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Comment author: JoshuaFox 10 July 2012 01:18:43PM *  10 points [-]

50% chance of failing

Except in real life, the #1 signaling college has a graduation rate of 98% and an average Grade Point Average of A-.

As the saying goes, the "only way to flunk out of Harvard is to die of a heroin overdose."

Comment author: dspeyer 11 July 2012 03:59:56AM 7 points [-]

A high graduation rate doesn't necessarily mean there's no bar. It may mean that the admissions system actually does its job or that people who can't meet the bar self-select away when they see the price tag.