to consider such a non-traditional program in higher eduation education?

Yes, I've gone on too long, but it seems such a waste to not not try to help a person make a contribution to everyone's welfare. d

posted by 67.142.13...
Posts in this Thread:
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup

No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.

Name: Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
E-Mail: (Optional)
Re-Enter E-Mail: (Confidential & Secure - Not revealed to other users!)
Note: Please check your spam folder for BB responses.

Subject:

Posting rules are simple - No for sale/wanted ads may be posted here - use the site classifieds.
You may not cross-post your message to multiple BBs.
Not permitted: political/religious topics and being disrespectful (personal attacks, insults, etc...).
 Site Members do not see any red text, inline ad links, bottom of page anchor ads, box ads, or anti-spam check.

Message: (please no for sale/wanted classifieds - post those in the Saabnet.com Classifieds)
Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).

Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post above, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).
Optional Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/)
Link Title: (Optional)
Optional Photo/Image Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/img.jpg)
Photo/Image to Upload: (Please be patient while file uploads)



StateOfNine.com
SaabClub.com
Jak Stoll Performance
M Car Covers
Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2026 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]

Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right. Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY. Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages. This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP - Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot


Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all the Site Membership Benefits!