[rbanffy]

> Are the students to blame for being unprepared?

Not really. For many, it's just that it's not "their thing". More that 50% of the incoming students failed the first semester at the college I attended. Many tried a couple times and then went away to pursue other careers. I would never favor dumbing down the curriculum to accommodate people who want to be professional engineers but can't do math...

One day, I could be flying the planes they designed.

[greenlblue]

I'm not favoring dumbing down curricula. I'm favoring honest practices on the part of the administration to not overcrowd their graduate departments simply because they have too many lower division class offerings and somebody has to be a TA for those classes. It's unfair to everyone involved and the university is the only one that benefits because they pocket the tuition fees.