In response to the many debates on ugrad quality

[sakky]

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The problem with YOUR idea is that the administration is simply not going to tell the departments what to do unless the STUDENTS demand that the administration tell the departments what to do.

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<p>So then you are implicitly admitting that the administration DOES have some control over the departments, right? </p>

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Since I believe that it is highly unlikely that students will rise up against the administration in large intimidating numbers a la 60s, I honestly think that the best way to solve this “problem” might be to threaten impacted departments with large scale student mobilization. Although you are probably correct in that Hinshaw will not care. And for that matter, I think few psychology students will care because the reality of the situation is that psych prerecs for the major are extremely easy and inflated. It’s not very tough to get the 3.2 that’s required for admission into psych. (Same goes for Mass Comm…)

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<p>I simply don’t see what protesting Hinshaw is going to accomplish. After all, like I said, what does he care? </p>

<p>But you are right that getting a 3.2 in mass comm or psych is pretty darn easy and hence, I am not terribly incensed about those 2 subjects. My real concern is with Econ, and especially CS, and engineering, because all of these majors are both tough and heavily impacted. It’s certainly no walk in the park to get the kind of grades you need to switch into CS or engineering.</p>