If all colleges would simply raise the bar and insist that only A and B average students got in....then the yearly entry number would likely drop by probably 40-percent. You’d have colleges then going back to the way that they were prior to the 1960s. Course, you would also be laying off probably one-third of all professors.
> If all colleges would simply raise the bar and insist that only A and B average students got in.... <
The whole scam would then probably self-correct. Not enough students at High School Whatever are getting into colleges. Not enough B or better students.
Parents complain to the School Board. The School Board orders teachers to lower their grading standards. Presto! There are now more B or better students at High School Whatever.
By the way, something like that is happening at a big-city school district near where I live. The School Board has mandated that the lowest test grade be 50%. So put your name on the test, then turn it in. You get 50 points.
“raise the bar and insist that only A and B average students got in”
Pretty much the rule already for most course study. Which is why so many new students end up taking several prep classes and pre-reqs prior to even getting in a program. This is a part of the reason so many quit. It takes them years and thousands of dollars to even qualify.
If a student needs loans for undergraduate study, it should be for vocational training that leads directly to a job skill in a year or two at the most. Otherwise, it's just setting those who don't graduate up for a life of failure.
If all colleges would simply raise the bar and insist that only A and B average students got in....then the yearly entry number would likely drop by probably 40-percent. You’d have colleges then going back to the way that they were prior to the 1960s