> Should someone who takes 5 years to get a degree be considered lesser than someone else who does the same degree in 2? Assuming they get the same marks awarded.
To be honest, I think they should (unless they are taking the degree part time).
If it takes you over twice as long to learn something, that means we can probably expect you to take twice as long to learn new things?
In practice, I have never seen a student who took 5 years (and therefore repeated 2 years on a 3 year degree) who ended up getting a good final grade (although I am sure there exist exceptions somewhere).
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> Should someone who takes 5 years to get a degree be considered lesser than someone else who does the same degree in 2? Assuming they get the same marks awarded.
To be honest, I think they should (unless they are taking the degree part time).
If it takes you over twice as long to learn something, that means we can probably expect you to take twice as long to learn new things?
In practice, I have never seen a student who took 5 years (and therefore repeated 2 years on a 3 year degree) who ended up getting a good final grade (although I am sure there exist exceptions somewhere).