I managed to come up with 2 possible explanations for the higher honors rate:
1. student level rose
2. examination level lowered
Which one is it?
billy99k 74 days ago [-]
It stopped being about merit and education a long time ago. It's now about victimhood and minority status. The same people pushing for these things in our universities are shocked that companies want to use H1B talent, because they can't find anyone in the US with the skills.
jqpabc123 74 days ago [-]
I spent decades working along side H1B imports. A big part of my job was translator.
Trust me, they're not better, they're just cheaper.
At the start, they asked the "latin honors" graduates to stand --- and I was stunned when over half the class stood up.
When I graduated (a lifetime ago), maybe the top 15-20 percent received honors.
China is going to kick our ass.
1. student level rose 2. examination level lowered
Which one is it?
Trust me, they're not better, they're just cheaper.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/21/millions-of-student...