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[quote=Anonymous]At the same time, I think some of these countries also recognize that not everyone needs to attend university (definitely has its issues that disadvantage immigrant kids or kids who parents didn't attend university). You can make perfectly good money coming out of a trade or vocational school and since the college student lifestyle doesn't exist in the same way as in the US, students attending their vocational schools and living in flats around their urban campus can get a similar experience and social life. I say this as the one of two siblings in my German family to attend university and all of my 5 siblings are do fine, regardless whether they attended university or not. My German nieces and nephews are also doing fine, some attending university and some completely a vocational degree. There is also some flexibility in selecting your vocational degree, as my nephew has changed his mind 3 times on the state's dime and is still covered as he pursues an internship in IT. It's not perfect, no system really is, but it's interesting to compare it to the American system.

Does anyone have any opinions about the UCAS system that exists in the UK where students only apply to their realistic top 5 choices and have to decide between Oxford and Cambridge if they want to apply to them?[/quote]

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