I share your doubts. But not your suspicions. You see, I expect univeristies to prefer boring, non rigorous courses, because more students can do them. When

I share your doubts. But not your suspicions. You see, I expect univeristies to prefer boring, non rigorous courses, because more students can do them. When I was an undgerad, I could see that my own course was duller and less rigorous than that of my seniors, but more interesting and and rigrorous than those of my juniors. Why should the trend be different now?