Later this ratio slightly improves as competition, lack of motivation and the frustrations of a mass university result in high dropout rates. Still, the bright and ambitious student in Germany frequently disappears in the anonymity of the system. At Fuqua, on the other hand, I met excellent conditions. The School is designed to support the best students and to demand excellence from each member of the academic community. The selection process and tuition requirement create an awareness of the value of a Fuqua education.
Students understand their studies as an investment in their own future.
After this, they generally enroll in a university department immediately. In most disciplines, studies are designed to take five to six years. Mid-studies exams take place after two or three years. After this first hurdle, however, students have all the time in the world to complete final exams. There is little support or advice coming from the university side.