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an exchange student from Poland told me that his fellow students would typically show up for the midterms and finals only This, friend, is precisely how it oug
by HarryHirsch 9y ago
an exchange student from Poland told me that his fellow students would typically show up for the midterms and finals only
This, friend, is precisely how it ought to be. The University is a guild and administers examinations. If you pass you are admitted to the guild. Just how you pass, that's up to you, but initiative is required. We won't wipe your ass or run you through the book, one chapter per lecture. That's part of the informal training.
- valuearb 9y agoFor almost everyone real guild isn’t entered via exam. The college degree is just a day pas to get your foot in the door somewhere. After that it’s performance that dictates whether you get to stay and whether you get promoted.
- HarryHirsch 9y agoThe college degree is just a day pas to get your foot in the door somewhere No, in my experience it's that the undergraduate degree serves to get admission to a professional degree (MD, nursing, whateverelse the medical school here in town offers) that has next to nothing to do with what the first degree was about. Consequently, GPA is more important than knowledge, and with curved exams you see an unnatural hypercompetitiveness. it’s performance that dictates whether you get to stay and whether you get promoted It's more adeptness at office politics, but I'm a cynic and the institution is weak.