Anonymous wrote:cried all day is wild.

Anonymous wrote:About a quarter of students at Harvard are prepared for the rigor. They are not admitting kids who are academically prepared.

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Anonymous wrote:You'd be a fool not to acknowledge Harvard practices significant social engineering. Raising the rigor traps the school because it disproportionately affects the social engineered demographics. So what is Harvard to do?

It'll affect most the largest group that benefits from this, the holistically admitted white females.

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Anonymous wrote:. These kids think their lives will end if they aren't perfect, but really that will allow them to live more healthy lives.

Bingo.

While the average Harvard GPA goes up-up-up, the student body reports skyrocketing mental health issues. When an A- (3.67) is below average, that's a big problem.

Average GPA at Harvard:
1950: 2.55
1975: 3.05
1985: 3.17
1990: 3.3
2000: 3.4
2011: 3.6
2022: 3.8

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Anonymous wrote:Harvard is outstanding at the graduate level - law, business, medicine, science. A Harvard PhD, JD, MBA, MD is indicative of genuine talent.

But Harvard undergrad these days is different. It's a country club school for the hooked. Harvard undergrad is a networking opportunity, and not much more. As demonstrated by Harvard students who don't go to class and need remedial math and get straight As regardless.

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The delta between kids in Harvard’s graduate programs and the ug is the widest ever

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Harvard is outstanding at the graduate level - law, business, medicine, science. A Harvard PhD, JD, MBA, MD is indicative of genuine talent.

But Harvard undergrad these days is different. It's a country club school for the hooked. Harvard undergrad is a networking opportunity, and not much more. As demonstrated by Harvard students who don't go to class and need remedial math and get straight As regardless.

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The delta between kids in Harvard’s graduate programs and the ug is the widest ever

I went to Harvard college and HBS. I loved my experience at both. That said, my firm hires from both and I would say the top Harvard college undergrads are at a different level for pure horsepower. We often counsel the best performers to not bother with business school (and we don’t require it for advancement if the they can drive results). I am confident that I would not get into Harvard college today, but I’d have a shot at HBS.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Harvard is outstanding at the graduate level - law, business, medicine, science. A Harvard PhD, JD, MBA, MD is indicative of genuine talent.

But Harvard undergrad these days is different. It's a country club school for the hooked. Harvard undergrad is a networking opportunity, and not much more. As demonstrated by Harvard students who don't go to class and need remedial math and get straight As regardless.

💯

The delta between kids in Harvard’s graduate programs and the ug is the widest ever

Anonymous wrote:Harvard is outstanding at the graduate level - law, business, medicine, science. A Harvard PhD, JD, MBA, MD is indicative of genuine talent.

But Harvard undergrad these days is different. It's a country club school for the hooked. Harvard undergrad is a networking opportunity, and not much more. As demonstrated by Harvard students who don't go to class and need remedial math and get straight As regardless.

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Anonymous wrote:This is not the fault of the faculty who are frustrated, or the students who can't cope with rigor. If they were admitted, it's been taken for granted that they have what it takes to succeed with rigorous classes. If a large number of admitted students are trying but can't cope, it is a problem with the admissions process, and admissions officers need to learn to do better to admit students who are academically prepared for a rigorous college education.

Exactly. It's not the students or professors' fault, it's the admission's team for "match-making" so poorly and picking the wrong individuals for the class. Try harder, Harvard AOs. I feel bad for both the students who are struggling and the professors who think they are lacking.

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Anonymous wrote:Do any of you actually have a student at Harvard?

I do, but DD doesn’t spend her time complaining about grade inflation… she works her a$$ off, something clearly the stay-at-home, miserable mothers here cannot relate to.

Anonymous wrote:These are ridiculous replies. I have a kid at a T10 that has largely resisted the grade inflation, and I read this article. How I interpreted the kids' reactions was that they were stressed because they felt they needed to be perfect and would no longer get perfect grades. It took our kid a year to adjust to the fact that they weren't going to have a perfect GPA but it was all for the good. These kids think their lives will end if they aren't perfect, but really that will allow them to live more healthy lives. I don't think these are under-prepared kids. Quite the opposite, but they haven't let go of the unrealistic expectations we put on kids.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:. These kids think their lives will end if they aren't perfect, but really that will allow them to live more healthy lives.

Bingo.

While the average Harvard GPA goes up-up-up, the student body reports skyrocketing mental health issues. When an A- (3.67) is below average, that's a big problem.

Average GPA at Harvard:
1950: 2.55
1975: 3.05
1985: 3.17
1990: 3.3
2000: 3.4
2011: 3.6
2022: 3.8