{"id":6840,"date":"2015-09-14T13:28:03","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T11:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/2015\/09\/14\/campus-talk\/?lang=en"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:22","slug":"campus-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2015\/09\/14\/campus-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus Talk: Average of seven required for RSM Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"

RSM recently changed the admittance criteria for their Masters<\/a>. Even students holding a RSM bachelor are now required to have a GPA of at least 7.0 to get in. What do EUR students think of this?<\/p>\n

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Ronny de Jong, 19 years, from the Netherlands. Studies both Economics and Law.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think it\u2019s a good move to introduce a 7.0 grade average barrier. Many people who just manage to get a bachelor\u2019s degree at RSM are really struggling with the Master\u2019s afterwards. But with a higher barrier you will get better Master students. People who are able to get a 6.0 are in my opinion also capable of getting a 7.0 with just a little bit more effort. And the students who can not reach that goal will probably face difficulties with handling the Master\u2019s program anyway. Actually, I think this regulation would make sense for all Masters at EUR.<\/p>\n

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Lily Jiang, 21 years, from Canada. Exchange student in Communication and Media.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think it is a fair move. Firstly, it makes the program more prestigious. Secondly, people are going to work harder to get in, which would result in better students. RSM also is a well renowned faculty, where it probably requires quite some skills to handle the tasks at hand. A 7.0 GPA would tie into that.<\/p>\n

I am an exchange student and study Global Business and Digital Art in Canada. In my program I have to maintain a 7.5 average to stay in. In that sense the reform seems to make RSM more compliant with international standards of grade average.<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Griekspoor, 22 years old, from the Netherlands. Studies Pedagogical Sciences.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I do not think that this is a fair move. During your studies there can be a lot of factors, influencing your performance as a student. This can be personal or family issues, which does not mean that you are a bad student after all. 6.0 is okay, but 7.0 is too much.<\/p>\n

The motivation behind this move seems to be making the study at RSM more prestigious. I get that, but you also have to ask: What do you want? More prestige or good professionals? For me the answer is pretty obvious.<\/p>\n\n\t

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