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I've taken classes at a number of institutions of varying rigor. My experience is that less well ranked schools just do not expect the same quantity and quality
by capitalsigma 4y ago
I've taken classes at a number of institutions of varying rigor. My experience is that less well ranked schools just do not expect the same quantity and quality of academic work as more prestigious schools, and the students at these schools are not interested in changing that. It's especially striking in math, where I saw e.g. cross listed masters level courses start off with a disclaimer that we won't be writing any proofs.
- hmmmmmm111 4y agoThis is a misconception. In western Europe and Asia all college education is more rigorous than American college. And yet I don’t have the overall impression that the international bachelor’s people I know got something correlated out of the difference in rigor. It would be as obvious as the difference in rigor itself. It’s not.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoThe rigor drives the signal. Biggest one is rigor of acceptance screening. It is about measuring and screening students, not educating them.