A very common theme is the utter discard of any "growth mindset". And students are increasingly not only ranked within the same class, but thereon the classes t

A very common theme is the utter discard of any "growth mindset". And students are increasingly not only ranked within the same class, but thereon the classes themselves are ranked - where the best instructors are assigned to the best classes -> students. The ultimate incentive here for the school is to land 5-10 very smart students that will "top" the national exams bringing pride and most importantly, a lot of applications to the institution. YMMV as the thread states, but it is undeniably a feature of these schools.