ঔপন্যাসিক মারিও বার্গাস যোসা তার এক প্রবন্ধে লিখেছিলেন যে,The humanities now only attract mediocrities and the dregs of the university, while talented Young People flock to study the sciences. And the Proof of this is that the entrance requirements, for humanities departments in the best academic centers of England and United States have dropped to unseemly levels. (Mario Vargas Llosa, The language of passion, Picador. 2003, P-114).