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nradovyesterday at 8:11 PM2 repliesview on HN

Come on, let's be serious. Most Stanford undergraduate courses aren't that tough, grade inflation is rampant, and almost anyone who gets admitted can probably graduate regardless of accommodations or lack thereof. We're talking about the difference between getting an A or A- here. And Stanford has such generous financial aid that students from families earning less than $150K get free tuition so no one should be leaving with huge student debts.


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OGEnthusiastyesterday at 8:23 PM

> no one should be leaving with huge student debts.

"In the 2023-24 academic year, 88% of undergraduates graduated without debt, and those who borrowed graduated with a median debt of $13,723." Source: https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/02/stanford-sets-2025...

So strictly speaking, not "no one". (But certainly smaller than the national averages.)

smcgtoday at 1:03 AM

sorry, I often forget that I went to a university that's actually challenging, and that's not the typical case.