Mark Grassl writes:
>Shawn Walsh
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>The second criticism is of the people who think that Tory does not
>belong in college because he got below 60% in some class.  Mr Tory
>has nothing to be proud of about his classroom performance but people
>should mind their own business before criticizing him or Maine.
 
It could not have been just one class, otherwise he would have had a GPA of
at least 2.00 and we wouldn't be discussing him ad infinitum. :)
 
>Maine and many other public Universities around this country admit
>kids like Tory because they think it is possible to educate the person
>despite previous academic shortcomings.  Thats the school's role
>in educating the general public including foreign (i.e. Canadian) students.
>Other schools have very selective academic policies.  Fine, for them.
>One shoe does not fit all in the US academic schema.
 
For fear of drifting from discussing hockey, I agree with you on the need for
institutions that admit people with lesser marks. The university that I attend
, Carleton U., does just this, it admits anyone with a 60% average to a B.A.
program. I am proud of this open-door policy, I support it, and I will fight
to keep it in place should they ever talk of scrapping it.
(BTW, I didn't need it to get in :) )
 
That being said, you have to look at a couple of things. First, what are
Maine's standards for someone coming in to study Poli Sci or Sociology? If
Maine is a school that requires a high average to get in for normal studies,
it should not be letting in hockey players with averages in the 50s. Second,
even if Maine has an open-door policy, would they normally let in someone who
has to weasel to get a 2.0 when that only takes 60% for him? Even Carleton,
which is called "Last Chance U" or "Hog's Back High" would reject someone with
an average that low.
 
>Ahhhhhh!!!  I fell off my soapbox and I can't get up.
 
Hope there are no major injuries. :-)
 
John
 
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