Day 137 - Random thoughts about differences between schools

21.6.12 - Donnerstag, Thursday

Oh man, the longer I'm in Germany, the more I dislike/ like the American school system. It's hard to explain... In Germany (in Baden-Wuerttemberg anyhow) tution is free and the tests at my school are completely open note and you only require 50% (only 35% in my TM3/Dynamics class) to pass on the one and only exam. At ISU I pay quite a bit more, have one cheat sheet if I'm lucky and require (generally) a 70% cumulative. So pay less, less is expected versus pay more, expect more. I think I prefer a class that constantly has you working for your grade because it gives you the ability to fix a mistake you have made. However, the amount you have to pay for it is not exactly pleasant. I suppose for these reasons a University in the US is more prestigious than a German Hochschule, but the Hochschule is so much more practical in how you learn.

Anyways, random thought I had while studying for one of my bring-whatever-you-want exams.

(Also, the exams and work are what are keeping me off the blog since I have at least 3 next week. I will have more time to update after my Dynamiks exam on the 3rd. Be prepared for having lots of stories. :) )