Posts by youngScholar

Tangentially related: Forbes just came out with their ranking of undergraduate schools, and the results are interesting. More info. "The rankings are based on five general categories: Post Graduate success (30%), which evaluates...

Quote:Originally Posted by gort Waiting a full year for this movie is going to suck so much. Waiting through a full year of spoiler pics will just make it worse.

Quote:Originally Posted by imatlas  So, the mechanic's job pays more, today. Big deal - after four years and a certificate, a mechanic is already close to his maximum lifetime earning potential. After a BA in French Literature,...

Watched Limitless last night. Very interesting take on brain-enhancers. Surprising ending.

Quote:Originally Posted by stevenson100 Graduate school applications generally request three reference letters, and often require that at least one of these be from a professor or other faculty member who will know your academic...

Here is another pic of the Batmobiles (in Pittsburgh):

Quote:Originally Posted by Nil  Nice. Bane's costume is really fugly, but I guess it's part of the venom delivery system. Here's another theory:

Quote:Originally Posted by stylemeup  The article linked to above seems to have a somewhat contrary message to those of the articles linked to in the OP. The article linked to above seems to say that grad school will make a...

IMO an integral part of overhauling the system involves strengthening the rigor of the pre-college experience. Far too much gets made of access, access, access, and not of quality.

Just finished The Doors of Perception.