07-14-2010, 11:37 AM
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#181
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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
Well when i started this thread I thought she accomplished something great albeit with a lot of studying. To go through 8 courses without getting any marks deducted in assignments, to get no questions wrong through all the quizzes, midterms and finals is just impressive.
Well if IB curves and the top student gets a 100 that's not really that impressive.
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All this confusion about the top student getting 100% should be discussed... when I made that post, I should've said that it was up to the teacher's discretion to curve the marks with one student getting 100. Nevertheless, they still do curve the marks.
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07-14-2010, 11:42 AM
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#182
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Holy Ffffffffuuuuuuuu.
How has this topic garnered 12 pages of discussion?
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07-14-2010, 11:44 AM
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#183
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I thought this thread would be about an article on The Onion.
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07-14-2010, 11:44 AM
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#184
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Originally Posted by J pold
Holy Ffffffffuuuuuuuu.
How has this topic garnered 12 pages of discussion?
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Well. You're using the term 'discussion' pretty loosely I think.
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07-14-2010, 11:46 AM
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#185
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Originally Posted by MelBridgeman
If your IQ is through the roof, why would you have to study 6-8 hrs a day (if true). Seems more like hard work than IQ. At least in my experience the smart kids work hard, but didn't have to work that hard.
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Personally, I don't think there is any amount of studying you could do that would get you 100% in 8 courses unless you weren't naturally quite brilliant to begin with. All her extra studying did was likely take her from a 95% to a 100%.
I did very little studying and managed to coast through high school, I worked harder at university though (and it was an adjustment as I was used to having everything come easy to me), even with the harder work I pulled in university I figure I still did considerably less than others that finished in the grad class where I did. In my experience, studying will only get you so far. If you aren't naturally bright, studying can only get you to a certain point, and you won't get past that point. I had a friend who would study all day every day in University, and the most he could get was a B. He worked his ass off, but if he hadn't off he likely would have flunked out.
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07-14-2010, 11:50 AM
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#186
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Originally Posted by J pold
Holy Ffffffffuuuuuuuu.
How has this topic garnered 12 pages of rambling, barely coherent, illogical, nonsense?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
Well. You're using the term 'discussion' pretty loosely I think.
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Better?
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07-14-2010, 11:51 AM
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#187
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Originally Posted by J pold
Better?
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Indeed.
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07-14-2010, 12:06 PM
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#188
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Big Deal, let's see her survive high school 100% drunk all the time - like I did!
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07-14-2010, 12:07 PM
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#189
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Originally Posted by fotze
Ya, when do you use graphing in the real world. Never, thats when.
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Really? I come across it all the time (every day) in the financial/engineering/oil & gas world.
Oh, and watching the real estate daily numbers slowly deflate as well.
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07-14-2010, 12:13 PM
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#190
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Norm!
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I bet that she spent 3 days studying before losing her virginity to her boyfriend and fellow chess club/debating club/math club alumni Barry "Swirly" Blaskovich.
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07-14-2010, 12:18 PM
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#191
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fotze
Ya, when do you use graphing in the real world. Never, thats when.
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The only real world application for me is my "Golden Tee parabola"
As I start drinking, I get progressively better. Then at around 3 pints I hit the peak of my parabola, and it's all downhill from there.
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07-14-2010, 12:52 PM
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#192
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Missed the bus
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I for one never thought I would use things like the law of diminishing returns etc etc... now I totally need them. Thank god for excel and google.
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07-14-2010, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by alltherage
I for one never thought I would use things like the law of diminishing returns etc etc... now I totally need them. Thank god for excel and google.
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Present Value was the one I thought was ridiculous, but now I use it on a daily basis.
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07-14-2010, 12:58 PM
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#194
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J pold
Holy Ffffffffuuuuuuuu.
How has this topic garnered 12 pages of discussion?
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I was thinking the same thing - can some one just sign a free agent, or make a trade, so we can break the summer monotony?
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07-14-2010, 01:22 PM
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#196
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Quote:
Originally Posted by edn88
I was thinking the same thing - can some one just sign a free agent, or make a trade, so we can break the summer monotony?
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Maybe it's because I used the max characters for the title of this thread.
Longer the better. click click click.
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07-14-2010, 04:01 PM
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alltherage
I for one never thought I would use things like the law of diminishing returns etc etc... now I totally need them. Thank god for excel and google.
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Originally Posted by MJM
Present Value was the one I thought was ridiculous, but now I use it on a daily basis.
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Those were taught in high school?
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07-15-2010, 01:05 PM
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#198
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Missed the bus
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Originally Posted by SebC
Those were taught in high school?
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Hmmm maybe those were in one of my economics classes in college... I have no idea anymore. It all just blurrs together.
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07-15-2010, 02:15 PM
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Probably been said, but why the F*** is she going to McMaster?!
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07-15-2010, 02:47 PM
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#200
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frequitude
Probably been said, but why the F*** is she going to McMaster?!
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Because Lakehead or Brock were too far away.
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