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Thursday, April 30, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Amy Gutmann


Congratulations Class of 2009! You, as you probably know, are the smartest class to ever set foot on this campus. Why back in my day, if you could read at a fifth-grade level and count to 10, you were admitted and made a Benjamin Franklin Scholar. But now, they're looking for at least high-school algebra.




The Daily Pennsylvanian

Congratulations Class of 2009! You, as you probably know, are the smartest class to ever set foot on this campus. Why back in my day, if you could read at a fifth-grade level and count to 10, you were admitted and made a Benjamin Franklin Scholar. But now, they're looking for at least high-school algebra.