Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Exams in Argentina

Horrible: Exams are coming up. What to expect? Such a different country, such a different style of classes, so how are those exams going to be? No idea..just learn and see..
and yes I found out. Its different, waaaaaaaay different.
In Tilburg the university tries to repeat as often as possible we learn to prove everything scientifically, here you just print every word in your head: learn everything by hart and you will succeed. If not, you doomed.

politica de producto: write everything down you know from topic 2. can be 2 or more pages long..what to do? write everything down you can remember, but don't mix the topics!
liderazgo: same
recursos humanos: learn 12 chapters, over 250 pages, and know the smallest details.

this is not all, the most cultural shock point on making exams is the following:
you enter the class room and wait until the teacher starts talking. he divides the class in different themes and everyone tears a paper out of his notebook. What? Jep, you need to provide your own paper and write down the question the professor tells you to answer. So if someone asks if the exams are different, yes!


Relaxing weekend in Rosario; beach + skydiving!

1 comment:

  1. Sounds like this was a real culture shock you've gone through with your exams. I hope the exams went well and that you've passed them. With this teaching method at you know that you'll actually remember when you're going to need it in your future career :). Cheers, Linda

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