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You know what surprises me... how little most students care about the grades they get. I want to get into a graduate program in a certain university on the East Coast. That graduate program takes only 20 students a year. That's all. Grade point average is so important. Yet, this is what I hear... "I don't care about said subject, so I didn't study." or "I got a B-, good enough." "No, I didn't study... I can BS my way through any essay question."

Now, if I have done my best and end up with a B- that's one thing, but to spend so much money and sacrifice time away from other things... and just give it half a try... that's not me.

Yet, to conform, that's what I will have to do. Where it all is going to pay off is when I get in the graduate program... then I'll be glad Smeagol has good retention.

You know what surprises me... how little most students care about the grades they get.

We are constantly fighting that with our 13-year-old. One of these days he's going to realize his choice is the local community college because he doesn't have the grades to get into Virginia Tech...