The story of my 4.0
While I never mention my GPA unless specifically asked, some people do know that I have a 4.0 for as long as I have my education here in the States. I started out at Northern Virginia Community College and then transfered to University of Houston in 2006. Now that I am graduating with a 4.0 in Computer Science, I get to know yet another rule of our great university: honor graduate requires 66 credits completed at UH. I have 59. I told myself: "Great, so I have take 2 freshman level classes to prove to others that I deserve some small golden text that says "Summa Cum Laude" on a piece of paper." The decision wasn't so hard to make.
What I find unfathomable in this rule is: how can one still graduate and not recognized so. If our university is so vehement about the 66 credits requirement, why not just make it so that everyone has to take 66 credits before he/she can graduate from our university? Well, I feel stupid for even writing this post since I honestly do not care enough.
On a side note, my PhD candidacy at University of Houston is going to start next Fall. This will be great. I am ready to show the world what I am made of.
Posted by Dat Chu on 04/25 at 12:06 AM
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Congrats on the GPA and graduation. What about instead of taking Intro to Comp. Sci two times, take a couple of graduate level courses instead? Will they give you credit for the MS part of your PhD and count towards graduation/66 hours at the same time?
Posted by Sammy Larbi on 04/25 at 03:23 AM
u r made of sugar, proteins, some minerals, and a lot of FAT!
:p :p :p
Posted by on 04/26 at 10:44 PM
I believe that I can for certain classes. However, that would mean I will need to request a defer graduation. I just don’t feel that it is worth the effort. After all, it wouldn’t make a difference whether I put my GPA on my resume or the “Summa Cum Laude” title.
Posted by on 04/26 at 10:48 PM
To Ami: trust me I’ve got a lot more fat than he does...he’s nothing compared with me :D
Posted by Michael on 05/11 at 12:45 AM