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So you generalize to all colleges from one, of a few,
expeeriences? Is this a good example for physics students?
Regards,
Jack
On Wed, 25 May 2005, Arlyn DeBruyckere wrote:
I'm sorry that you are insulted. I have no experience with MIT. I do
have experience with other colleges here in Minnesota, including some
private colleges that advertise having better students and
programs. One particular student who asked me to write an
"evaluation" for her for a local private college had scored a 17 on
the ACT. I don't know what the national average is but I do know
many students who have scores in the 30's. I know that for this
particular college the "cut off" for admission is 21. This particular
student got a D- in the high school chemistry A (first semester) and
elected not to take chemistry B because she didn't think she could
pass. Her declared major for college was pre-med. My "evaluation"
stated that she would need extreme assistance to be successful. She
didn't make it to the end of her freshman year. What did the college
care? She paid her full tuition and was placed in typical freshman
classes of over 100 students. What did one additional student make
to the class load? The college got her money and counted her as one
of the approximately 50% that drop out by the junior year.