Well, it could have been a horrible, cynicism-inspiring class, but given the overall savvy of elite students (who would likely have dropped it early if that wer

Well, it could have been a horrible, cynicism-inspiring class, but given the overall savvy of elite students (who would likely have dropped it early if that were the case) I think chances are it's just that the students being admitted are lacking in genuine intellectual curiosity and perhaps aspects of character.