I mean I live in country with a kinda failed education system.
Osan
joined 1 month ago
Sometimes it can even be a college course. I remember my first year in uni our TA had to explain how long division and unit conversion worked and I was like how tf y'all got into engineering school without basic middle school mathematics knowledge.
Yeah some time ago I used to respect these companies I remember when Google condemned the Egyptian government's actions in 2011 and one of the very popular activists in the revolution was the head of marketing in Google MENA. But now the truth has never been more obvious to me. Individuals may or may not care but corporations will never care.
Entrance exams aren't actually that common here but they do exist admission is mostly based on GPA and final grades in highschool. What amazes me isn't the lack of basic knowledge (in such an education system) or getting accepted, but rather the decision to choose this professional/academic path when you lack the interest in it.
People are actually uninterested and treating college as if they're prisoners here. I know some people are only thinking about the potentially higher income in these fields or the social status (engineers and doctors are thought of highly in some countries). A not insignificant amount of students here are forced to study what their parents have chosen for them. I believe we have a corrupt system in all areas (political, social, educational) and the economical situation isn't helping.
Usually these kids in my opinion don't realise that they need to change something till very late in there lives. This matter isn't a problem but rather a symptom of bigger problems here.
P.S: I'm very sorry for the long rant I got kinda carried away lol.