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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the UMD professor: Do you give attendance points that will increase grades? (My friend’s son went to UMD and this was the case for him).  Sounds like high school, to me.

My son’s SLAC:
-no extra credit
-most exams were essay form vs scan-tron 
-no opting out of finals
-minimal grading on the curve
-no homework points
[/quote]

I’m sure your son walks 5 miles uphill in snow to class, too. [/quote]

To frame PP’s point a different way, I think s/he is pointing out that, even if you assume the quality of professors is held constant, smaller classes (and better grad students) make more challenging assignments/evaluations possible.

FWIW, having taught/studied/had a kid at total of four different t20s, I think ambition/affluence/HS preparation rather than brains/academic orientation/mastery of material/effort is what differentiates a t20 cohort from cohorts at other good schools. But, as other posters have already suggested, you’ll find both that the top students at the good schools are just as smart/capable and that your kids’ college educations will largely be a function of what they make of them. Opportunities/challenges are everywhere but @ some places (t20s) they are obviously/readily available  (but often highly competitive) and other places you have to seek them out.[/quote]

I agree t30 coddle their students more.[/quote]

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