26th March 2012, 09:08 PM
'Could modern undergrads pass without extensive revision......'
Here in Norway higher education is free (still) and many people stay registered for courses because of the advantages of maintaining student status i.e you don't have to pay back your student loan right away. A couple of years back I was in a pub and heard two guys challenging each other to take their respective exams (Geography and German) as neither had studied the other ones subject at any level. I later found out that the german student who took the geography exam failed (he didn't understand what the term 'Fordism' meant and wrote an essay on river crossings)....the geography student who took german however gained a pass after his exam was cancelled at the last minute and the university gave everyone who had registered, a pass for that part of the course....
Here in Norway higher education is free (still) and many people stay registered for courses because of the advantages of maintaining student status i.e you don't have to pay back your student loan right away. A couple of years back I was in a pub and heard two guys challenging each other to take their respective exams (Geography and German) as neither had studied the other ones subject at any level. I later found out that the german student who took the geography exam failed (he didn't understand what the term 'Fordism' meant and wrote an essay on river crossings)....the geography student who took german however gained a pass after his exam was cancelled at the last minute and the university gave everyone who had registered, a pass for that part of the course....
With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...