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I’m curious why we’d expect achievements in STEM at the age of 16/17, when students are applying for college. To keep this in perspective, kids haven’t even ta
by addicted 5y ago
I’m curious why we’d expect achievements in STEM at the age of 16/17, when students are applying for college.
To keep this in perspective, kids haven’t even taken Science 101 at this point.
And the exceptional students who have won Olympiad golds or created open source software, etc, would more than be covered by the “special talents, achievements and awards in any field” section.
- dogma1138 5y agoIs this true? Not American when I was in school by 16 you would expected to know some physics, chemistry, biology and even computer science to some extent… In physics 16 year olds have already been thought classical mechanics, optics and electro magnetism…
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- WalterBright 5y ago> I’m curious why we’d expect achievements in STEM at the age of 16/17, when students are applying for college. A student in my dorm had designed and built a computer using random TTL chips while in high school. Me, I'd torn a car completely to pieces, rebuilt the engine, and put it back together.
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- FormerBandmate 5y agoKids with parents in the field can easily accomplish things (with a little help) Defeats the whole meritocratic element tho, makes you think about the real reason behind this