I did bare minimum d- work in HS but college was 3.77.
From: Daniel White
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 3:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT an honest query
I was a Sales Engineer once :-) My GPA in High School was around 2.7 because I
outright refused to do homework but did great at anything in class. Anyone
that knew me was always shocked when I told them my GPA. My younger brother
was the 4.0 Valedictorian though... but avoided any hardwork in College and got
one of those degrees that in of itself isn't worth much. I did one semester of
community college and said this is just like K-12 and dropped out and joined
the Marines (I probably would have done far better at a good 4 year school).
I had childhood asthma which really hurt my capabilities to keep up in any
activity that was physical, and it wasn't until I was in the Marines that I
really figured out how far I could push myself. So I was used to being picked
last but it never bothered me.
I've not kept up with anyone from high school, but when I have people have
landed mostly where I would have thought they would.
Daniel White
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ch...@wbmfg.com wrote on 3/29/20 13:07:
I have known some sales engineers and field application engineers that have
done very very well.
From: Ken Hohhof
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:32 PM
To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group'
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT an honest query
One of my roommates in college was also an engineering student, but not a
very good student. Later he attributed his success in life to his poor GPA.
He couldn’t land a regular engineering design job (didn’t help there was a
recession on), so he settled for a job as an applications engineer or sales
engineer. Within a few years he had his own company. Probably the most
successful of any in our group.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wmtjones
From: AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com On Behalf Of Adam Moffett
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:58 PM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT an honest query
In gym class I was never an early draft. Usually near the last.
I did play on local soccer and football leagues, but never stood out. I did
it because everyone else did it, and the parents said I had to do something
extracurricular. This is a bit of an embarrassing story, but when I joined the
local Pop Warner football team I didn't know any of the rules to football.
Soccer was simple to muddle through --kick towards the other goal, don't use
hands. Football has a lot of rules. The coaches never explained how to
actually play and I never asked. I just sort of tried to emulate the kids
around me to get through the games. I never figured out what a "down" was
until I was in high school.
I haven't stayed in touch with any of the school athletes so I couldn't say
how they're doing in life.
On 3/29/2020 1:07 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
Since we are all successful techno nerds here, I am wondering:
Back in the day, when you lined up and a couple of troglodytes were
assigned the task of picking people for their teams, how near the front were
you picked?
I was frequently next to last. Better than being last.
The troglodytes that I know have not really had great lives. Multiple
spouses, menial jobs etc.
Who won?
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