Popular Post HoosierPal Posted May 6 Popular Post Share Posted May 6 Gibson Jimerson and Tay Weaver were among 104 Billiken athletes who received straight A's in either the first or second or both semesters this past school year. Men's Basketball Gibson Jimerson, International Business Tay Weaver, Student Personnel Administration Zink, AGB91, MattyMo213 and 7 others 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pistol Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 That's awesome. Jimerson was billed as a high academic kid. That's true of basically all of our incoming players, as well. And good on Weaver. It stands out to me because we've seen so much about how grad transfers aren't seeing their degrees through, how they're coasting on 1-2 classes a semester that they don't have to take seriously, etc. meerkat, HoosierPal, Zink and 3 others 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 53 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: Gibson Jimerson and Tay Weaver were among 104 Billiken athletes who received straight A's in either the first or second or both semesters this past school year. Men's Basketball Gibson Jimerson, International Business Tay Weaver, Student Personnel Administration -that's great, congratulations Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierPal Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 Ok, this has nothing to do with Jimerson and Weaver, nor Billiken Hoops, but it is hilarious. And you know these guys aren't taking many challenging courses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reinert310 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 TJ Hargrove posted on his Instagram that he had a 3.28. I’m assuming that’s for spring semester. That’s honor roll, isn’t it? I feel old, it’s been so long since I was in school, I can’t remember what counts as honor roll. Either way, he’s obviously taking school seriously. Good for them! Go Bills! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quality Is Job 1 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 2 hours ago, HoosierPal said: Ok, this has nothing to do with Jimerson and Weaver, nor Billiken Hoops, but it is hilarious. And you know these guys aren't taking many challenging courses. Straight Bs except for a C! Hook 'em Horns! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reinert310 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 3 minutes ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: Straight Bs except for a C! Hook 'em Horns! That’s the ol’ Reinert310 college plan. Nice to see the longhorn football team following in my footsteps! HoosierPal 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierPal Posted May 30 Author Share Posted May 30 No comment needed. No, don't go up and read about UT's 2.89 GPA. Reinert310 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pistol Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 A 3.25 GPA is really something. That's high enough to maintain most academic scholarships at SLU. It's also significantly higher than where it was back in my day (and I'm guessing most other eras, too). Excellent work. BilliesBy40, slufanskip and AGB91 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CBFan Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 The pressure of performing in the class and on the court is tough and it is one big reason I have been a fan of SLU basketball. Way to go TJ on your academics. Someday soon our smart athletic players will make it to the final 4. slufanskip 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilliesBy40 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 42 minutes ago, Pistol said: A 3.25 GPA is really something. That's high enough to maintain most academic scholarships at SLU. It's also significantly higher than where it was back in my day (and I'm guessing most other eras, too). Excellent work. 3.25 gpa means you are equipped with the tools to be successful in this world. Props to the team and staff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billiken_roy Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 On 5/29/2020 at 1:49 PM, Reinert310 said: TJ Hargrove posted on his Instagram that he had a 3.28. I’m assuming that’s for spring semester. That’s honor roll, isn’t it? I feel old, it’s been so long since I was in school, I can’t remember what counts as honor roll. Either way, he’s obviously taking school seriously. Good for them! Go Bills! at one time, hargrove was a leading contender for valedictorian of his high school class. i do not know how he finished or maybe he was valedictorian, but my point is hargrove has always been labeled a good student. Reinert310, slufanskip, HoosierPal and 3 others 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kshoe Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 This is not directed at any player, team, or school, but I'd think if one looked nationwide at grades that were reported for the spring of 2020, they are much higher than normal. Nobody is going to be flunked out during a pandemic and teachers were lenient in all of their grading. This is likely true from kindergarten to masters degrees. slufan13 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
willie Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 17 minutes ago, kshoe said: This is not directed at any player, team, or school, but I'd think if one looked nationwide at grades that were reported for the spring of 2020, they are much higher than normal. Nobody is going to be flunked out during a pandemic and teachers were lenient in all of their grading. This is likely true from kindergarten to masters degrees. I certainly hope no one flunks out of kindergarten. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reinert310 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 19 minutes ago, willie said: I certainly hope no one flunks out of kindergarten. *Reinert310 hangs his head and slowly backs away, hoping no one will notice* billiken_roy, TheDude, HoosierPal and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billiken_roy Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 1 hour ago, Reinert310 said: *Reinert310 hangs his head and slowly backs away, hoping no one will notice* hillarious. thanks for the best post in awhile. made me smile. Reinert310 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RUBillsFan Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 2 hours ago, kshoe said: This is not directed at any player, team, or school, but I'd think if one looked nationwide at grades that were reported for the spring of 2020, they are much higher than normal. Nobody is going to be flunked out during a pandemic and teachers were lenient in all of their grading. This is likely true from kindergarten to masters degrees. I'm sure this is true. I know of at least one St. Louis area school high school that did not allow any student's grades to go down during virtual learning. Students could improve their grades, but they couldn't be any worse than they were when in-person learning stopped. This is totally understandable / probably the correct thing to do given the circumstances, but grades for spring 2020 just need to be put into context and can't really be compared historically. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierPal Posted June 1 Author Share Posted June 1 Several Local HS allowed seniors to opt out completely of e-learning, with their GPA final as of mid term. The thought was that most seniors going to college have been accepted at colleges, so what was the point of making them continue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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