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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's surreal to read this.

The students' reaction: Hysterical

"The [b]whole entire day[/b], I was crying," 'I Was Just Sobbing in Bed': Mentally unstable

"any effort to crack down on grade inflation 'attacks the very notion of what Harvard is.'":  Come on[/quote]

I asked my freshman son about this and he said that The Crimson must have sought out the most hysterical reactions they could possibly find. None of his friends reacted this way. They are all studying hard, prioritizing their classes and enjoying the ECs on the side. They knew what they were signing up for.[/quote]
Easy grades?[/quote]

My son has one class that he’d consider easy and that’s because it’s somewhat of a retake of a HS class. He’s in the library nightly and works thru the weekend (makes time to party at night).

The class of ‘29 had to submit SATs… they should be prepared for whatever Harvard throws at them. [/quote]
Ah yes, their simplified SAT with their grade inflated academic profiles. They’d cry if they had any actual rigor thrown at them.[/quote]

Well, one did cry (the one in the article).

My ‘29 son was able to see his Harvard admissions file and based on what I’m seeing, AOs are putting a great deal of emphasis on teacher recs and alumni interviews. With the four criteria of academics, personal qualities, athletics and ECs being weighed evenly, a teacher rec that stands out either positively or negatively can move the needle. Same for the alumni interview. Maybe this is new for the class of ‘29 and needs tweeking, though as I said in an earlier post, I think that the crimson sought out the most dramatic responses to the grading memo. [/quote]

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