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...grades exclusively as a relative communicator of performance and have similar effects as the Princeton grading cap. Instead, why not rescale the expectations of achievement in a course so that a C would indicate a fairly strong level of accomplishment? Professors could challenge their classes with interesting and difficult exam problems without worrying that most students would be unable to answer them. Papers could be graded much more critically; even students would admit that the papers that we think are good are probably not the best pieces of academic scholarship. Once in a blue moon a student would meet these...
Saturday brought to an end several stressful months of studying for an exam whose results play an integral role in the law school admissions process...
...only advice is to practice early and often. If you can do that, then the real exam suddenly feels a lot less scary. It’s just like any of the other dozen practice tests you’ve taken...
...result, HUHS discontinued the Student Dental Plan at the start of last spring. HUHS contacted several major dental insurers to develop a substitute, but companies declined to bid on a plan for Harvard students. Instead, HUHS offered students a discount package of $180 for an annual exam, x-ray, and cleaning, and 10 percent savings on treatment at the Holyoke Center...
...fight-or-flight” response, in times of stress. Culturally, it is common to hear of latent potential being uncovered in the wake of challenge and adversity, capabilities not even close to being fully realized until they are tested. In ordinary contexts—taking a difficult exam, for instance, or running in a competitive race—self-discovery is a positive thing. In the context of government performance, however, it is ironic and inappropriate. Lives should not have to be lost before an administration feels inspired to do its best...