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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to HYP in the 90s. Half the kids were super smart - got there purely on academic merit - half the kids were not. I don’t know how much has changed. I suspect not that much. Given that in half the cases the kids were not quite dumb but actually in some cases were kinda dumb (I am thinking of an athlete who lived across from me who could barely write a sentence), it’s hard for me to believe any bright kid would be unable to cope at these schools (obviously they shouldn’t pursue a STEM major). With the emphasis on URM and FGLI, I am skeptical the academic caliber of students overall has improved that much. Everyone basically managed, even the kids who I felt didn’t deserve to be there academically, many of whom were my friends![/quote] This…the academic merit kids tended to load up on double majors and research with professors and the other kids did the easiest majors with the least requirements [/quote]
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