Our Savvy Molly

[cohenzone]

Nah. Obvious grade creep for jocks. I always suspected Molly was no more than a straight A- student. Can’t go to her left.

 

[DefenseBB]

Wait a minute! You’re telling me that Molly got a B+ in English? Sounds to me like some Associate Professor trying to make a name for themselves in a bid for tenure. “My class is so tough even Molly Bent couldn’t earn an A.”

I heard he was a ND fan...

 

[cohenzone]

Forgetting Molly’s academics, it seems pretty clear that she can shoot, and while not the most athletic player in the world, she’s not a bad athlete nor that slow. Which made me think about her relative to Maria Conlon who wound up, a bit by default at first, becoming a key part of a few championships.

Maria’s main recruiting skill was shooting. But for her first few years she was really only a tiny bit player. When she got her chance, her main contribution wasn’t shooting. She really couldn’t create for herself. But she was a steady ball handler and important part of the team. I’m among those who thought Molly wasn’t up to the level of competition. I still think that’s true for the better teams, but I’m now not so sure she couldn’t have been used to spell the guards for a few minutes here and there, at least by her junior year. Maybe the era at UConn has been wrong for Molly. They will certainly have some blow outs this year, maybe a lot. I’m not sure why a few first half minutes with a 20 point lead isn’t a good time to rest a few players, but GA is pretty conservative that way.

 

[BroadwayVa]

I am guessing that unlike math courses which are generally objectively graded, English classes are often subjectively graded. Since her B+ was early in her career, she probably needed some experience to learn the idiosyncrasies of the particular instructor.

There is more than a touch of truth in what you say. A dozen works of published/famous writers were given to a NYU English Prof for grading. More than half failed none received an A. Yes subjective grading.

 

[cohenzone]

There is more than a touch of truth in what you say. A dozen works of published/famous writers were given to a NYU English Prof for grading. More than half failed none received an A. Yes subjective grading.

Sounds like the profs were jealous. And with some writing experience I can say, fiction writers at least, aren’t writing homework assignments. They do all sorts of things that one would never do in a homework project.

 

[BroadwayVa]

Sounds like the profs were jealous. And with some writing experience I can say, fiction writers at least, aren’t writing homework assignments. They do all sorts of things that one would never do in a homework project.

The real problem with Subjective grading is: It's subjective. Said as the spouse of an English Prof. who indulges in writing for hire.

 

[cohenzone]

The real problem with Subjective grading is: It's subjective. Said as the spouse of an English Prof. who indulges in writing for hire.

I wish my math prof had been less objective. No imagination.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I wish my math prof had been less objective. No imagination.

I guess he couldn’t imagine you getting an A.

 

[cohenzone]

I guess he couldn’t imagine you getting an A.

He was a she. I was lucky she couldn’t imagine an F.

 

[eebmg]

I wish my math prof had been less objective. No imagination.

I know that is not the answer but I was not working in Base 10.

 

[TB12]

"You do realize that Storrs, CT is about an hour drive from Molly’s hometown of Centerville, MA?"

Centerville is on Cape Cod about 2.5 hours from Storrs

 

[TB12]

My favorite Molly story is from a game we attended in Hartford and they did the challenge between a spectator and a player.. The question was to name as many towns in Ct as you can in say 20 seconds... a 12 year old from MA was picked and she did ok, maybe naming 8... then Molly can on the Video screen and started with Eagleville... I knew she was in trouble. the 12 year old won, I don't think Molly said Harford or New Haven...

 

[Charliebball]

Hey if she keeps this up she may get into grad school..................

 

[Moose]

Hey if she keeps this up she may get into grad school..................

well, I dunno, I guess there is a , but seriously, is she considering grad school?

 

[Charliebball]

well, I dunno, I guess there is a , but seriously, is she considering grad school?

I have no idea but undergrads that smart often do.............she's certainly qualified..............

 

[trb123]

I would like to congratulate Molly. I have known only one other D1 NCAAW basketball player doing BS in math. She was from one of the historically black colleges and I have forgotten the details.
I would like to mention that Virginia Wade, a three time grand slam winner from the UK, studied physics and mathematics at U of Sussex. I have been told of her post graduate degrees. I was unable to confirm it.
BS math among basketball players is very rare.

 

[Moose]

I would like to congratulate Molly. I have known only one other D1 NCAAW basketball player doing BS in math. She was from one of the historically black colleges and I have forgotten the details.
I would like to mention that Virginia Wade, a three time grand slam winner from the UK, studied physics and mathematics at U of Sussex. I have been told of her post graduate degrees. I was unable to confirm it.
BS math among basketball players is very rare.

Another impressive mathematician-athlete is retired NFL-er John Urschel. Urschel graduated from Penn State with a 4.0 in Mathematics in 3 years. He's currently doing a PhD at MIT. John Urschel - Wikipedia

 

[Gus Mahler]

well, I dunno, I guess there is a , but seriously, is she considering grad school?

I hope she does (considers and goes) and doesn't become a teacher. I do hope she gets into some arena of coaching or helping with a team. She will have one of the greatest attributes a college grad can have: a recommendation from GA.

 

[eebmg]

Another impressive mathematician-athlete is retired NFL-er John Urschel. Urschel graduated from Penn State with a 4.0 in Mathematics in 3 years. He's currently doing a PhD at MIT. John Urschel - Wikipedia

I imagine no one on his Defense Committee will give him any trouble.

 

[Argonaut]

I hope she does (considers and goes) and doesn't become a teacher. I do hope she gets into some arena of coaching or helping with a team. She will have one of the greatest attributes a college grad can have: a recommendation from GA.

Unless she goes the private school teaching route, she’ll have to go to grad school (or at least some kind of licensure program) to get her teaching credentials.

As noted in the thread title, Molly is savvy. I’d be shocked if she enrolled in a graduate program and WASN’T a graduate assistant to, at the very least, get her master’s paid for.