I would compare it to golf. If I haven't played golf in 10 years, I'm going to have to brush up on it. He doesn't believe community colleges have a larger incidence of students lacking basic skills than 4-year universities. Community colleges simply do a better job of helping students address their weaknesses. I don't care whether they go to community college or Harvard.
Most students have some weakness in some area that is critical to their success.
Remedial education isn't an issue for universities that are selective and enroll only the top students. The University of Michigan offers no remedial courses, but does provide help to students who need it, said Julie Peterson, university spokeswoman. Of the more than 23,500 freshman applications the university received for the fall 2000 semester, only 5,200 were accepted. Half of those students had 4.0 grade point averages. Math area of concern Greene said that in interviews with college officials, math appeared to be the area of biggest concern.