<p>"It seems that your position is that the better grades you get, the better researcher you are. "
No, I didn’t say that, BrownParent.</p>
<p>Some one claimed that, all one needs, using examples drawn from the biological fields, is just some basic “experimentation” knowledge to conduct research. Hence, taking classes beyond that point won’t help. I was just trying to say this might not apply to ALL disciplines. And as you said, “The 3.0 may have taken a grad level class, either for credit, or just on his own to gain the knowledge needed for his summer research.” </p>
<p>Actually, some one else has answered my question even before your first post. However, all of a sudden, you came in with some different viewpoint so I responded accordingly, all the way till now.</p>
<p>Any way, I guess people have different experiences in how they obtain their research opportunities, so thanks for all the inputs and since this thread has grown so big and gone off topic, we can put a halt to this now.</p>