Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Neuroscientists debunk idea Colorado suspect was supersmart [View all]aikoaiko
(34,169 posts)35. Of course.
I'm not blaming the grad program, I'm just chatting about things.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
47 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
I think they'll be tightlipped about any incidents where he hit a wall at school
flamingdem
Jul 2012
#5
Sounds like he tanked his prelims, but it might not have been for intellectual reasons.
gkhouston
Jul 2012
#8
Without knowing what the other kids at the summer program were like, it's hard to
gkhouston
Jul 2012
#16
If THIS GUY was "one of six students admitted to the University of Colorado's graduate program"...
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#3
That's a pretty strange thing to say, considering one guy knew Holmes when Holmes was
LisaL
Jul 2012
#21
What do you think an employer will say if one of six neuroscience grad students
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#28
He was accepted into program not based on his high school record (whatever it was)
LisaL
Jul 2012
#33
If he graduated with honors then why did he have so much trouble handling his first year grad exam?
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#38
That "actual professor" is a competitor at Baylor with his own self-serving agenda.
pnwmom
Jul 2012
#47
"He was just a second-year grad student," he says. "He didn't know anything."
alcibiades_mystery
Jul 2012
#4
ROFL! I've never heard that, but now I'm picturing half my colleagues with big
petronius
Jul 2012
#20
I'd say that depends on what your undergrad experience was like, and also what
gkhouston
Jul 2012
#40
Classic doctoral professor remark. Mine told me not to show up for my masters hooding...
aikoaiko
Jul 2012
#23
I'm beginning to think the program contributed to pushing carrot top over the edge
flamingdem
Jul 2012
#24