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...Dartboard recognizes that grade inflation exists and that it is a problem both at Harvard and at every other institution around the country. Furthermore, Dartboard is not advocating letting this problem fester, but is appalled at the inconsiderate manner the University is taking to solve this problem. Two issues come to mind...
It’s certainly shocking that almost half of grades are some form of an “A,” but that does not mean that Harvard students don’t work hard. Dartboard doesn’t have statistics, but when talking with friends at other universities, Dartboard has found that no one spends more time working or studying than the average Harvard student...
...Dartboard feels that if the University wants to help its students while still maintaining academic integrity, it should change the debate slightly. We should get statistics showing that grade inflation is a problem at all universities (or at least throughout the Ivy League) and then assert that Harvard is leading the fight against grade inflation. If we position ourselves as the doctor rather than the diseased patient, we’ll be telling future employers, grad schools and the public that Harvard is still the best because we are willing to confront the problems that afflict all of higher education...
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...Dartboard would be the last to advocate restricting legal immigration or reducing visas. But it seems counterintuitive to knowingly allow illegal immigrants to enter the country. Dartboard can only wonder whether a conversation between an INS official and an illegal immigrant would sound something like this...