How do you know GT is lowering the bar? For all we know, they are sensitive to brand perception and are raising the bar - of work to be done, and expertise to b

How do you know GT is lowering the bar? For all we know, they are sensitive to brand perception and are raising the bar - of work to be done, and expertise to be demonstrated, as opposed to butt-in-seat time. This has no connection to CS research. Terminal MS students (in most disciplines, not just CS) are not on a research track anyway.