Can you be smart and have bad grades?

Most smart people get good grades. This should be fairly self-evident. What is however sadly common is that smart people often get poor, or at least poor for them, grades in sporadic courses, or upon making a ‘difficulty’ jump – from elementary to high school, to a new grade, or to college/university.

Do bad college grades expire?

There is basically a “statute of limitations” for “old” grades. In most colleges, it’s something like 10-12 years. Your 15 year absence from undergraduate work is outside that period. That means that you can get a “fresh” start in a community college or four year undergraduate program.

What jobs can you get with bad grades?

6 Good Jobs for Bad Students

• Software Developer. Median starting pay: $64,400.
• Sales Account Executives. Median starting pay: $45,400.
• Lecturers/Speakers. Median starting pay: $44,600.
• Real Estate Sales Agents. Median starting pay: $43,800.
• Social Media Managers. Median starting pay: $40,900.
• Copywriters.

Should students care more about their grades than intelligence?

Students should worry less about their grades and instead care more about retaining the content they are learning and gaining actual knowledge. David Thomas, a principal lecturer at ASU, said there are varying theories about intelligence.

Should intelligence be the focus of Education?

While there are varying theories on what intelligence is and whether it can improve, you can gain knowledge throughout the course of your life. This principle should be the focus of education, not a person’s grades.

Can a person become more intelligent throughout their life?

Thomas said there are also people who think just the opposite, and that a person can become more intelligent throughout their life. “That’s the incremental theory of intelligence, it means that intelligence is malleable and can grow if you use the right strategies and techniques,” Thomas said.

Do grades still matter in college?

While grades still matter and students should strive to get a 4.0, we need to stop weighing our intelligence through grades and instead recognize that intelligence comes in all forms. Reach the columnist at [email protected] or follow @a_sutherland10 on Twitter.