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Operations to eliminate the concept of American meritocracy are well underway. I just hope the medical schools don't start doing this, too. This is great for underachievers, bad for basically everyone else.

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yup. this is basically the collective dumbing down of everyone, bringing everyone down to the level of the laziest, least motivation, dumbest people. this is the equality that some people want apparently. all they're doing is widening the gap between the poor and the wealthy, as the latter can afford to push their children to legitimate schools so they can be challenged and learn. its the destruction of class mobility and meritocracy. under the guise of progressivism. what a joke. people whose title is "provost for educational equity and academic success" are such hacks and leeches on the system.

if its pass/fail only freshman year, fine. thats usually very basic anyways. but if it spreads to the entire degree then its a problem.

I guarantee history will not judge any of these people kindly. the destruction their bullshit will have over decades will be looked upon with disgust as to how we tolerated this dumbing down.

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