<p>One of the best Calculus teachers at my school was ranked in the bottom 5 people yet he now has an even better job at the district teaching other teachers…</p>
<p>The person who was ranked last honestly did care a little bit and didn’t get straight F’s but he was still last. His mom also died and he was under a lot of stress so don’t pass judgement. While he did drop out, he’s getting his GED now. A least he’s doing something with his life.</p>
<p>Factors like that can play a part! Don’t automatically assume that they don’t care!</p>
<p>Because of a year off, it took me 5 years to graduate. I might have been a little immature for college as I didn’t turn 18 until mid-way through the first semester of freshman year. Also, college was very difficult for me compared to high school. I found I could no longer study for a test during the first half of the test as I had in high school. I applied myself better after returning but could not recover from the poor grades received during the first 2 1/2 years so I did indeed graduate last from the college of Engineering but at least it was a top 25 university. And I graduated. Not like those slacker guys Zuckerberg, Jobs and Gates. I guess it all depends what you learned and how you apply it when you get out.</p>
<p>You should have seen the face on the guy who graduated No. 1 from the Engineering group and who was entering the work force at $980/month when I told him I was starting at $1,000! Yes, I got the highest ranking starting salary in spite of graduating in last place.</p>
<p>$12k/year? That sounds too low to be livable, but as you said, it’s a starting salary. Congrats :)!</p>
<p>That was 1972. 4 years of Tuition, Room & Board was also $12,000. Compare that to current college costs and starting salaries (college is $200,000+ and starting salaries are maybe $60,000 - something is wrong now)</p>
<p>Chances are, anyone ranked that low has other priorities besides school or serious learning problems.</p>