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<p>This actually points to another wrinkle. I certainly agree that it’s practically impossible to fail out of certain majors at Berkeley. But other majors (i.e. engineering), it is quite easy to fail out. I have known plenty of such people.</p>
<p>The real problem is that some majors are simply easier than others. That’s why you might notice how very few football or basketball players major in, say, engineering or computer science. The same could be said for those kids from the disadvantaged high schools or those ‘■■■■■■■■’ fraternities. Instead, they’re majoring in X Studies. For example, you ever notice just how many football players major in American Studies? Are football players really that interested in studying America, or is there something else going on? Heck, sometimes I think those “Studies” majors should be termed “Non-Studies” because they are filled with so many students who don’t actually want to study.</p>