August 31, 2005
Beating the System
YU has finally closed the IBC loophole. I suppose that's a good thing. Although I did not take advantage of this while in YU, I can easily see myself doing so. It is amazing to me now, looking back, the types of things that were done in the name of, and for the sake of, Limud HaTorah. It often seems that many who go through the yeshiva system come out well-learned in naught but the art of beating the system. The little voice inside my head says that this is not a good thing.
Yes, but are they going to close the loophole wherein I, I mean a friend of mine, after skipping an entire semester's worth of everything before 3 p.m., including the midterm, showed up at the open-book final and was informed by a very sad Rabbi that he could not give me an A, as I had not attended class since the previous semester, and so ended up with an A-?
I hope not; it's the only way I made it through my year there. :)
Posted by: Joel at September 1, 2005 12:25 AM
