Marcel Pohl was a student at the School of Economics and Management in Essen, Germany. But not for long -he passed 60 examinations and graduated in three semesters, when the normal course is 11 semesters. You'd think the school would be proud, but they are suing Pohl for €3,000, which is the tuition payments we would have made if he stayed as long as other students!
The school says they are entitled to the full payment, which is for the degree, not the time spent achieving it. Link -via reddit
"When I got the lawsuit, I thought it couldn't be true," Pohl, who now works for a bank in Frankfurt, told the Bild newspaper. "Performance is supposed to be worth something."
Pohl completed his turbo degree by dividing up all the simultaneous lectures with two friends and then swapping notes. At the same time, he completed an apprenticeship in a bank.
"We didn't get any freebies, and we agreed our plans in advance with the school," Pohl said.
"We're always against slow students," said his lawyer Bernhard Kraas. "But when someone hurries and finishes early, suddenly he has to pay. That can't be right."
The school says they are entitled to the full payment, which is for the degree, not the time spent achieving it. Link -via reddit
Long live the mediocre. Down with people who do well! They just make the rest of us look bad. The bastards!
Usually schools have limits on how many courses you can be enrolled in. If they didn't give him a limit, and he completed the courses, then what sort of case can they possibly have?
Hmmm , this raises some interesting questions . . . .
unless I mis-read it , the statement implies that you pay the full amount you get the degree . . . .
time seems to have no bearing on the degree . . . .
does this also mean , if you don't get the degree you don't have to pay . . . .
I may be interested , what's it cost to buy a degree . . . .
*altough it would make sense if they hired them to refine the lessons :)