Sheril Kirshenbaum

I cannot agree more! “Why we should look beyond grades to spot potential in STEM”

https://www.science.org/content/article/why-we-should-look-beyond-grades-spot-potential-stem?utm_campaign=Science+Magazine&utm_medium=ownedSocial&utm_source=linkedin #science

Mar 14 at 8:16pmMetatext
Show threadColman ReillyMar 14
@Sheril first, we should stop writing “stem” as anything other than a part of a plant.
Show threadRokosunMar 14
@Colman @Sheril Lol 😂
Show threadKpl KlinkMar 14
@Sheril I just read the linked article and vehemently agree too. I was pretty much the author from a similar background.
Show threadShadSterlingMar 14
@Sheril also, all the other fields
Show threadLydia SchochMar 14

@Sheril That was a very good article.

My best friend growing up had poor grades due to some very traumatic things that happened to her as a kid and teen.

When she applied to college, she was denied entry due to her GPA.

She did eventually go to a different school and get a degree as an adult, but I remember thinking how unfair it was not to take all of the non-academic stuff she was dealing with into account the first time she applied.

I’m so glad this is changing.

Show threadRichard HendricksMar 15

@Sheril My wife is currently a Senior Principal Test Engineer at a startup semiconductor company. She's chaired conferences in her discipline. She's taken chips from a piece of paper to tens of millions of units shipped a year.

Today she wouldn't even get a single call for a job interview. She's terrified of getting a masters degree because her GPA was 2.7. GPAs dont mean shit.