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How does such a system factor that STEM fields are more difficult and have a higher drop out rate? What is half a Chemistry degree worth compared to an anthropo
by ebiester 15y ago
How does such a system factor that STEM fields are more difficult and have a higher drop out rate? What is half a Chemistry degree worth compared to an anthropology major and chemistry minor, for example?
- lmm 15y agoStatistics, dear boy. Sure, it's complex, but this is loan companies' bread and butter.
- ebiester 15y agoAh, but changing the rules will change people's behavior, changing the statistics. We will have far more people failing out of STEM fields, with nothing to show for two years of study. Remember that a third of people who start in the sciences end up with a degree in the social sciences and humanities. Do you really want our CS courses to be filled with people who have no chance of succeeding in the major? People who cannot pass college algebra wasting the time of the class? Who does that benefit? The problem isn't statistics. The problem is not having an outlet for those drummed out of the sciences.
- lmm 15y agoClosing off (or at least making one think twice about) the option of "do a degree that's not actually any use to them" for such people is a good thing. That they have other bad choices available to them does not diminish this.