Russia: “Double-Entry Bookkeeping” in Moscow State University · Global Voices
Alexey Sidorenko

Blogger Vladimir Varfolomeev writes [ru] about strange occurrences during the entry exams to the prestigious Journalism Department of the Moscow State University. Varfolomeev brings up a story of the entrant who received the highest possible mark for the interview. After the interview, however, the mark was significantly reduced by a mysterious and non-transparent “expert selection commission,” which led to disqualification.