<p>what i don’t understand is why this even merits a ‘story’ in the Stanford paper. It’s a Duh! moment. Are the student journalists that naive (or just plain stupid?) to know that student athletes receive course recommendations which: a) fit their training schedule; b) will enable them to stay eligible; c) will help them graduate on time. But more importantly, such classes are open to anyone in the Stanford community.</p>
<p>With all the online sources available, selecting ‘easier’ courses is open to everyone, everywhere, even in the (gasp!) Ivies. When Cornell started posting median course grades online a couple of years back - in an effort to stem grade inflation – they were “shocked, shocked” to find that students flocked to courses where the mean grade is an A. Same thing happens at Dartmouth. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that hume/lit courses have much higher grades than intro sciences.</p>