Tuesday, August 27, 2013

That must be one hard test

“Liberia's education minister says she finds it hard to believe that not a single candidate passed this year's university admission exam.

At least they have entrance exams over there. In the states, for many state colleges and universities, if you’ve got a high school diploma, you’re pretty much in.

4 comments:

RebeccaH said...

My mediocre midwestern university used to admit just about anybody, because they had almost an entire department dedicated to remedial English and math classes. Then they realized that their fail rate was making them look really bad, and they tightened up standards and did away with the remedials. If you haven't got it by the time you get to college, you don't belong in college.

rinardman said...

In the states, for many state colleges and universities, if you’ve got a high school diploma, you’re pretty much in.

Of course. With the fine job our high schools do, turning out world-class graduates, entrance exams would seem to be pointless. /sarc

Minicapt said...

More importantly, the University of Liberia has standards, which are enforced.

Cheers

Steve Skubinna said...

In the states, for many state colleges and universities, if you’ve got a high school diploma, you’re pretty much in.

Oh come one now. You also need a pulse.