Rick Perry's College Transcript: A Lot Of Cs And Ds

[Scuba]

Another boy genius from Texas. Not news, but worth reposting ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/05/rick-perry-college-transcript_n_919357.html

One reason that might explain his hostility toward the system: He didn't do very well in it. A source in Texas passed The Huffington Post Perry's transcripts from his years at Texas A&M University. The future politician did not distinguish himself much in the classroom. While he later became a student leader, he had to get out of academic probation to do so. He rarely earned anything above a C in his courses -- earning a C in U.S. History, a D in Shakespeare, and a D in the principles of economics. Perry got a C in gym.

Perry also did poorly on classes within his animal science major. In fall semester 1970, he received a D in veterinary anatomy, a F in a second course on organic chemistry and a C in animal breeding. He did get an A in world military systems and “Improv. of Learning” -- his only two As while at A&M.

"A&M wasn't exactly Harvard on the Brazos River," recalled a Perry classmate in an interview with The Huffington Post. "This was not the brightest guy around. We always kind of laughed. He was always kind of a joke."

A spokesperson for the governor recently told the Texas Tribune that the university "helped shape who he is today." The governor’s office did not return a request for comment from The Huffington Post.

[link:http://www.scribd.com/doc/61684192/Rick-Perry-s-Texas-A-M-Transcript|Rick Perry's Texas A&M Transcript
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[Laelth]

1. Nobody ever said "Governor Goodhair" was a genius.

And if they did, they were being sarcastic.



-Laelth

[JEFF9K]

2. Rick Perry got a "D" in Economics.

That puts him among THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST in the Republican Party.

[elias49]

3. Hey! Cut him some slack! Organic chem is tough stuff!! Bwahaha. n/t

[Lochloosa]

6. How do you get a D in OC 1 and be allowed to take OC2?

[central scrutinizer]

45. How do you get a D in trig

And be allowed to take physics?

[JaneyVee]

4. A C in Civics and a D in Economics.

[Thav]

21. D in principles of Economics? Therefore he's a BRILLIANT economist

according to republicans at least. That's, like, way more better than a Nobel Prize and stuff.

[Lochloosa]

5. Required Phy. Ed.? What is this High School?

[DrDan]

7. I was an undergrad at around the same time - we had a 4-course PE requirement

tennis, golf, I don't remember the other 2 I took.

That is not a bad requirement for a BS. Should be a requirement in elementary/middle schools today - but sadly is not.

[dsc]

12. those requirements were still going strong in the 80's when I went to college

One reason I chose the place I went Knox, over John Carroll was that Knox had no PE requirement while John Carroll required two courses.

[CottonBear]

17. I needed 4 PE credits @ my state university in the 80s.

I took fencing (really fun & intellectual) and swimming. Then, needing 2 more credits, I signed up for a 2 credit class called "weight training for fitness

Holy moley! I had NO idea what I was in for! The class kicked my butt! It was taught by the strength coach for our SEC championship Division 1 football team. There were about 30 guys & 5 women.

Coach: "Now get over here and lift those weights! What are you? A bunch of grandmothers? GO!"

It was free weights, running laps and diamond push ups. On the last day of class I did 750 diamond push ups! I could dead lift 125 lbs and bench press 95 lbs.

It was an awesome experience. The gym was an unairconditioned 1940s era model. Nowadays, the students have a world class athletic center.

I was in great shape at the end of the 8 week summer quarter!

[TransitJohn]

25. A one semester half-credit PE course is required of undergraduates in most schools I know of. eom

n/t

[IDemo]

8. an A in world military systems

He's in like Flynn for the Right, then.

[Ilsa]

15. Looks like it's a 2 hour credit course.

I'm guessing he had to take it while in the Corps of Cadets.

The other A was in a 1 hour credit course. Not impressive. I'm glad he passed his Maths, though.

[sarge43]

41. A ROTC course? n/t

[TeamPooka]

48. Then he got a C in it the very next semester.

[Chemisse]

9. "He was always kind of a joke."

He still is.

I welcome him to the 2016 primary race. I hope it is as wildly entertaining as the last one.

[Triana]

10. His best grades were in phys ed and World Military Systems. Should we be surprised?

Pfft. Otherwise, he sucked - mostly Cs and Ds. What a lazy dufus.

[Historic NY]

11. Well he still hasn't mastered US history.

[spooky3]

13. "Oops."

No wonder he wanted to abolish the Dept of .... Uh....

[sarge43]

14. I'd like a gander at his military records

His 214 and his report cards, especially the write ups. There's a sub text to those that can be illuminating.

[Ilsa]

16. I wonder what the rest of it looks like. This appears

To be his first two years and second semester of Summer classes.

Edited to correct error.

[DhhD]

20. It would take the knowledge of Chem I to be able to pass Chem II. Chem II passing grade would

establish credit for Chem I at grade of what a committee would determine by recommendation. He may have, 'skipped,' through college like this in other courses too.

[JHB]

18. Got a "B" in Soil Science. So he started off good at manure...

...and has only marginally improved.

Oops!

[Blue Owl]

55. and dirt digging and mud slinging!

n/t

[TBF]

19. There's a shocker.

[marmar]

22. I listened to him speak the other day on CSPAN.......

....... He is dumber than a bag of hollow marbles. He can't even read off a script properly.

[AngryAmish]

23. Compare the leaking of this transcript and the celebrity nude leak.

In terms of federal and state law as well as normal expectations of privacy.

[Dr. Strange]

50. Good point.

How the hell did people get his transcript? Did he release this himself?

[AngryAmish]

51. Leaked to writer of the article.

[vlyons]

24. I greatly object to this post!

Let me state outright that I'm not a fan of Perry. Never voted for the guy, and I live in TX.

Did it ever occur to you that Perry may have dislexia and/or other learning disabilities? That he stuck with getting a college degree and didn't quit speaks to his credit. Anyone who criticized him for his college record AND didn't earn their own college degree, well just shame on you!

We should be criticizing his political policies, not his long-ago college transcript. A) Who cares? and B) What business is it of yours and mine? Grow up!

[Scuba]

27. Noted. But since he's running for President, everything is fair game.

[aggiesal]

37. And as a Presidential candidate ...

we need to know that he has a 2.1 grade point average from A&M.

Didn't the republicans go after Obama's transcript at Harvard and
complained that he got preferential trestment?

[sarge43]

32. If he has dyslexia, he wouldn't have been an Air Force pilot.

When anyone does something like this, they've forfeited any claim to fair play. Further, please don't run the "we should be better than that". We are better than that and we don't fold like origami to prove it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=439&topic_id=1823714

[MoonchildCA]

36. Aren't we allowed to have academic standards for the president of the United States?

Even people without college degrees are allowed to expect their leaders to be intelligent and well educated.

[TeamPooka]

49. Grow up? SHAME ON YOU!

[ladjf]

26. His mediocre scholastic record will benefit him

politically with the Republicans. They admire such under achievement.

[calldonna2]

28. I'm not surprised

If he started college in 1968, why didn't he go to Viet Nam first? He likes to get his picture taken with big guns. Why didn't he go to Viet Nam and use one? Another right wing chicken hawk and a dumb one at that!!

[karynnj]

33. Almost all (if not all) of the people in my HS who went to college did so just out of HS

I started college in 1968. I was from a lower middle class town and slightly less than half of us went to college. There are so many things to criticize Perry on - starting with the fact that he is under indictment, this is not fair.

Not to mention, there are any number of Democrats, as well as Republicans, who did whatever it took to avoid serving in Vietnam. I started college the same year and by the time I graduated far fewer people were being drafted. In addition, many intentionally took jobs where deferments existed. ( Bell Labs, the research arm of AT&T, was able to get them for all hires)

As to the grades, they are horrible - even considering that there has been a HUGE amount of grade inflation in the times since then. Obviously learning and studying was not a priority. What is odd is that his are so low he had to be on the verge of failing out - something that male students than worried about because it could lead them to be drafted.

It was pretty clear in the 2012 debates that he really was not all that smart - even though he likely had memorized answers to generic questions that he could have applied to any question that was at all similar.

[Jack Rabbit]

29. He got a D in Econ and a B in Rhetoric

That makes him a true Reaganite.

[whereisjustice]

30. Texas is whored out to corporations, CEOs don't enjoy Perry for his intellect.

[lastlib]

31. I would've thought he would EXCEL at animal breeding.......

(oh, wait................)

[Fred Sanders]

34. World military systems......his only "A"?

"C" on American history. He repeated the course and got the same grade, I think.....maybe semester marks.

He repeated world military systems after getting a C the first time also I think....are these final grades?

Principles of economics - D.........

The man is an A+ dunce.

[SummerSnow]

35. Knows nothing about American History, yet he was elected to govern Texas

[Botany]

38. The son of bitch stole my college transcript

Ohio University aka Harvard on the Hocking



BTW How do you get a D in Shakespeare?

[treestar]

39. How many classes do they have there on World Military Systems?

He took that almost every semester!

[bigwillq]

40. Big deal.

I got Cs (and an occasional D, too). I also failed a class in college.

Go ahead. Judge me.

[Botany]

43. We already do

BD

[bigwillq]

44. Great!

[Dr. Strange]

56. I'm sure Pasadena Clown College is very proud of you.

[Ruby the Liberal]

42. Military = A Economics = D

Guessing he is the leading candidate for the RWNJs now.

[Gothmog]

46. Most Texas Democrats would love to see Perry be the 2016 nominee

The indictment of Perry was not a partisan event. The Democrats had nothing to do with that indictment and most Texas Democrats want Perry to do well and be the GOP nominee. Oops would be fun to watch against any Democrat.

[napkinz]

47. ...

[ZombieHorde]

52. Sadly for some,

this will probably make him more popular with some voters.

[Thinkingabout]

53. His college days was probably to avoid the draft. Guess it worked for him

[Shrike47]

54. That's only a partial transcript. Maybe he had an epiphany at the end of sophomore year?

[NJCher]

57. People who say this is not fair

Are we not entitled to the very best, in every aspect of human achievement? I want someone who is intelligent, can do well in the academic system (even though I personally had problems with it--not good at jumping through hoops here), is articulate, is presentable, has a sense of humor, is diplomatic, and way more than you'd even be interested in reading on this post.

We're talking about the leadership of this country--the top job in the U.S.!

We're entitled to excellence. We should not settle for less in any quarter.


Cher

[Nye Bevan]

58. To be fair,

that was long before he started wearing his "brainy specs".