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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It's supposed to be challenging[/quote]

Of course it is. And these are students who have excelled in HS in: AP Physics C, AP Chem, AP Calc BC w/top grades. and tippy top math SAT.

Why TRY to weed them out?[/quote]

This.

Soul-crushing is different from requiring diligence, hard work, and intelligence. People are not objecting to the latter 3. 
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I’m not convinced this is actually happening.[/quote]

That's fine. Opinions on DCUM always vary. It also means this thread is not really intended for you. 
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OK, thread police.  :lol:

I attended a rigorous engineering school myself and this just doesn't ring true. It seems like a narrative built on feelings over facts.

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Another engineer here and I agree. So much drama with engineering here. I don't get it but whatever. [/quote]

Because life is hard and we don't want it to be that hard for our kids.[/quote]

Engineering is hard. It’s not for everyone. Don’t push your kid into a field that isn’t suitable for them. 
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Engineering programs ought not accept / admit students who can't do the work.

It is silly that 67% is a common graduation rate for engineering programs (per ABET stats online). [/quote]

Why is it silly?[/quote]

Very top engineering programs (MIT) have 90+% graduation rates. Some mid-tier engineering programs have 90+% graduation rates. The common factor is those programs only admit students who are capable of doing the work.

Why admit someone who can't succeed?

Why load them with student loan debt they can't repay?

Why set someone up to fail?

Why design any college program with a goal of failing out 33% of the students when by proper admissions filtering that isn't needed? [/quote]

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