There’s a valid case for them, I wasn’t claiming they don’t serve a purpose from the department or university perspective. But sometimes they are a real proble

There’s a valid case for them, I wasn’t claiming they don’t serve a purpose from the department or university perspective. But sometimes they are a real problem from the student’s perspective, especially when the class is made artificially difficult to pass, and this does happen. They are not always used to prune students who can’t handle a degree, they are sometimes used to limit enrollment in a program that doesn’t have enough capacity, which isn’t an issue with student preparation or capabilities.