GPA: Measuring Intelligence
A common complaint many students have regarding GPA is that it doesn’t measure intelligence. I understand this on a basic level, yet I contend that it does measure work ethic and through that, intelligence. In the same way, I’m proud of my GPA not because of the connotation that I must be smart but because it describes my work ethic: who I am.
Outside academia, most other numbers are irrelevant. An employer never asks for ACT scores on an application; no one outside the military cares for the ASVAB. Your MCAT doesn’t get you onto honor roll, however, your GPA will.
For me, my GPA is a description; it predicates someone who will go above and beyond to make sure the job is done right. In an easy class, those who fail are the ones who don’t
Outside academia, most other numbers are irrelevant. An employer never asks for ACT scores on an application; no one outside the military cares for the ASVAB. Your MCAT doesn’t get you onto honor roll, however, your GPA will.
For me, my GPA is a description; it predicates someone who will go above and beyond to make sure the job is done right. In an easy class, those who fail are the ones who don’t