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[quote=Anonymous]It’s one thing to have a few random students who need extra support. It’s another to admit that an entire cohort isn’t prepared.

When we were touring colleges and the tour guides would rattle off all the support services available for students — 24/7 walk in writing support centers, tutoring centers, study habits counseling, interview prep, etc etc (none of which was available when I went to college) — it occurred to me that at least some of the increase in college “administrative costs” were these sort of support systems for kids that aren’t really ready for college (it can’t all be climbing walls). Colleges are judged on the economic and racial diversity of admissions, and then they are judged if those kids don’t graduate. When even the support systems aren’t enough, they have to water down the academics. Whether you think it’s a good thing or not, the singular focus economic and racial diversity in colleges has a cost, both in terms of money and academic prestige.

If you question the term  “singular focus,” go read the press release for an Ivy League school re: admissions and see what the first thing mentioned is. Hint: it’s not “we just admitted the best qualified/most accomplished class in history.” [/quote]

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