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From: lenoil@mit-eddie.UUCP (Robert Scott Lenoil)
Newsgroups: net.college
Subject: Re: Topics for Discussion
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Date: Sun, 1-Dec-85 19:34:37 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec  1 19:34:37 1985
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In article <9075@ritcv.UUCP> jrc@ritcv.UUCP (James R. Carbin) writes:
>I would also add that I strongly feel that students should not be allowed
>to withdraw from a course after a few weeks without any record made of it.
>A student's transcript is not only a record of achievements, but also
>an historical document which records the student's association at a
>particular institution of higher education.

I agree with James on his first point: a student that gets a 4.0 (5.0 at
MIT) by getting A's in everything he takes is a cut above a student that
gets a 4.0 by dropping those courses which he/she was not doing A-level
work in, and the transcript should reflect this difference.  However, I
must disagree with the "historical document" argument.  A transcript
merely shows what courses a student took, when they were taken, and what
grades were received.  It by no means describes the full picture of a
"student's association at a particular institution of higher education."
This picture also includes extracurricular activities and character
attributes such as personal integrity.  I would object to being evaluated
solely on the basis of my transcipt; it is but one (albeit important)
indicator of my college career.