Thread 16834577

Why have Harvard students gotten so much smarter over the past 50 years?

It's GPA inflation not improvement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_inflation

>>16834577 (OP)
In chronological order of occcurance;
>widespread access to education
>widespread cultural attitudes of pro-educated, highly informed citizens
>mandatory education for students as a form of state-subsidized daycare (women enter the workforce)
>decay of social values and standards leading to depressed gradeschool requirements and less demanding coursework inflating performance along the now-easier metrics

>>16834582
>this scigger unironically considers wikipedia as a legitimate source of information

>>16834577 (OP)
While far from perfect IQ would be a better measure than "teachers opinion".

>>16834577 (OP)
>grades = smart
>t. midwit

>>16834590
>twitter posts from Musk
See image.

It's just a summary article about a trend in education. If there's anything wrong in there feel free to point it out, or does 2+2=5 if wikipedia says it actually equals 4?

>>16834590
>that lack of self-awareness
Do you understand that an encyclopedia (at least one half-decent) will have sources and it's a starting point?

>>16834590
Is this a better source for you retard?
https://grokipedia.com/page/Grade_inflation

>>16834619
>WORDS WORDS WORDS WORDS WORDS
I don't know what I expected from an AI generate article.

>>16834623
The funny thing is some are written by sycophants and "fact checked by grok" leading to the quality you would expect.

>>16834630
>"fact checked by grok"
literally at the top of the linked page too

I'm not sure that grade inflation is significant at Harvard in recent years. It's clear that it has access to more and more educated and overall higher-achieving population of students. Its prestige grows unchecked as people all over the world realize how much privilege the students have. Just imagine that: all over the world it's the dream of the best of the best to go to Harvard (and a few others of the same tier).
It's scary really. It may come to people killing each other for the chance to attend these god tier universities.

>>16834640
While they could build their student body from the best of the best that isn't a sustainable business model and letting the rich buy their way in is.
I know a 12yo that can't read or write that will end up at Harvard because his dad is worth ~$400m, he doesn't pay any attention at school because "school is to get a job and I'll never work".

>>16834642
Absolutely. +DEI
But they can still be choosy, on top of all that. Even among the millionaires there is competition.

>>16834590
Retarded fucking nigger. OPs source itself cites it's from a grade inflation website

>>16834661
>grade inflation website
totally unbiased source

>>16834582
Yes

>>16834577 (OP)
I wish I could've gone to a real university 50-300 years ago before all this bullshit.

>>16834766
lmaooooo

>>16834623
They are your neo nazi buddy elon musks approved words

>>16834577 (OP)
Your data quality is shit. Spend some time in the fucking archives next time. Lazy analysis is lazy.

>starts accepting retarded ethnicities and less motivated people with $
>can't lower the exclusion criteria for them so just makes test easier
>the rest, +50% of normal students now "overperform"

>>16834582
why would harvard purposely inflate their students gpa?

>>16834577 (OP)
Everyone gets a trophy! .....especially the blacks, browns, fags, troons and other "disadvantaged youths".

Harvard is a 100% scam. Unless you're already connected, you're toast. They also have the highest shoplifting rates from their campus stores and one of the highest default rates on their loans(see: every politician in D.C.)

"The Corporation" is for folks that already have their lives plotted out for them at birth. The 10% of genuine nerds are impressive, but no more than any other top level college in the world, and the world is catching up fast. They're a brand name at this point, but not much else.

Note also that virtually everyone of the uber-elite politicians went to Harvard and they had the manager of their Med School morgue get busted for selling body parts out the back door........but to whom? He also has tattooed eyeballs and armsleeves covered with literal satanic imagery......Go look it up.


Nothing to see here folks. Move along.

>>16834582
fpbp
harvard niggers are the dumbest they've ever been, they really let anyone in these days

>>16834577 (OP)
Late 40s/early 50s is when is starts to go parabolic, likely due to all the G.I. Bill recipients, Vets, etc....there were probably some very bright folks, and more than ever before, but by """the 60s""", it was already a purely performative institution. Just look at all the dumbfucks, like every SCOTUS judge, Kennedy, Obama, etc... All good "Harvard Men", and each one dumber and less accomplished than the one before.

You used to be able to at least get a hot, rich, tradwife that could actually read and write, but that's long gone too.

>>16836089
How did Danny DiVito become dean of Harvard Law? They really are lowering their standards these days.

>>16834577 (OP)
It used to just be a country club for rich kids to network. Then they got into "research" and started opening the doors to high functioning plebs.

>>16834577 (OP)
The fuck happened around 1962-1965?

>>16838253
Affirmative action.