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i thought peaple would be used to seeing that in the venomous forum.for a 14 year old i pick up things more then a normal 14 year old does.i have a 4.2 grade point avverage wich surprises my teachers and i could tell you the latin name of almost any hot.

Ah, your school weights grades. I was never really a fan of that because they told me that the first thing colleges do when they look at your transcript is de-weigh them. Why don't you have a 4.5, slacker?
I'm currently to the age (23) where I forget something for everything I learn, so I only remember Latin names if I think it's worth the cost.
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"The serpent crams itself with animal life that is often warm and vibrant, to prolong an existence in which we detect no joy and no emotion. It reveals the depth to which evolution can sink when it takes the downward path and strips animals to the irreducible minimum able to perpetuate a predatory life in its naked horror."
Alexander Skutch

I have a problem with arguwing with the teachers if i think there wrong i will keep arguing with them intill they show me other wise.my dad tells me to get out of the books and join foot ball becous i am 6 foot 2 and way 210 pounds.

4.2 and still can't spell until or weigh???...I'm lol now!

oh realy my tiping is not that good so shut the hell up.

oh..and hey...really...TWO "L's" and typing...with a "Y"
Just trying to help you keep your "4.2"

Terry

Just when I was thinking of conceding that this thread sort of proves IAHerper's point in his post below, he jumps in and takes a cheap shot.

Maybe we're doomed to extinction sooner than I thought...
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sorry...I just thought he was trying to be pretty cocky for someone who spells like my 9 yr old. I may be wrong and just asking for "get IAHerper" thread but what is a 14yr old doing in here anyway, I hope not actually keeping hots on his own.

just my 2 cents....Terry

No in my state it is illegal to keep them but evan if it is legal. I probly wont keep them for another 4 years.oh yah if i spell somthing wrong who gives a rats a$$.

hey..don't be getting all mad at me....I just thought you were trying to be pretty damn cocky in your first post, and someone bragging about their grade point average, an dhow quit they get things should know how to spell. And you said your typing wasn't that good ...I could understand typos, but your typing has little to do with the spelling of words. I will give you that it appears that you WERE trying to sound them out...Typing does sound like tiping, and weigh is also spelled way in other contexts, and really..who needs that other L.....

My point..If you're trying to come off as this really smart 14yr old.....Type like it because its all we have to judgeyou on....

sorry to keep dragging this out...But WHAT was the point of your first post....Answer that and I will be happy and leave this thread alone......

I read these posts on education
and how it relates to our advocation.
Some say it does...and others not,
When it comes to keeping Hot

We have a genious at fourteen.
4.2...That's pretty KEEN!
And another at 23,
That has regressive memory!

Alas if knowledge does decrease,
with age the spiral down...increase(?)
...With age dear friends than 52
At that age what can I do?

I dread my own senility,
When reading this progression see...
I sit and wonder "does it relate?
Or is it a Barb-not worth the bait?

(lol) No harm intended.

Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

np
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

we live in when an adult pokes fun at 14 year old kid for his spelling errors.

I would say nothing to a 14 yr old coming in here because he's interested in the hobby, but one that comes in here and his only post is about how smart he is and how his teachers just can't believe it, and how quick he picks everything up...thats something eles. I know I should grow up,I don't need to be told , but this kid was just asking for it....I mean his post was LOL...whats so funny

I probably just lost the respect of a few people in here, but S&*T happens

Terry

He has been posting on this forum for quite some time. He asks alot of questions and is very interested in venomous reptiles and their PROPER husbandry.

I am not condoning anything here. Just stating my observations.

I see your point, I have nothing against him for being here, I was just ticked off by that first"LOL" post. I meant no personal offense, I just have a major pet peeve with people bragging about how smart,better,quick, they are. I was 14 once and remember wanting to learn all I could about herps and I welcome the youth to the hobby/lifestyle. I just hope they do it without all the "I'm this smart" stuff.

Terry

We don't use GPAs in Canada but see it on so many university sites. Just wondering, whats the GPA of an 84% avg mark.

PS
I'm 16 and 6'2 too and I play hockey and know the latin name and natural history of most things eastern N. American and...
but I wouldn't want to sound cocky.
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That would be around a 3.5. 4.0 is supposed to be the highest but certain schools 'weigh' the grades in advanced classes making it possible to get above a 4.0.
Basically
4 = 90% and up
3= 80%
2= 70%
1 = 60%
So you can kind of see the pattern.

Er... I'm 5'4, if anyone's counting. And my teachers think I draw too many kittens on my test papers.
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"The serpent crams itself with animal life that is often warm and vibrant, to prolong an existence in which we detect no joy and no emotion. It reveals the depth to which evolution can sink when it takes the downward path and strips animals to the irreducible minimum able to perpetuate a predatory life in its naked horror."
Alexander Skutch

GPA is short for Grade Point Average. An A equals 4 points, B 3, C 2, D 1 and F 0.

If one were to take 4 classes, all of equal weight, and receive a B, 2 Cs and an A, that would equal 11 (3 2 2 4). Divide 11 by 4 to get the GPA; 2.75.

In college, it's a little different because the classes have different credit values. Most classes are 3 units (credits) but some are 4, 2 or 1...rarely 5 or higher. So, if we use that same example (3 2 2 4) with all 3 unit classes, it's still 2.75. But it's different when the classes have a different value, of course. For each unit, another grade point equivalent is added. Here's an example.

Eng 15 - 3 units - A - Grade points 12
Span 1 - 4 units - C 8
Bio 20 - 3 units - C 6
Math 4 - 3 units - B 9

You add all the grade points (35) and divide by the units attempted...in this case, the GPA is 2.92.

I hope that wasn't too much useless information. LOL!!

I wasn't sure if they had A's and B's in Canada...
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"The serpent crams itself with animal life that is often warm and vibrant, to prolong an existence in which we detect no joy and no emotion. It reveals the depth to which evolution can sink when it takes the downward path and strips animals to the irreducible minimum able to perpetuate a predatory life in its naked horror."
Alexander Skutch

No we don't use letter grade but we used to. We use levels.
The problem is that your grade has to land squarly on a level so it's quite concevible that your test mark is dropped 4 or 5% to accomidate the levels, but they go up to sometimes too.

Thanks for all your help.

Cam Hanna

4 = 96%
4 = 90%
4- = 80%
3 = 78%
3 = 75%
3- = 72%
2 = 68%
2 = 65%
2- = 62%
1 = 58%
1 = 55%
1- = 52%
R = 39%
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"I'm tired of being a wannabe bowler! I wanna be a bowler!!"
-- Homer Simpson