Results: Numbers Are Just More Than Numbers To This Football Player: John Urschel
Published on 02/13/2017
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John Urschel is an offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, but is also in a doctorate program at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) studying mathematics. Are you familiar with John?
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John received all A's during his first semester at MIT. Is this impressive or not? Yes
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Check off these further impressive Urschel facts that you know: He earned his bachelor's degree in three years at Penn State and spent his senior year working on a master's degree in mathematics, while being paid by Penn State to teach Integral Vector Calculus Trigonometry.
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He won the "Academic Heisman" in 2013, an honor given to college football's top scholar-athlete.
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Earlier this year, the 24-year-old, 305-pound lineman was accepted into the No. 1 ranked graduate school for mathematics, all while having a full-time job in the NFL.
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In the past, at least at the college level, some have felt [while sometimes proven] that sports playing students were not held to the academics of others, and quite often given a passing grade. Does John Urschel debunk this reputation for college students who play sports? Leaning towards Yes
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Not sure
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Leans towards No
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You can follow John and his academic progress on Twitter, is this something that interests you? Yes
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No
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Lastly, choose your preference: I'd like to take a math class with John as the professor
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I'd like field level tickets to see John play football
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N/A
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