Comment Re:I know that's a popular old man thing (Score 4, Informative) 115
The bar DEFINITELY has been lowered for admissions and a LOT of majors. It's two-fold plan for the schools, it keeps attendance up and the $$$ money flowing in, and also gives the illusion of working towards "equality/equity" without actually providing anything beyond a $100k piece of paper they can hang up at their station at McDonalds.
Fields of study like engineering and computer science are definitely a lot of work though. Education, social sciences, business, performing arts, communication (some of the most popular majors) are essentially adult day care.