“Why Do Weed-Out Classes Even Exist?” Frowns Crabgrass-Shaped Student
BAKER LABORATORY—Cornell University is infamous for its competitive culture and weed-out classes. Introductory courses across STEM disciplines are particularly notorious for their cutthroat atmosphere, sporting high failure and drop rates. For many students, being weeded out means reconsidering their major; but for one crabgrass-shaped freshman, it is much deeper than that. Marshall Grass ‘30 believes…