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Busting the Myth of NEM, GPA and Rank

Busting the Myth of NEM, GPA and Rank There are three concepts that I don't fully believe in in the education system namely: NEM, GPA and ranking.  I went through the education system for 22 years (1 year Kindergarten, 6 years Elementary, 6 years Middle-High School, 4 years Undergraduate, 5 years Master & Doctoral) and then continued teaching for 15 years at universities in three developed countries (USA, South Korea, Australia) and homeland.  I witnessed how irrelevant these three concepts are to what is normally defined as success.  It turns out that my indication is supported by research conducted by Thomas J. Stanley which maps out 100 factors that will influence a person's level of success based on a survey of 733 millionaires in the US.  Based on the results of his research, it turns out that good grades (namely NEM, GPA and of course ranking) are only the number 30 success factor! Meanwhile, the IQ factor ranks 21st and attending a favorite university/sch