<p>Don’t say that. That’s like saying that those that cannot be admitted into a top school are ■■■■■■■. That’s a very strong word that I would not use so quickly Colleges even though I know what you mean. They are merely unprepared. But then again, most students at top colleges are. This explains grade inflation, and the relative lack of change in rigor of coursework despite the change in student bodies at most top schools. I bet many of us would be struggling if the level of rigor at Emory is where it should be based upon our stats. To me, anyone who decided to better themselves and pursue a college career is not a ■■■■■■.<br>
However, I will admit that I heard that your classes had a higher number of students performing poorly in intro. science classes than normal. That was weird, but believable I guess. Technically the size of the sections were larger for many of them, which is not good. The increase in enrollment is a good short-term solution, but it is bad in the longterm if the number of faculty does not adjust. Also, Bio 141 was much harder your year because of the line-up of profs. So I imagine more struggled there. We will probably hear the same in 141 for this incoming class b/c 3/4 (same as yours) of the professors are considered tough to most (Calabrese and Eisen being very tough). Don’t know what will happen with 142. Possibly a correction for the last 2 years which were easy. Chem. will remain relatively challenging. </p>
<p>This year may put a strain on resources, as class sizes will increase some, and the number of international students will require more ESL classes and tutors. And to my surprise, I’ve also heard that international students (even Koreans) do not perform as well as we’d like to believe, or even as we’d like them to. Even if many of their scores are skyhigh, for some reason many struggle, especially freshman year. Given that, other learning resource/outlets may need beefing up. This year will be interesting indeed. I actually can’t wait to see what unfolds. Surely I’ll get some insight as I expect to make friends with some of the freshmen.</p>