[stupac2]

First of all, Stanford is notorious for being impossible to fail at.

I think that notoriety is, well, to be frank, stupid. Plenty of people get F's at Stanford, and plenty fail out. The difference between Stanford and Cal, as far as I've ever been able to find out, is that Stanford actually tries to help kids adjust to college life, while Cal throws them to the wolves. I personally think one of those approaches is sane and the other insane, but given the financial realities maybe Cal can't do otherwise. But there's a distinction between "we have resources available for those who need it" and "we coddle people to the point where our degrees are meaningless", confounding the two is disingenuous. As Yvonne's signature says (or said), it's not the University of Phoenix with a golf course.

[stupac2]

First of all, Stanford is notorious for being impossible to fail at.

I think that notoriety is, well, to be frank, stupid. Plenty of people get F's at Stanford, and plenty fail out. The difference between Stanford and Cal, as far as I've ever been able to find out, is that Stanford actually tries to help kids adjust to college life, while Cal throws them to the wolves. I personally think one of those approaches is sane and the other insane, but given the financial realities maybe Cal can't do otherwise. But there's a distinction between "we have resources available for those who need it" and "we coddle people to the point where our degrees are meaningless", confounding the two is disingenuous. As Yvonne's signature says (or said), it's not the University of Phoenix with a golf course.