• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Harvard doesn’t give grades. You either pass, fail, or pass with honors, more or less entirely at the whim of your professors.

    It’s much more of a social club than a school, and being denied a degree is more akin to having your country club membership revoked than your credentials refuted.

    It’s almost pro-forma, as the real benefit of attending Harvard is rubbing shoulders with the children of billionaires. The goal is to find someone willing to become your financial patron, not to hold a piece of paper confirming that you did all your homework.

    If these kids are on the outs with the school board, they’ve already been blacklisted by anyone that matters.