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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish more US universities had a Durham-style collegiate system. [/quote]

Do you mean the lecture / tutorial system? I appreciate the UK approach to this, where weekly small group tutorials are focused on students developing and defending positions on the content, and even leading the group discussion, etc. You cannot show up to a tutorial without thoroughly understanding the material (unless you don't mind being completely embarrassed).

Or do you mean the deep subject matter focus, where your three years at uni basically takes you into US Masters level knowledge - in exchange for less liberal arts?

Another nice aspect of the UK/Durham-style system is everyone in your class is being evaluated for entry by the same standards. Your classmates are all on the same academic level.

I personally like the Scottish system, which to me is the best of both worlds. It uses the lecture / tutorial approach, but adding a fourth year of uni allows for exploration of multiple subjects, switching majors, etc. US universities were built off the Scottish model.
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