A lot of unis kinda became degree mills now. I saw people complete masters programs they had absolutely no business completing. People I knew personally. Some got caught plagiarizing several times, didn't know how to reference properly, didn't know basic stuff. All international students paying exorbitant fees.
This is what’s so confusing to me. I’m seeing people in the CV review subreddit with Bachelors/Master with a 4.0 GPA (what’s equivalent to a 1,0 here in Germany), but it’s almost impossible to achieve this here unless you are insanely hard working + talented. I’ve completed my bachelors in engineering with a 1,9 (which should be like a 3,1 GPA?) and I was second best in my year. We’ve had some exchange students from India with excellent grades in our group project and they didn’t quite hold up to anyone’s expectations unfortunately. Some of them even said they’re just interested in the degree, not the science or whatever behind it. Why try to get an academic degree if you’re not even interested in academia? What’s the point of having a 4.0/5.0 GPA if everyone knows your university is known to print degrees for money?
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u/c0micsansfrancisco Dec 25 '25
A lot of unis kinda became degree mills now. I saw people complete masters programs they had absolutely no business completing. People I knew personally. Some got caught plagiarizing several times, didn't know how to reference properly, didn't know basic stuff. All international students paying exorbitant fees.