Colleges should only accept people based on grades

[ronpaul3046]

You go to college to get an EDUCATION. Not to play on the basketball team or be the star actor in the drama club.

colleges need to get back to the basics and only accept people based on academic performance. none of that bullsht "extra curicular" that kids ONLY do so they have better chances at college.

[KRANE]

There's more to an education than academics Grasshopper.

[SirHollywood]

lol@thinking extra circulars don't build life skills...

[Messi123]

true that + sat/act scores who gives a phuk about those as long as your grades are good in school...

[ronpaul3046]

There's more to an education than academics Grasshopper.

not when your going after a college degree.

extra curriculars are bullsht and everyone knows it. its the elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about. its the daisy flower that the lawn mower ignores. its that booger in ur nose u just dont wanna pick.

its there and needs to be dealt with

[BiggimusPrime]

You go to college to get an EDUCATION. Not to play on the basketball team or be the star actor in the drama club.

colleges need to get back to the basics and only accept people based on academic performance. none of that bullsht "extra curicular" that kids ONLY do so they have better chances at college.

Extra curricular activities build character and leadership qualities in people.

I've had a chance to compare students at state schools and at a forever alone university like The University of Chicago.

If I were running a think tank or a research lab, I'd hire the UChicago kids in a heartbeat, but if I were running a marketing firm or deciding who to pick as an naval aviation officer in the military, I'd go for the state school kid.

[ronpaul3046]

lol@thinking extra circulars don't build life skills...

last time i checked you go to college to get a fukin degree.


you dont graduate with a degree in "life skills" ya fookin ***ghet

[Kaduceus]

Agreed

I loved to play sports in high school

I didn't have much time for anything besides studying if it wasn't a weekend

[BiggimusPrime]

last time i checked you go to college to get a fukin degree.


you dont graduate with a degree in "life skills" ya fookin ***ghet

Not all employers want social retards.

[GlutesBrah]

read dis OP

[GrecoRoman]

Nope colleges should go after the most well rounded people. Not a bunch of socially awkward *******s who do nothing but sit in their rooms and study.
BRB I can get a 90 on a calc exam but can't hold any sort of conversation with another human being.

[SethID]

brb not realizing they make ten times money from the athletes and other extra curriculars in one year than the scholars..

[lsiberian]

You go to college to get an EDUCATION. Not to play on the basketball team or be the star actor in the drama club.

colleges need to get back to the basics and only accept people based on academic performance. none of that bullsht "extra curicular" that kids ONLY do so they have better chances at college.

Studies have shown that grit not GPA determines college success. College is a scam unless you get a degree in high demand.

[Maestro]

I agree and then I disagree, when it comes to college admissions yeah you're right its retarded.

but when it comes to professional schools (Optometry/Orthodontics/Medicine/Pharmacy) everyone already has good grades, so there are different criteria they have to go by.

[ronpaul3046]

Nope colleges should go after the most well rounded people. Not a bunch of socially awkward *******s who do nothing but sit in their rooms and study.
BRB I can get a 90 on a calc exam but can't hold any sort of conversation with another human being.

yea just because people arent on 3 varsity sports teams mean they are automatically foreveralone socially awkward *******s

gtfo

[BiggimusPrime]

Nope colleges should go after the most well rounded people. Not a bunch of socially awkward *******s who do nothing but sit in their rooms and study.
BRB I can get a 90 on a calc exam but can't hold any sort of conversation with another human being.

Hey, I used to get 100s on calc exams and I'm not socially awkward.

I was a math major, though.

[TheRealMewt]

Education is about building life skills.

Whether its academics, sports, acting, trades, whatever... You build the skills you need to excel at life. If you're not taking anything away from experiences you get from school or being in school, that's when the system is failing.

[ronpaul3046]

I agree and then I disagree, when it comes to college admissions yeah you're right its retarded.

but when it comes to professional schools (Optometry/Orthodontics/Medicine/Pharmacy) everyone already has good grades, so there are different criteria they have to go by.

I agree with this...extra curriculars should only be compared when 2 people with same grades compete for 1 spot

otherwise it doesnt make sense

[Romanus122]

Well here in the UK the majority of state schools just aim for C grades with every students but the best. They push the very best for A*. So if you're a B/A student, such as myself. You get shoved into the classes with all the D/E retards desperately trying to get Cs when in fact you could get a B or maybe an A. The reason for this is. School league table credit is only affected if you get C+ or A-A* Those are the only 2 grades. So if you are a state school low on funding. The chances of them asking you to attend catch up sessions and putting you in classes of similar ability are f*cking ZILCH because they want the Cs so badly. Their philosophy is a B might as well be a C in their books. So if they only accepted grades. The private schools, where kids get one on one tuition and they strive for the best possible grades for everyone get the best deal because they all have the grades..

Furthermore aside from only grades, you said about scholarships being abandoned. WTF, implying the college doesn't benefit from a soon-to-be world famous Pianist/Football player in their alumni. Implying extremely gifted poor kids don't deserve to go to college. You sir are the highest grade of retard and everything that is bad about the mindset of the world.

[Metalhead44]

Some Canadian universities strictly look at academics,and only care about the other stuff if you're going for a scholarship/you want to get a bachelors degree in a competitive area(Neuroscience,physiology.I've visited a couple universities no extra curriculars does NOT equal foreveralone.

[Tracker54]

Over here Universities and Colleges only accept people based on their HS grades (and in some cases there are special quotas.)

[Kalazu]

last time i checked you go to college to get a fukin degree.


you dont graduate with a degree in "life skills" ya fookin ***ghet

I agree with you on the most part that EC's are pure bs that students do for college alone (yes, i am doing it too, about 6 of them all for college, WHERE 5 OF THEM, i wouldn't have done if it wasn't for college). However, colleges want kids to succeed after their college. The more involved you are, the better you can use the universities resources to try to improve yourself. There is a meaning in the clubs you join or the things you do. You are impacting something when you are in a orchestra, as they needed you to play as the clarinet. Or trying to help someone in a company do something for free (volunteering or internships).

Colleges want you to succeed in the future. These are small steps you take to be successful. Had it been only academics, colleges wouldn't want lame foreveralone students who only care about grades. They want students who care about grades and are ready to talk to people about how to fix things or do stuff.

[lsiberian]

last time i checked you go to college to get a fukin degree.


you dont graduate with a degree in "life skills" ya fookin ***ghet

You talk real big don't you. Are you some sort of know it all mad that you can't get into the school you want?

If you don't have "life skills" you will fail in life. Life skills are more important than a degree. I know so many great students that can't even put together a resume or handle a micro-manager.

[chashma0]

Nope colleges should go after the most well rounded people. Not a bunch of socially awkward *******s who do nothing but sit in their rooms and study.
BRB I can get a 90 on a calc exam but can't hold any sort of conversation with another human being.

brb relying on people who got 70's on a calc exam and that are social to be world's leading engineers and scientists

[lexinak]

You go to college to get an EDUCATION. Not to play on the basketball team or be the star actor in the drama club.

colleges need to get back to the basics and only accept people based on academic performance. none of that bullsht "extra curicular" that kids ONLY do so they have better chances at college.

I'm getting so tired of the demands to make education all about reading, riting and rithmetic. Seriously oversimplified thinking.

[Cheesycake]

They already do son, they just put that other bull**** to make <4.0 GPA students feel better about their applications; brb I keep telling my friends colleges DGAF about your sports (unless you're good), bull**** clubs, and what ever else you like to stick your dick in, none of them listen.

[GrecoRoman]

yea just because people arent on 3 varsity sports teams mean they are automatically foreveralone socially awkward *******s

gtfo

ツ Forever Alone Crew ツ

of course my example isn't the end all be all but your idea is. Getting rid of ec activities will lead to more "forever Alone Crew" *******s getting good grades but failing in life because of social retardation.

Hey, I used to get 100s on calc exams and I'm not socially awkward.

I was a math major, though.

see above lol

[n4s]

This's already happening in India and it's got the most beta college crowd in the world.

[m30wc0w]

brb relying on people who got 70's on a calc exam and that are social to be world's leading engineers and scientists

if they're social they'll be able to work as a team and be more coherent than a group of people who are really smart but independent.

[C411911]

You talk real big don't you. Are you some sort of know it all mad that you can't get into the school you want?

If you don't have "life skills" you will fail in life. Life skills are more important than a degree. I know so many great students that can't even put together a resume or handle a micro-manager.

notsureifsrs

Life skills are important yes but not more than a degree.

An employer doesn't give two ****s if you are the most motivated person in your department with the most upbeat attitude and dilligence yet you can't properly do your job.

someone who has the skills to do their job because of their degree > "life skills"