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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Prestigious” college just don’t give out F’s. Gotta try real hard not to pass.[/quote]

Truth. Zero Fs happen at either of my kid's ivies and they also were not given ever at my non-ivy elite 26 years ago. D's were rare then but are almost unheard of now. Even C's are for less than 1/4 now, instead of about 40% of the physics or chem curve in the 90s. These days even the hardest classes "below average" is a huge pile of B- and barely under the average can be B. If a student is in the below-C range they are given the option to withdraw-pass, even after the deadline, by professors. It would take something egregious to get a an official D on the transcript. 
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How do you know what is happening at dozens of colleges? No, professors at top universities do not care if a kid is failing and will not proactively encourage anything. You have no idea what you're talking about. But you didn't attend an Ivy, so I guess that explains it.[/quote]

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I attended an ivy and one of my kids is at one and another at WM. Read the professor comments too. Failing does not happen now or “back in the day” without the student ignoring repeated advice and feedback, and D’s are very rare. The Dean of students has verbalized this at one of my kids’ schools. [/quote]

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