Comment by ricardobeat
18 days ago
Given what the author says about student behavior, this would only result in 99% of them failing the course.
18 days ago
Given what the author says about student behavior, this would only result in 99% of them failing the course.
And upon failing the course, the students and their parents sue the university for failing to award a degree. They have, after all, been paying tuition fees of tens of thousands of dollars for the last four years. They damn well expect a degree in return!
In response, universities remove degree grading altogether. As your bachelors degree is now guaranteed, graduation is purely ceremonial. Matriculation immediately awards you the degree of Baccalareus Expectum which automatically converts to Baccalareus Artium after paying for 8 semesters.
These can optionally be paid in advance and, if so, the bachelors degree (or masters, if you pay for 16 semesters) will be available immediately. Attendance is encouraged but optional.
Backlash against a lack of real grades starts to build — without exams or marking, all degrees are the same. Institutions use actuarial tables and AI to determine what grade you would have achieved based on upbringing and family background. Dynamic pricing means the degrees costs less for the rich. Lower class families are able to buy their bloodline a ticket to the elite by proving they are worth it: paying full price.
If you think you are elite material, you can take out a loan of course. Why care about the burden of repayments when you’ll be the next superstar lawyer, programmer, analyst, quant, consultant, etc., right? Instead of an end of year exam to prove yourself you can instead prove yourself by paying off that student loan! Go bears!