Addy Rizenhein commits to NAU

spade is a spade is a spade wrote:

123 please kill me wrote:

Allow me to elaborate: she has a 4.33 weighted GPA. I would say that is good enough to get in(though it would be fairly expensive.

Sorry, it's not just the GPA, it's the classes. Are they easier weighted classes or really, really hard ones that take critical thinking, hard work and a gift.

Yes, I know what "weighted GPA's" mean, I really do...but you don't truly know the classes she took. If they are mainly AP classes, then yes, she's bright.

Regardless, if you are reading this Addy, I'm not knocking you at all young lady and I sincerely wish you well. But I had friends who had weighted GPA's in the 4.6 range!!!! and I know how they got them---not saying you did.

No matter what, you are clearly smart and will go far with your studies and running.

I've met your Dad several times, a very nice guy and a great runner.

Good luck Addy!

Ughh wrote:

executive searcher wrote:

It's a pretty safe bet that particularly Addie will end up making a career in the running industry. Either as a pro runner, coach or manager in running/shoe industry.

This can often be a well earning, satisfying choice. All she needs for that is good running and a bachelors degree from anywhere.

If she later decides on a different route, good grades at NAU and a strong grad school still works.

I'm sure she and her advising group thought this thru, and felt altitude and less stress academics was a good choice. The NAU women's team now very good, and the group has a nice Southwest vibe.

Good luck to her!

That’s sad. Wasting a degree and a brain to be a sports trainer and some kind of high school coach. That’s if she even wants to do that. Hoping that’s not the case. Pro runner? Not so sure depending on what happens the next 4 long years

Ughh wrote:

executive searcher wrote:

It's a pretty safe bet that particularly Addie will end up making a career in the running industry. Either as a pro runner, coach or manager in running/shoe industry.

This can often be a well earning, satisfying choice. All she needs for that is good running and a bachelors degree from anywhere.

If she later decides on a different route, good grades at NAU and a strong grad school still works.

I'm sure she and her advising group thought this thru, and felt altitude and less stress academics was a good choice. The NAU women's team now very good, and the group has a nice Southwest vibe.

Good luck to her!

That’s sad. Wasting a degree and a brain to be a sports trainer and some kind of high school coach. That’s if she even wants to do that. Hoping that’s not the case. Pro runner? Not so sure depending on what happens the next 4 long years

executive searcher wrote:

spade is a spade is a spade wrote:

Sorry, it's not just the GPA, it's the classes. Are they easier weighted classes or really, really hard ones that take critical thinking, hard work and a gift.

Yes, I know what "weighted GPA's" mean, I really do...but you don't truly know the classes she took. If they are mainly AP classes, then yes, she's bright.

Regardless, if you are reading this Addy, I'm not knocking you at all young lady and I sincerely wish you well. But I had friends who had weighted GPA's in the 4.6 range!!!! and I know how they got them---not saying you did.

You do understand that although athletes don't get scholarships at the Ivies, they often get a break on admission standards.

A national Gatorade winner and NXN champ with a 4.0/4.33 most likely gets in even in at Harvard, Yale & Princeton.

Using sports to get in to top colleges is a proven successful strategy. In fact so successful, it was the basis for the Varsity Blues scandal.

spade is a spade is a spade wrote:

executive searcher wrote:

You do understand that although athletes don't get scholarships at the Ivies, they often get a break on admission standards.

A national Gatorade winner and NXN champ with a 4.0/4.33 most likely gets in even in at Harvard, Yale & Princeton.

Using sports to get in to top colleges is a proven successful strategy. In fact so successful, it was the basis for the Varsity Blues scandal.

Absolutely I understand that. Mr. Blanks was a big enough person to admit it last year after his first CC National Win.

I'm not saying she won't get in, of course she will. But, the poster claimed she had a 4.33 weighted GPA and my point was simply that it might not be as high as implied.

As my post said, I'm not ripping her, but I constantly hear about 4.4's and other weighted GPA's and there's usually more to the story.

Regardless, yes, she's smart enough to get in probably anywhere in the country, based more on her running than her studies.