From the article: "Shu noticed that since the Great Recession, after Wall Street careers had lost of some of their luster, newer classes of MIT students became

From the article: "Shu noticed that since the Great Recession, after Wall Street careers had lost of some of their luster, newer classes of MIT students became more likely to major in science and engineering subjects — and their grades were better, too. This effect was most pronounced among the weaker students. Shu has a hunch that some students had been slacking off in their classes because they anticipated working in finance, not science, after graduating."