You demand norms. DIN, ISO, VDI — we understand. A shaft without tolerance will never fit its bearing. A grade without a deadline is no grade at all. You keep the machine running. Without you, the faculty would drift into chaos — exams overlapping, credits uncounted, degrees delayed indefinitely. We know this. Some of us even respect it.
But let me speak to you now differently. Not as a case number. Not as a module failure statistic. As a future engineer who has learned that the most unpredictable material in any construction is the human being. prüfungsamt maschinenbau rub
To the Prüfungsamt,
With respect, A student of Maschinenbau Ruhr-Universität Bochum If you need this piece translated into for actual submission or use, let me know, and I will provide a version in formal, respectful, and emotionally precise German. You demand norms
Do not lose your precision. But add a little plasticity. A student who fails not because they lack knowledge but because life exceeded their yield strength — that student does not need less rigor. They need a recognition of reality as a legitimate load case. A grade without a deadline is no grade at all
We are not perfect components. We are cast parts with internal voids — invisible cracks that only reveal themselves under pressure. And when we break, we come to you. Not for pity. For a temporary change in tolerance .