On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Levi Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Von Fugal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I try to care, I really do, but I just can't get that level of > > caring high enough to concern myself with trite assignments. As you > > can imagine this has bitten me something aweful, but I still don't > > care! I can't help it. I see classes as windows into vast > > extroardinary worlds of fascinating new concepts, but I'm chained > > down to a few specifics the class expects out of me. Thus excelling > > in class is reduced to tunnel vision, while true excellence and an > > explorative mind into what you would be truly great at are > > carelessly stifled. > > >From what I've read about how to apply to grad school, they don't > particularly care about your grades, either, at least as long as you > didn't flunk out. What they care about is the explorative mind, and > whatever evidence you can give them of that. If you got Cs, but did a > lot of great undergrad research and have glowing reviews of your > research ability from respected professors, you're in good shape. >
That's what I'm hoping for, as I have the same problem, and I would very much like to go to grad school. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
