Comment Re:Sometimes that's the plan (Score 1) 841
At my university (University of Plymouth) during the first year they would take on 70 people for electrical engineering related degrees and the facility expected more than half to drop out over Christmas. The second and third years would be limited to ~30 people.
The first term would cover all the preliminary knowledge required for the degree, I think the idea was to make sure everyone was at the same level but the pace of it meant it was more a refresher. It was designed to weed out people who wouldn't be able to complete the degree.
While it sounds harsh out of the dozen people I know who dropped out I think only one left because he couldn't keep up. Which was his own fault, myself and others had set up a study group and frequently invited him but he always said no. The others were international students who stopped coming to lectures after the first few weeks.Most of them seemed more interested in partying than learning.
The first term would cover all the preliminary knowledge required for the degree, I think the idea was to make sure everyone was at the same level but the pace of it meant it was more a refresher. It was designed to weed out people who wouldn't be able to complete the degree.
While it sounds harsh out of the dozen people I know who dropped out I think only one left because he couldn't keep up. Which was his own fault, myself and others had set up a study group and frequently invited him but he always said no. The others were international students who stopped coming to lectures after the first few weeks.Most of them seemed more interested in partying than learning.