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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]American colleges are not known to be academically demanding until graduate level.[/quote]

This is an utter and complete lie that I have heard perpetuated a few times. They are definitely more rigorous compared to european universities, where you usually do not have homeworks and midterms only just a final, which by the way you can retake to improve your grade in many cases. Also at most UK universities first-year grades dont count.

Now if you compare US to Asian universities, yes they probably are less demanding.  [/quote]

Hilarious post and very wrong. [b]UK universities specialize from the start[/b], none of this Math, science, language crap which is [b]just an extension of high school.[/b] If you take A levels you have a very in depth knowledge of 3-5 subjects which then for instance, allow you to go straight into medical training. Yes, that's right. [b]NO US university can do that because none of the high schools teach to that level.[/b] Now go away you idiot[/b].[/quote]

You are not only painfully ill-informed but also really rude. I attended a top 10 US university, my brother attended a top UK uni.  I was much busier and stressed out than he ever was. His first-year grades counted for a tiny fraction of his degree class. Most students in top US colleges who study difficult subjects spend the rest of their college career trying to recover from their freshman GPA.  He didn't have homework or projects throughout the semester or midterms. He just had a final for which everyone started actually studying a few weeks before. In the US if you fall behind even a week you are screwed. You usually have assignments due every single week plus 1-2 midterms in a semester plus a final. Language requirements are like 2 classes for science majors, that is nothing.

The specialization in UK unis is very paternalistic and idiotic. It deprives you freedom of choice and the ability to think for yourself. Plus. not many 17-year-olds know for sure what they want to study. In the US you can change your major and take courses outside your curriculum but you also really need to take initiative and plan ahead meticulously in order to finish all your requirements. More freedom of choice means more responsibility.

Lastly you are painfully mistaken if you think that no US high-school teaches at that top level. There are many private boarding and prep-schools as well as many magnet and specialized schools that provide a top-notch education. Please educate yourself and lose the attitude. There is a reason why with the exception of Oxbridge no UK university comes close to the top 10-12 US universities. [/quote]

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