GPAs/AP classes B.S.

Too often, I see high-school students break down in tears over grades or pile on advanced and AP classes because “that’s what colleges want to see.” In fact, a recent survey of a nationally representative sample of 22,000 high-school students conducted by Marc Brackett at Yale indicated that high-school students felt stressed 80 percent of the time. Yet, companies have begun to recognize that traditional education does not always equate to success in the business world. Google has said that it has found no correlation between GPAs and test scores and employees who thrive, and therefore has stopped looking at those academic qualifications altogether. Goldman Sachs has made an effort to hire beyond Ivy League schools, finding that a “top quality” education didn’t really provide top quality job candidates.

confuzzled dude wrote:

Too often, I see high-school students break down in tears over grades or pile on advanced and AP classes because “that’s what colleges want to see.” In fact, a recent survey of a nationally representative sample of 22,000 high-school students conducted by Marc Brackett at Yale indicated that high-school students felt stressed 80 percent of the time. Yet, companies have begun to recognize that traditional education does not always equate to success in the business world. Google has said that it has found no correlation between GPAs and test scores and employees who thrive, and therefore has stopped looking at those academic qualifications altogether. Goldman Sachs has made an effort to hire beyond Ivy League schools, finding that a “top quality” education didn’t really provide top quality job candidates.

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/08/learning-versus-education/494660/

I think high GPAs and Trump's political acumen are two sides of the same coin.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

confuzzled dude wrote:

Too often, I see high-school students break down in tears over grades or pile on advanced and AP classes because “that’s what colleges want to see.” In fact, a recent survey of a nationally representative sample of 22,000 high-school students conducted by Marc Brackett at Yale indicated that high-school students felt stressed 80 percent of the time. Yet, companies have begun to recognize that traditional education does not always equate to success in the business world. Google has said that it has found no correlation between GPAs and test scores and employees who thrive, and therefore has stopped looking at those academic qualifications altogether. Goldman Sachs has made an effort to hire beyond Ivy League schools, finding that a “top quality” education didn’t really provide top quality job candidates.

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/08/learning-versus-education/494660/

I think high GPAs and Trump's political acumen are two sides of the same coin.

Education and GPA are not needed for jobs in business or Goldman Sachs - what is needed is a criminal mindset and a tendency to cheat and loot.

Unfortunately, for everything else you need education and GPAs - including AP and Advanced courses.

confuzzled dude wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

confuzzled dude wrote:

Too often, I see high-school students break down in tears over grades or pile on advanced and AP classes because “that’s what colleges want to see.” In fact, a recent survey of a nationally representative sample of 22,000 high-school students conducted by Marc Brackett at Yale indicated that high-school students felt stressed 80 percent of the time. Yet, companies have begun to recognize that traditional education does not always equate to success in the business world. Google has said that it has found no correlation between GPAs and test scores and employees who thrive, and therefore has stopped looking at those academic qualifications altogether. Goldman Sachs has made an effort to hire beyond Ivy League schools, finding that a “top quality” education didn’t really provide top quality job candidates.

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/08/learning-versus-education/494660/

I think high GPAs and Trump's political acumen are two sides of the same coin.

Education and GPA are not needed for jobs in business or Goldman Sachs - what is needed is a criminal mindset and a tendency to cheat and loot.

Unfortunately, for everything else you need education and GPAs - including AP and Advanced courses.

Just look around your workplace and let us know the relation between high score achievers and high achievers.