I am considering both Ross and AUC, and have a question comparing both programs. One of my relatives went to Ross, and told me something very discouraging about the way that grades are assigned there. Apparently, the statistical method that they use to determine the minimum passing score (MPS) each semester makes an assumption right of the bat that approximately 25-30% of each semester class is going to fall below the MPS. This results in approximately 1/4 of each semester class having to repeat, or fail out if they have already repeated once before. Since the MPS can fall anywhere within a range of final scores, you basically have a 1 in 4 chance of not surviving through any given semester.
So basically, its a meat grinder. Survival of the fittest. How exactly it makes sense to have a method for determining passing that a priori assumes that 25% of the class is going to fail is beyond me, but that's a topic for another day and another thread.
Does anybody know how the analogous system at AUC works? Is it just as cutthroat? And please, I'm looking specifically for answers from people who are either current students or alumni, or at the very least can ask someone they personally know from AUC to answer the question. I'm not interested in the opinions of people who simply read something on the internet about AUC.
So basically, its a meat grinder. Survival of the fittest. How exactly it makes sense to have a method for determining passing that a priori assumes that 25% of the class is going to fail is beyond me, but that's a topic for another day and another thread.
Does anybody know how the analogous system at AUC works? Is it just as cutthroat? And please, I'm looking specifically for answers from people who are either current students or alumni, or at the very least can ask someone they personally know from AUC to answer the question. I'm not interested in the opinions of people who simply read something on the internet about AUC.
