Tuesday, March 30, 2004
College Admissions
Within the next couple of days those seniors who have applied for college in the Fall will hear about their applications. David Brooks offers some advice for those who are going through the process.
I'm not sure I agree with all of his points. I do believe it is important which school you attend. Getting into a college with higher GPA and SAT requirements means that you will generally be around some very smart kids. Yes, you will also find them at schools which are less competitive, they just will not be there at the same concentration.
And I do not think that it is what you learn but the way you learn that is important in high school. I had poor study skills before I went to college which hampered me when it came to my university courses. It was not until I went to nuclear medicine school that I figured out how to master what I was being taught. I was also very fortunate to study at the Bethesda Naval, maybe the best school for this subject in the country.
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I'm not sure I agree with all of his points. I do believe it is important which school you attend. Getting into a college with higher GPA and SAT requirements means that you will generally be around some very smart kids. Yes, you will also find them at schools which are less competitive, they just will not be there at the same concentration.
And I do not think that it is what you learn but the way you learn that is important in high school. I had poor study skills before I went to college which hampered me when it came to my university courses. It was not until I went to nuclear medicine school that I figured out how to master what I was being taught. I was also very fortunate to study at the Bethesda Naval, maybe the best school for this subject in the country.
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