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Re:How college became a ruthless competition divorced from l... by bourgwaletariat on Friday May 07, 2021 @01:11AM (#27072419)
Yes. You think Harvard is going to fail the son of a senator or legacy donor?

A lot of folks I went to college with did nothing but party, drink, hang out. Education didn't matter to them at all. They were going to get a job at their family's firm, company, etc anyway. Didn't matter what their grades were.

Professors know who they can't fail.

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Re:How college became a ruthless competition divorced from l... by AussieWog93 on Friday May 07, 2021 @01:46AM (#27072633)
When I was at university, there was a "blind examination policy" in place.

The people marking the exams did not know whose exams they were marking.

It's possible that corrupt professors worked around this, but there was never any scandals related to this policy.

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Re:How college became a ruthless competition divorced from l... by bourgwaletariat on Friday May 07, 2021 @02:55PM (#27079521)
"Policies." I remember lots of policies. If you're rich enough, the policies don't apply to you. That's not a scandal, it's just how the world works.
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