Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back to campus

Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t... by 0xffff2 on Friday August 14, 2020 @11:52AM (#24159509)

>The ones joining frats, partying constantly, playing sports and all that must have trivial classes. Either that or they’re already so rich and privileged that they can afford to fail courses and keep going.

I disagree completely. Some people are just inhumanly capable of balancing everything. One of the smartest people I met while in school was in a sorority and partied hard. She was also extremely successful academically and is currently attending medical school.

I also had my share of fun, but I would never have been able to keep up with her. Fortunately my academic ambitions don't go much farther than my BS in comp. sci.

Just because you can't manage the balancing act doesn't mean no one else can.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t... by chongli on Friday August 14, 2020 @01:06PM (#24160426)

I disagree completely. Some people are just inhumanly capable of balancing everything. One of the smartest people I met while in school was in a sorority and partied hard. She was also extremely successful academically and is currently attending medical school.

She’s the exception that proves the rule. I met at least half a dozen people in first year who partied only moderately and have since flunked out of the school. They’ve moved to other schools with less demanding programs and tried to put their lives back together.

I also met someone who studied for an entire term to pass the MCAT and got into medical school. She seemed like the type of person who really knew how to balance her life though. Not a crazy partier but someone with close friendships.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t... by 0xffff2 on Friday August 14, 2020 @01:46PM (#24160911)

I think both you and she are near opposite ends of a fairly normal distribution. Yes, she's an outlier (not as much as you seem to think though), but your description of your experience is as well.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t... by dehrmann on Saturday August 15, 2020 @04:02PM (#24171908)

> ...in a sorority

When I was in college from 2002 to 2006, the thing I heard about sororities was that joining one usually helped a GPAs, and they were really good about keeping an archive of old exams and notes.

Joining a frat hurt your GPA.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t... by mensetmanusman on Friday August 14, 2020 @08:42PM (#24164918)

Ya, that’s an outlier, over a quarter of people drop out of college because they can’t handle following directions.

[ Parent | on HN ]