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The logistics aren't impossible. As far as I'm aware, this is how e.g. the Belgian system works. In the US, however, I think attrition is a metric that contrib
by fnord123 6y ago
The logistics aren't impossible. As far as I'm aware, this is how e.g. the Belgian system works.
In the US, however, I think attrition is a metric that contributes to University rankings. So if you accept people into a course you want people to graduate. In such a scheme, the attrition rates are high.
- ibejoeb 6y agoMaybe not all, but some programs in France work this way, too. Grades and exams are certainly considered, but the thresholds are lower, entry classes are larger, and then there is a rather large culling after first term.
- tgv 6y agoDutch system too, except for studies with a limited number of places (a tool which is unfortunately used more and more often). There are some prerequisites, though: e.g. for physics, you need to have had physics at secondary school, and for bio-medical sciences, chemistry and physics are obligatory (IIRC).
- mrep 6y agoDepends on the school. I don't think the elite schools like the ivy leagues do this but they are very selective so it's kind of assumed everyone that gets in is smart enough that they should graduate. A lot of the competitive public state schools though absolutely do this. I went to a public state school and they straight up bell curved the grades for most classes at the TA level so that a certain number of kids were always going to get a D/F both of which are not passing grades and thus requiring the student to either retake it or switch majors. It was pretty brutal but also highly effective at getting me to really study the material to stay above the curve and pass.