on the wikipedia page for my university, under the "Points of Pride" section
they talk about having a 42% graduation rate.
since when is it considered a bragging right when roughly only 2 out of every 5 students attending your university actually graduate?
Because it's a realistic number. If 100% graduate then the curriculum is shit. Anyone can do it. Nowadays, people think of college as a sort of birthright that takes them into "good job" land where they'll have a nice car and a big house and 2.5 children. Then they get old and die. In previous ages, college was where you went to get educated, where you went to become a real member of the "elite"…intellectually speaking. It was a weeding process. In college, you should leave your averageness behind and become special. If you can't do it, then you're part of the 58%
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