Briefly, Atlantis, like Oxford, offers even the entering student much the same privileges and responsibilities as a junior faculty member or researcher. All courses are prepared extensively before they open, demand an entrance exam to participate, meet in groups of four once a week, focus on presentation and discussion of student work which is built up into potentially publishable portfolios. This method, as used n Oxford and Cambridge, enables students to complete six years of academic work in just half that time, and boasts a retention rate of 96%.