Anonymous
04/15/2025 15:11
Subject: Why do the supposed best schools need remedial classes
Anonymous wrote:they have only been at it for a hundred years when too many jews started getting in. Before that, they only used test scores and grades.Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Yet these "extremely bright" students couldn't be bothered to use Couresa or OCW to learn more than what is offered in their schoolAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Harvard's "remedial math" is just corequisite support for freshman calculus.
And there can be extremely bright students who attend "lesser HS" in inner cities/rural areas where Pre-Calc is the "highest math" available. So yes, those kids likely need a bit of extra help to succeed. And most do, they are smart kids, just without the last 18 years of over privileged assistance with everything in life---they have had to work for everything and are surrounded by kids who are not close to them in intelligence (versus the privileged kid where 95%+ are headed to a 4 year college and the rest are starting in CC).
Yes , yes, I know, colleges only expect kids to take the courses available in their school. Regardless of that standard, there's nothing to stop ambitious kids from standing and delivering.
Well, at least some of these kids have part time jobs, family responsibilities, and extracurricular activities too. Fortunately, the top tier schools have been at this admissions thing for quite a while. Awesome that they value the kids who are tugging themselves up by their bootstraps while still managing to live varied well-rounded lives.
And before that they were open admissions for anytime that could afford the tuition. So it's not like that had selective admissions until shortly before they started s discriminating against the Jews.
Anonymous
04/14/2025 23:19
Subject: Why do the supposed best schools need remedial classes
There is no "highest math available" thanks to the internet.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Harvard's "remedial math" is just corequisite support for freshman calculus.
And there can be extremely bright students who attend "lesser HS" in inner cities/rural areas where Pre-Calc is the "highest math" available. So yes, those kids likely need a bit of extra help to succeed. And most do, they are smart kids, just without the last 18 years of over privileged assistance with everything in life---they have had to work for everything and are surrounded by kids who are not close to them in intelligence (versus the privileged kid where 95%+ are headed to a 4 year college and the rest are starting in CC).
Anonymous
04/14/2025 21:32
Subject: Why do the supposed best schools need remedial classes
Anonymous wrote:I think this "remedial" thing is misunderstood on DCUM.
I’m sure it is misunderstood and they will be sure to let anyone know that anything remedial has nothing to do with their child.
Anonymous
04/14/2025 20:53
Subject: Why do the supposed best schools need remedial classes
Ii had a highly erratic childhood. I had no where to study. I did not even have a bedroom growing up. Let alone a desk. And I was working 20 hours a week in HS.
Anonymous
04/14/2025 20:48
Subject: Why do the supposed best schools need remedial classes
they have only been at it for a hundred years when too many jews started getting in. Before that, they only used test scores and grades.Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Yet these "extremely bright" students couldn't be bothered to use Couresa or OCW to learn more than what is offered in their schoolAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Harvard's "remedial math" is just corequisite support for freshman calculus.
And there can be extremely bright students who attend "lesser HS" in inner cities/rural areas where Pre-Calc is the "highest math" available. So yes, those kids likely need a bit of extra help to succeed. And most do, they are smart kids, just without the last 18 years of over privileged assistance with everything in life---they have had to work for everything and are surrounded by kids who are not close to them in intelligence (versus the privileged kid where 95%+ are headed to a 4 year college and the rest are starting in CC).
Yes , yes, I know, colleges only expect kids to take the courses available in their school. Regardless of that standard, there's nothing to stop ambitious kids from standing and delivering.
Well, at least some of these kids have part time jobs, family responsibilities, and extracurricular activities too. Fortunately, the top tier schools have been at this admissions thing for quite a while. Awesome that they value the kids who are tugging themselves up by their bootstraps while still managing to live varied well-rounded lives.
Anonymous
04/14/2025 20:45
Subject: Why do the supposed best schools need remedial classes
.Anonymous wrote:Yet these "extremely bright" students couldn't be bothered to use Couresa or OCW to learn more than what is offered in their schoolAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Harvard's "remedial math" is just corequisite support for freshman calculus.
And there can be extremely bright students who attend "lesser HS" in inner cities/rural areas where Pre-Calc is the "highest math" available. So yes, those kids likely need a bit of extra help to succeed. And most do, they are smart kids, just without the last 18 years of over privileged assistance with everything in life---they have had to work for everything and are surrounded by kids who are not close to them in intelligence (versus the privileged kid where 95%+ are headed to a 4 year college and the rest are starting in CC).
Yes , yes, I know, colleges only expect kids to take the courses available in their school. Regardless of that standard, there's nothing to stop ambitious kids from standing and delivering.
Well, at least some of these kids have part time jobs, family responsibilities, and extracurricular activities too. Fortunately, the top tier schools have been at this admissions thing for quite a while. Awesome that they value the kids who are tugging themselves up by their bootstraps while still managing to live varied well-rounded lives.
Anonymous
04/14/2025 14:22
Subject: Why do the supposed best schools need remedial classes
Yet these "extremely bright" students couldn't be bothered to use Couresa or OCW to learn more than what is offered in their schoolAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Harvard's "remedial math" is just corequisite support for freshman calculus.
And there can be extremely bright students who attend "lesser HS" in inner cities/rural areas where Pre-Calc is the "highest math" available. So yes, those kids likely need a bit of extra help to succeed. And most do, they are smart kids, just without the last 18 years of over privileged assistance with everything in life---they have had to work for everything and are surrounded by kids who are not close to them in intelligence (versus the privileged kid where 95%+ are headed to a 4 year college and the rest are starting in CC).
Yes , yes, I know, colleges only expect kids to take the courses available in their school. Regardless of that standard, there's nothing to stop ambitious kids from standing and delivering.
Anonymous
04/14/2025 13:50
Subject: Why do the supposed best schools need remedial classes
Anonymous wrote:Harvard's "remedial math" is just corequisite support for freshman calculus.
And there can be extremely bright students who attend "lesser HS" in inner cities/rural areas where Pre-Calc is the "highest math" available. So yes, those kids likely need a bit of extra help to succeed. And most do, they are smart kids, just without the last 18 years of over privileged assistance with everything in life---they have had to work for everything and are surrounded by kids who are not close to them in intelligence (versus the privileged kid where 95%+ are headed to a 4 year college and the rest are starting in CC).
Anonymous
04/14/2025 12:30
Subject: Why do the supposed best schools need remedial classes
Anonymous wrote:So many sour grapes on this post.
Yet the thread wasn't deleted or locked. Speaks volumes.