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Re:Increasingly Competitive College Admissions: Much More Th... by manishsharan on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @10:22AM (#19682799)
How about we drop all criteria for admitting students into colleges ? Instead we increase the coursework load and passing requirements ? They can all get in but they can't get out unless they are exceptional students ?
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Re:Increasingly Competitive College Admissions: Much More Th... by arrayThrowaway on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @01:34PM (#19684612)
This is exactly what happens at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich. By law, ETH is required to admit any Swiss secondary school graduate - to compensate, the courses are designed to filter out students. As a result, about 50% [1] of the entering class will drop out. This system is not likely to be popular in the US.

[1] http://tech.mit.edu/V126/N41/41Switz.html

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Re:Increasingly Competitive College Admissions: Much More Th... by shereadsthenews on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @10:34AM (#19682896)
Why would Yale exist under your proposal?
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Re:Increasingly Competitive College Admissions: Much More Th... by akhilcacharya on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @11:27AM (#19683406)
It wouldn't, and perhaps we should discuss if that's really a bad thing.
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Re:Increasingly Competitive College Admissions: Much More Th... by manishsharan on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @10:48AM (#19683021)
That is actually a good point. As an technology employer, I am looking for exceptional students as my business depends on solving hard problems of technical nature and I will be drawn to schools that have this reputation. However, there might be firms that require students with connections and other skills and they would recruit at Yale or similarly focused universities.
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