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Re:Record number of colleges drop SAT/ACT admissions require... by feviskus on Saturday October 19, 2019 @09:54AM (#21298466)
Regarding mandatory attendance - welcome to the German model. Most universites don't have mandatory attendance, which is good for subjects where there are many more students than available seats :). Also it's very handy for students who (have to) work in order to finance their studies.
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Re:Record number of colleges drop SAT/ACT admissions require... by jessaustin on Saturday October 19, 2019 @09:59AM (#21298498)
Eh, in my experience (entirely in USA) attendance is only part of the grade when the course is kind of squishy. Attendance was never even mentioned in the math or physics courses I took. However, it was very important in history and literature.
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