“…High-intensity work during studying is observed to slow academic progression in the United States (US) (Darolia, 2014), Italy (Triventi, 2014), France (Body et al, 2014), the United Kingdom (UK) (Jewell, 2014) and Finland (Häkkinen and Uusitalo, 2003). By contrast, student aid reforms that increased conditional financial aid in Germany (Glocker, 2011) and in Norway (Gunnes et al, 2013) enhanced on-time graduation.…”