Comments on: Don’t Lower the GPA! http://moorethoughts.com/2007/06/08/dont-lower-the-gpa/ Conservatism, Freedom, Capitalism Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:40:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Sarah http://moorethoughts.com/2007/06/08/dont-lower-the-gpa/#comment-152514 Sarah Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:28:01 +0000 http://moorethoughts.com/2007/06/08/dont-lower-the-gpa/#comment-152514 Dear Bite Me, I am aware of the surplus from the lottery funds and that this surplus may be used to pay the additional scholarship needed should the GPA be lowered ... for now. The governor has gone on record stating that he may not support using the surplus for this purpose, though. Beyond that, you would quickly find, between the lowered GPA requirements and the already-disgusting grade inflation occurring in high schools, we would lose the surplus and be faced with a deficit. Bite me, despite all of my hesitations, you have made me rethink my position. If lowering the GPA will allow more fine scholars such as yourself to get a college education, then count me in as a supporter! After all, you must be a star in your speech and communication classes to use such an effective persuasive technique as "Listen up cockbite" (there should be a comma between "up" and "cockbite", by the way). And, to have "Bite Me" as your name? A sign of maturity and preparedness to handle a program of higher education, to be sure. I got an "A" in Calculus. Dear Bite Me,

I am aware of the surplus from the lottery funds and that this surplus may be used to pay the additional scholarship needed should the GPA be lowered … for now. The governor has gone on record stating that he may not support using the surplus for this purpose, though. Beyond that, you would quickly find, between the lowered GPA requirements and the already-disgusting grade inflation occurring in high schools, we would lose the surplus and be faced with a deficit.

Bite me, despite all of my hesitations, you have made me rethink my position. If lowering the GPA will allow more fine scholars such as yourself to get a college education, then count me in as a supporter! After all, you must be a star in your speech and communication classes to use such an effective persuasive technique as “Listen up cockbite” (there should be a comma between “up” and “cockbite”, by the way). And, to have “Bite Me” as your name? A sign of maturity and preparedness to handle a program of higher education, to be sure.

I got an “A” in Calculus.

]]> By: bite me http://moorethoughts.com/2007/06/08/dont-lower-the-gpa/#comment-152507 bite me Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:04:35 +0000 http://moorethoughts.com/2007/06/08/dont-lower-the-gpa/#comment-152507 Listen up cockbite, the "state" has $300 million dollars in excess funds from the lottery. You're saying that $300 million in excess can't pay for $36 million in tuition, you must have failed your college calculus classes or something. Listen up cockbite, the “state” has $300 million dollars in excess funds from the lottery. You’re saying that $300 million in excess can’t pay for $36 million in tuition, you must have failed your college calculus classes or something.

]]> By: Sarah http://moorethoughts.com/2007/06/08/dont-lower-the-gpa/#comment-132004 Sarah Sat, 07 Jul 2007 20:18:32 +0000 http://moorethoughts.com/2007/06/08/dont-lower-the-gpa/#comment-132004 Ashley, Thanks for your comment. I have seen tuition costs these days and, at least at state schools, they aren't very high considering the actual cost of running a university. Higher education is heavily subsidized. I did "go through with college" and I graduated with a 3.78 GPA. I was on the Dean's List every semester. So, I'm familiar with what it takes to maintain high grades in college. I think that missing the criteria by 0.4 sounds like you weren't even close (there is a big difference between 3.3 and 3.7 when it comes to GPAs). If you knew the conditions for maintaining the scholarship when you started, I don't see how you have any room to complain. The standard has to be set somewhere. You think that only those people who have the lottery scholarship have the right to complain about it? What about the future employers of these graduates? Or the taxpayers who subsidize higher education? Or the teachers who are pressured into further grade inflation so that students can get/maintain the scholarship? I think there are many people with different interests who have a stake in the future of the lottery. Ashley,

Thanks for your comment. I have seen tuition costs these days and, at least at state schools, they aren’t very high considering the actual cost of running a university. Higher education is heavily subsidized.

I did “go through with college” and I graduated with a 3.78 GPA. I was on the Dean’s List every semester. So, I’m familiar with what it takes to maintain high grades in college. I think that missing the criteria by 0.4 sounds like you weren’t even close (there is a big difference between 3.3 and 3.7 when it comes to GPAs). If you knew the conditions for maintaining the scholarship when you started, I don’t see how you have any room to complain. The standard has to be set somewhere.

You think that only those people who have the lottery scholarship have the right to complain about it? What about the future employers of these graduates? Or the taxpayers who subsidize higher education? Or the teachers who are pressured into further grade inflation so that students can get/maintain the scholarship? I think there are many people with different interests who have a stake in the future of the lottery.

]]> By: Ashley http://moorethoughts.com/2007/06/08/dont-lower-the-gpa/#comment-132000 Ashley Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:53:47 +0000 http://moorethoughts.com/2007/06/08/dont-lower-the-gpa/#comment-132000 umm excuse me...have you seen the tuition costs for college these days?!?! im a college student myself and have been on the dean's list EVERY semester but one in 3 years! that one semester made me lose my lottery because i didnt meet the criteria by .4! yes i said (point) . 4!!! so until you actually go through with college and have the lottery yourself dont even think about complaining about it! umm excuse me…have you seen the tuition costs for college these days?!?! im a college student myself and have been on the dean’s list EVERY semester but one in 3 years! that one semester made me lose my lottery because i didnt meet the criteria by .4! yes i said (point) . 4!!! so until you actually go through with college and have the lottery yourself dont even think about complaining about it!

]]> By: Volunteer Voters » Hoping For A 13th Grade http://moorethoughts.com/2007/06/08/dont-lower-the-gpa/#comment-107946 Volunteer Voters » Hoping For A 13th Grade Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:21:54 +0000 http://moorethoughts.com/2007/06/08/dont-lower-the-gpa/#comment-107946 [...] Sarah Moore doesn’t think we need to lower the standards for the HOPE scholarship. Why? I’ll let her tell ya: [T]here are already too many people going to college. I believe that colleges and universities should be for men and women who are interested in learning. Instead, the most apathetic teenager who cannot stand studying and sitting in a classroom is still expected to apply to college. [...] [...] Sarah Moore doesn’t think we need to lower the standards for the HOPE scholarship. Why? I’ll let her tell ya: [T]here are already too many people going to college. I believe that colleges and universities should be for men and women who are interested in learning. Instead, the most apathetic teenager who cannot stand studying and sitting in a classroom is still expected to apply to college. [...]

]]> By: Craig T. http://moorethoughts.com/2007/06/08/dont-lower-the-gpa/#comment-107932 Craig T. Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:34:12 +0000 http://moorethoughts.com/2007/06/08/dont-lower-the-gpa/#comment-107932 I agree with you completely. In fact I just posted comments on another site about it. This is an academic scholarship. Shouldn't people be expected to earn it by getting good grades. A C+ average throughout high school hardly qualifies as being worthy to receive an academic scholarship. These things need to be earned and not given away. I'm also glad to see I'm not the only one who loved school and tests, etc. I agree with you completely. In fact I just posted comments on another site about it. This is an academic scholarship. Shouldn’t people be expected to earn it by getting good grades. A C+ average throughout high school hardly qualifies as being worthy to receive an academic scholarship. These things need to be earned and not given away.

I’m also glad to see I’m not the only one who loved school and tests, etc.

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