I might just not fully understand what you're saying, but I'm having trouble figuring out how your comment comment is connected to the situation OP is talking about.

Students who are being admitted to NYU are not students who say they have no interest in going to college at 14 (lol at letting 14-year-olds make major life decisions about the type of education should get: 16 sure, 14 no). NYU students are not students who are "simply never going to be capable of doing Algebra or writing a research paper", or students with emotional disabilities that affect their academic performance.

For the class of 2025, the average NYU freshman had an SAT score of 1540, ACT of 31-34, and GPA of 3.7. The vast majority of freshmen placed in the top 10% of their graduating class.

For me, this case is about—are colleges doing enough to support and educate the students they admit? Are professors being evaluated on how well they teach? Are students entitled to quality teachers who both understand the content AND understand pedagogy?

Also wtf. With the exception of students with significant cognitive disabilities (<1% of students), who are these students that can't learn Algebra or write research papers?