There are all these people on here saying that they're about to graduate from college or get a degree or something, but they can't spell worth a crap. If you can't spell scholarship, then you don't need to be graduating from college..... :|
2007-05-25 11:15:46 · 4 answers · asked by rcie1994 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
I'm not sure that typos and spelling errors amount to the same thing, so I'm guessing it's more a case of not thoroughly checking what you type before you send it.... also, spelling aptitude, like a math aptitude, makes it naturally easier for some ( I myself have a natural tendancy to spell ), but has no reflection on intelligence or education. I have a very good friend/colleague with 2 MA's in psychology who isn't the best speller. I do not doubt her intellectual abilities in any way due to this. Luckily for you, it seems that you have that natural ability to spell. I hope the ability to look at more than the surface comes as naturally for you in time. :)
2007-05-25 12:45:22 · answer #1 · answered by ksta72 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait until you're older. I'm 30 and don't have a college degree, but am a thousand times more intelligent than some of the people I've met with degrees. Unfortunately, many colleges don't provide education, they just give you a degree for regurgitating information.
Kind of like giving your pet a treat for sitting pretty. It's quite sad and annoying.
2007-05-25 18:25:19 · answer #2 · answered by jedimorgana 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I realised when I was applying for my degree that one of the main things is actually the socialising and team work aspect of the degree, and skills necessary to implement things that you learn into a career situation. I live in the UK, and such things like numeracy and literacy skills should already be quite strong when a student starts their degree, and so these are not studied in depth as it would just be a waste of time. People do tend to adopt sloppy habits with their written communication skills as a result of such things as text messages and internet communications, where the majority of users shorten their words or substitute groups of letters with characters that would make the same phonetic sound. I blame these things for higher academic level student's poor lieracy skills. Thats my opinion anyway. Rach
2007-05-25 18:28:42 · answer #3 · answered by Rachel H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, i agree.
2007-05-25 18:21:47 · answer #4 · answered by EllisFan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋