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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The longer I observe the American college system, the more I am confused by it. In America, an average college major requires you to take 10-12 classes. You get 4 years to complete them. It takes 2 years tops to complete those courses and the other two years are usually squandered away by students because college here is a 4 year vacation paid for by mommy and daddy.  Most schools do not really provide much academic rigor and are just easy diploma factories. Also, whats up with the "college experience?" What does that even mean? You go to school to specialize in a field so you can get your degree and join the workforce.

Don't even get me started on the medical education system here. A student takes 4 classes in undergrad to qualify as "premed" and then spends another 4 years getting a medical degree. Most other countries have medical colleges where students get MDs after graduating college!

:roll: [/quote]

This is mostly true.  It's why having a major in something can mean the person actually knows nothing about the subject at all.  However, not all colleges are equal.  We have thousands of schools, and they all want to stay in business, so standards can be quite low.  They have to graduate a certain percentage of students, so a degree doesn't mean anything by itself.  However, the top schools still have high standards, and the rest vary by department.

The attitude that college is a 4 year vacation was pervasive up until recently, when people realized they were going to be paying for that vacation for the rest of their lives.  I think it's gradually changing and students are becoming more practical about choosing a major based on more than just what's "interesting," and making their time count so that they can get a job later.

But yes, your observations are all spot on.  However, Pakistani higher education is not known for being rigorous, despite your claims, especially in medicine.  Medical schools accept only our very best students, and don't seem to have lowered their standards any, so we still have an overall pool of pretty smart doctors.  I would not want any doctor who was 22 years old, no matter how rigorous his first 4 years of college were.  [/quote]

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