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<blockquote data-quote="Stormborn" data-source="post: 3709371" data-attributes="member: 14041"><p>Ummm, not really. </p><p></p><p>Here, let me explain the US system and then maybe you can tell me how it compares to that.</p><p></p><p>Education provided by the local goverment (typically city or county and subsidized by state and federal money), or in some cases private or faith based organizations (usually for a fee), is typically 12 or 13 years (with Kindergarten being provided for 5-6 year olds but not neccesarily required by most systems). </p><p></p><p>At the post High School level there is a wide variety of programs. Traditionally it is a 4 year universtiy program, either state or private, at which point you recieve a Bachelors. The most common are BA (Bachelor of Arts) and BS (Bachelor of Science). Admission and funding differ both from state to state and school to school. Typically, however, admission is based on Grade Point Average earned in the last four years of school (High School) based on a 4 point scale (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0) as well as a standardized test such as the ACT or (more commonly) the SAT. Some other standardized tests given nation wide may make one eligible for scholarships. Financhial need, academic performance, and extracurricular activities (such as sports, art, music, etc) determine access to scholarships (funding) for most schools. In some states everyone who graduates from a public high school recieves some money to attend a university owned by the same state. Also, many places offer a 2 year Associates degree that is typically seen as simply a preperation for transfer to degree program at a 4 year program. </p><p></p><p>After the 4 year (which can take 5 or more years, or as little as 3) program there are Master's Degree, each of which take different amounts of time but can range from 1 to 3 years of additional schooling, and Doctoral Degrees, typically taking at least an additional 2-3 years. Some programs combine the Master's and Doctoral work with early admission into an advance program. For example in my state most Pharmacy schools allow entrance into a program after 2-3 years of bachelors work so that someone can get a Pharmacy Doctorate in about 7 years, never really "graduating" for any of the lower levels. </p><p></p><p>In the last 5 years or so Vocational Schools have been growing rapidly. These programs range from 2 to 4 years programs that concentrate on a specific field of study (such as computing, electronics, etc), typically ones that may or may not have required a specific degree in the past. </p><p></p><p>We dont really have anything like the UK system of "A"s, becuase even the nationally standardized tests are treated differently at each school.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stormborn, post: 3709371, member: 14041"] Ummm, not really. Here, let me explain the US system and then maybe you can tell me how it compares to that. Education provided by the local goverment (typically city or county and subsidized by state and federal money), or in some cases private or faith based organizations (usually for a fee), is typically 12 or 13 years (with Kindergarten being provided for 5-6 year olds but not neccesarily required by most systems). At the post High School level there is a wide variety of programs. Traditionally it is a 4 year universtiy program, either state or private, at which point you recieve a Bachelors. The most common are BA (Bachelor of Arts) and BS (Bachelor of Science). Admission and funding differ both from state to state and school to school. Typically, however, admission is based on Grade Point Average earned in the last four years of school (High School) based on a 4 point scale (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0) as well as a standardized test such as the ACT or (more commonly) the SAT. Some other standardized tests given nation wide may make one eligible for scholarships. Financhial need, academic performance, and extracurricular activities (such as sports, art, music, etc) determine access to scholarships (funding) for most schools. In some states everyone who graduates from a public high school recieves some money to attend a university owned by the same state. Also, many places offer a 2 year Associates degree that is typically seen as simply a preperation for transfer to degree program at a 4 year program. After the 4 year (which can take 5 or more years, or as little as 3) program there are Master's Degree, each of which take different amounts of time but can range from 1 to 3 years of additional schooling, and Doctoral Degrees, typically taking at least an additional 2-3 years. Some programs combine the Master's and Doctoral work with early admission into an advance program. For example in my state most Pharmacy schools allow entrance into a program after 2-3 years of bachelors work so that someone can get a Pharmacy Doctorate in about 7 years, never really "graduating" for any of the lower levels. In the last 5 years or so Vocational Schools have been growing rapidly. These programs range from 2 to 4 years programs that concentrate on a specific field of study (such as computing, electronics, etc), typically ones that may or may not have required a specific degree in the past. We dont really have anything like the UK system of "A"s, becuase even the nationally standardized tests are treated differently at each school. [/QUOTE]
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