tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post2721593750616326634..comments2024-03-02T02:26:00.928-05:00Comments on bleakonomy: On Elite v. Less-Elite Institutionstetracontadigonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04604381739383227553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-6372022814755964812009-11-20T08:57:04.551-05:002009-11-20T08:57:04.551-05:00Elizabeth, I absolutely loved your last paragraph....Elizabeth, I absolutely loved your last paragraph. Prior to my current gig, I taught at a State university, and I would agree with everything you wrote.Gadfly Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-60481756825770913462009-11-19T13:04:52.920-05:002009-11-19T13:04:52.920-05:00For the record, I did neglect to formally withdr...For the record, I <i> did </i> neglect to formally withdraw from a class (which, irony of ironies, was a cake-walk music appreciation class that I enrolled in for an easy GPA pad) and <i> did </i> get an F on my transcript. By that time, I had already matched for residency, and it made no difference to anything whatsoever. But I find the idea of "unofficial withdrawal" hilarious.<br /><br />I have blogged about this before, by the way, but some of the medical students I worked with when I was a resident at a fairly prestigious program in New York City would have gotten failed had they pulled similar behavior on rotation at my (state) medical school.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213051268392108382noreply@blogger.com