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<p>It also has nothing to do with the selectivity of a given school. </p>
<p>My public magnet was highly selective considering less than 5% of applicants taking the exam were admitted and yet, all the teachers/admins I dealt with there were extremely anal about deadlines. Knew some HS classmates whose A papers became Ds because they were turned in 2 days late. </p>
<p>In contrast, my respectable, but much less selective LAC by percentage had Profs who were IMO…exceedingly generous about granting extensions for the most flimsy of excuses. Some college classmates owed their graduations/passing of courses to such generous policies only to find out the professional/grad school world didn’t work that way to their detriment. </p>
<p>I’ve also recently heard from a younger friend attending a much less selective private NYC area college that his college granted him leave of absence without his even asking after they noticed his tanking grades and assumed he needed a break without doing any checking to see whether he was suffering a medical condition/death in the family/other serious emergency situation. Shocked was my reaction considering how it was granted without any solicitation on the student’s part…and hearing it’s common practice from other friends attending the same institution. </p>
<p>It also varied greatly by Profs/departments as shown by friends’ experiences at various institutions ranging from near-open admission institutions to elite/Ivy colleges…including HYPSMCC. </p>