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BlahBlah:
Is American College the same thing as our British universities, but much bigger?
Nodaisho:
I am not sure precisely the differences, but what I have gathered is that it is similar to university. Both our colleges and our universities are really the same thing, I'm not sure if there is a hard and fast rule as to how a school is categorized. College usually starts after 12th grade, so for the most part, freshmen are 18, though some people take a year off between the end of high school and the beginning of college.
ledhendrix:
Sounds pretty much the same as Universities over here. Although some people will still be 17 when they start.
Ladybug:
I sort of really like our system. I liked not having to decide what to study until I was at least 18 (though from what I've gathered, the first years of college are, in general, much more "free" in the US than here, but I may just be confused. However, if that is the case, I wish it'd been like that here), and the whole free-part (well, almost. I think I pay about $80 per semester to the student welfare association) is pretty damn great.
Sure, it has its flaws, and it seems like quality wise, it may be going down the drain, but the system itself I like.
As for college tips:
If you're used to mostly just surfing through school and still getting good grades, college is a good time to forget all about that and actually work consistently. I learned that the hard way, and I'm still struggling, after two years, to actually change my study habits from "show up, do required work, chillax and maybe skim the chapter before a test" to "show up, do required work, study throughout the semester so that you have actually read all the chapters and done enough work by exam time".
Rizzo:
I have to reiterate Ladybug's point. Natural talent will not carry you in most cases, you do need to do some work to achieve more than just a passing grade. Passing university is easy as fuck, doing well is hard as hell.
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