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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's the education system in the country being messed up.  High schools supposed to get kids college ready, but they are not doing their job.  They give out easy grades, the College board gives out high sat scores and high AP scores.  Every one has high stats, and everyone seems happy.

When they are in college (any college, state uni or T25), they suddenly found out that they were under prepared.  The valedictorian in high school suddenly found out they are getting their first C or D in life.  Mental stress, depression follows.

I[b]vy leagues make it super easy for the students by inflating GPA to the moon.  Everyone gets at least a B+.  So they are fine.[/b]

But state univ are unforgiving with touch curves.  Many kids at state univ suffer compared to ivy leagues.[/quote]

ah What?! No. They give plenty of B-minus and Cs. Ds are almost never given but there are absolutely lots of low Bs and Cs. The profs list the ranges of test scores that correlate to what grade, and my premed S thinks it is funny to share with us where he falls each time. Cs happen to almost 1/3 of students in classic "weed out" courses. They curve STEM almost identically to the T15 private my other one attends. [/quote]

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