Doubtful. I simply knew that if I didn't get a 3.5, or close to it, my ass was grass. I was an avid reader from the time I was in second grade. My parents didn't mind that it was 99% sports books, they were happy I was reading.
From about 10 years old, I'd listen to the A's or Giants games and keep score, and then update statistics...baseball was great for that. My stepfather bought a lot of other books at flea markets that I found interesting, such as a six volume biographical encyclopedia of American history (published in 1889).
Everything just kind of rolled from there.
Everything just kind of rolled from there.
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It took awhile form me to come around. I was too distracted by other “extracurricular” activities. Things started rolling for me after a stint in the military. The experience proved highly beneficial; it reoriented some of my thinking about life and refocused me on some specific goals. After that, I returned to school (college) and my GPA from then on improved markedly. :)