[erlayman]

Not “college material” sounds rather rude as it implies kids that aren’t smart enough to succeed in college rather than they don’t have the interest or would be better off somewhere else. But I agree with her substantive point.

[RoosterRedux]

I agree. Kellyanne made a poor choice of words but, knowing her as we all do, she meant no insult.

For example, what kind of "college material" does one need to major in "gender studies"?

[BfloGuy]

Not “college material” sounds rather rude as it implies kids that aren’t smart enough to succeed in college

But it's true.

Not so long ago, an IQ of 110 was considered the baseline for succeeding in college. That's less than 20% of the white population and 7% or 8% of blacks.

Now, obviously many colleges have been dumbed down, but we still do kids no favor by pushing them into college without the ability.

It's not rudeness.

[Jim Noble]

Not “college material” sounds rather rude as it implies kids that aren’t smart enough to succeed in college

And?

What percentage of the 18-year old US population do you believe are "smart enough to succeed in college"?