A Long-Overdue Shakeup in Higher Education
New schools, accreditors, and tests—plus new rankings—mean much-needed competition.
Admissions officers from two of the nation’s elite law schools joined the Advisory Opinions podcast to discuss how students earn a spot in their institutions. They lamented the lack of high objective standards at many prestigious colleges and universities.
“It’s actually absurd, the level of grade inflation,” said Kristi Jobson, dean of admissions at Harvard Law School. “When you have tons of people with high LSAT scores and everyone is coming with a 3.9 and up, how do you distinguish between people in a way that feels objective?”
Author's summary: Higher education needs competition and objective standards.
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