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GPA vs. True Intelligence Debate

Jordan Cummings reflects that while they have maintained above a 3.0 GPA throughout school, grades do not truly reflect intelligence. Grades represent how well one can memorize and comply with standards through repetition, but not innate ability in a subject or motivation. A person's intelligence cannot be defined by numbers, as individuals may excel in some areas over others. Additionally, grades can be based on cheating and random guessing, rather than understanding, and are heavily influenced by test scores over other assessments.

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GPA vs. True Intelligence Debate

Jordan Cummings reflects that while they have maintained above a 3.0 GPA throughout school, grades do not truly reflect intelligence. Grades represent how well one can memorize and comply with standards through repetition, but not innate ability in a subject or motivation. A person's intelligence cannot be defined by numbers, as individuals may excel in some areas over others. Additionally, grades can be based on cheating and random guessing, rather than understanding, and are heavily influenced by test scores over other assessments.

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Period2,ERCW
April7th,2016
TranscriptReflection
ThroughouthighschoolandevenmiddleschoolIhaveheldanexceptionalattendance
recordandgrades.Mygradeshavealwaysbeenabovea3.0GPA.EventhoughIhavea3.6
GPA,[Link]
levelofintelligenceapersonhas,however,itdoesshowhowmuchwecanrememberthrough
[Link]'swittscannotbedefinedbynumbersindividualscanbemoreintelligentin
asubjectthananother,butdoesnothavethemotivationtocomplywithCaliforniasgrading
[Link]
hardesttokeepuptheirgradesandbarelybeabletomakethecut.
Apersonsgradescouldalsobebasedsolelyonhowwelltheycancopyanotherperson's
[Link]
thingthatwasgoingon,yetIwasabletoearnBsandhigherforsimplybubblingrandomlyon
[Link],Istudyharddoallof
myhomeworkandgetgreatscores,butwhenitcomestothetests(whichareworthoverseventy
percentofmygrade)[Link]
homework,participation,andassignmentdonotevenmatterwhenitcomestogettingdecent
grade,theonlythingthatmattersishowwellyouscoreonatest.

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