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UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors to donors

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Re: UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors to donors

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Not surprising at all; however, I am curious how someone who didn't meet the admissions criteria is able to graduate CAL with a passing GPA...

I presume they are average students or pick an easy route through the school, considering they had an _easy_ route into the school.

Re: UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors to donors

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post #5
post #3

Not surprising at all; however, I am curious how someone who didn't meet the admissions criteria is able to graduate CAL with a passing GPA...

I presume they are average students or pick an easy route through the school, considering they had an _easy_ route into the school.

FTA: an example: """In regard to this engineering applicant, the associate dean stated that he was concerned that the applicant’s math test scores were low, but when he considered those scores together with the applicant’s holistic rating and GPA, he believed that the applicant would be successful as an engineering major and admitted the applicant. """

Re: UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors to donors

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post #5
post #3

Not surprising at all; however, I am curious how someone who didn't meet the admissions criteria is able to graduate CAL with a passing GPA...

I presume they are average students or pick an easy route through the school, considering they had an _easy_ route into the school.

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