https://www.isegoria.net/2013/09/ready-for-college/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:13:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2013/09/ready-for-college/comment-page-1/#comment-942423 Bob Sykes Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:21:15 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=32581#comment-942423 Only about 10 to 15% of the students enrolled in college in the US are intelligent enough or work hard enough to benefit from college. The proliferation of outright diploma mills, fraudulent degrees (xyz studies) at even the better schools and relaxed grading everywhere allows such unqualified students to remain enrolled, but eventually reality intrudes.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2013/09/ready-for-college/comment-page-1/#comment-941898 Slovenian Guest Tue, 03 Sep 2013 18:29:55 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=32581#comment-941898 At least it’s not as bad as in Liberia, where all students failed the university admission exam: “Nearly 25,000 school-leavers failed the test for admission to the University of Liberia, one of two state-run universities. The students lacked enthusiasm and did not have a basic grasp of English, a university official told the BBC.”

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