Why is the overall quality of undergraduate learning so poor?

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But it is interesting to note that at UC Berkeley, populated with many students who probably tried to take every possible honors/AP course in high school, the honors courses that are offered tend to have low enrollment. For example, honors freshmen and sophomore math courses typically have one 25 student lecture that is rarely full, while the regular versions (and watered down versions like “calculus for business majors”) have hundreds of students and are usually full.

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<p>Part of that story is that honors and AP courses in HS are NOT necessarily harder because of extremely generous grading policies. Ap classes are typically viewed as the easiest GPA boosters and best resume/class rank padding tools. Harder classes in college are usually just that … harder and requiring more work. </p>

<p>The other part is taking AP courses hardly equates to a demonstrating a love for … learning.</p>