Wednesday, October 24, 2012

USA and UK high school - differences

USA and UK high school - differences?
hey guys. i was just curious as to the differences in American High schools and British ones. Obviously we finish in year 11 (10th grade i think). and have to wear uniform, but anything else? I'm 17 and in 6th form doing my A levels. Also, does anyone know of any exhange programs with American and British high schools? thanks :) x
Primary & Secondary Education - 1 Answers
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You have A- Levels and GSCE's as I am told. In America there is no set national test to graduate from high school. Also there are no real qualifications for university study only subjects that universities would like to see on your transcript. We have the SAT's and the ACT's. Most colleges require one or the other but some do not require either. I think Youth for understanding has a program and there are others. Here's the YFU website http://www.youthforunderstanding.org/



Posted by School In USA at 6:24 AM

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

When you are in year 11 of school in the UK.

When you are in year 11 of school in the UK....?
how many years do you have left? Is it common for someone who is 14 to be in yr 11?
Primary & Secondary Education - 5 Answers
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Year 11 = last year of high school (secondary school) Unless there's a sixth form, (year 12) 14 year olds = Years 9/10
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In year11 you are aged 15/16. Year11 is your last compulsory year of education in the UK.
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Year 11 is the last year of compulsory education in the UK, students in this year group are generally 15 & 16 although in certain circumstances children may be held back or put forward a year or two. So it is uncommon to find a 14 year old in year 11 .
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You are in the last year of high school, and will have less than a year left (year 11 is much shorter than other school years). However, the government has introduced a new scheme to keep kids in education so if you're of a certain age (NOT ME THOUGH, HAHAHA) you will have another three years. It is not common to have someone younger than 15 in year 11. It's more common to have people who should be in the year above in a year below that. I didn't even know they let kids go up years. Do you get to do that?? If you're immigrating to the UK, you will probably be placed in the year below than what you should be. A lot of my polish friends should be in college right now if they were in Poland, but they're stuck being in year 11 with me this year instead. :)
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Its the last year you have to do. It is impossible to be 14, you have to be 15 or 16. In the UK you dont generally advance or get but back a year.



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Posted by School In USA at 6:22 AM

Monday, October 8, 2012

Should Prince Michael open a "finishing school" in the UK

Should Prince Michael open a "finishing school" in the UK?
Supposedly, it was the Queen Mother who put Diana "through the paces"...now that she is dead, wouldn't Prince Michael be a great person to help "finish" upper class young ladies, and also commoners like Kate Middleton who might aspire to marriage with a UK royal?
Royalty - 4 Answers
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Sounds a bit drastic - finishing school? Do you mean in the sense of 'thumb on the blade, blade in the horizontal plane, thrust up under the ribs?' Maybe not - in my experience finishing school types did the same thing, but psychologically. So perhaps that's exactly what the Rentakents should do!
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If Prince Michael of Kent is not too busy acting as a go-between for Russian trade interests, he could profit from opening a finishing school for nouveau riche "princess want-to-be's" that features an abbreviated course in finishing. After all, the Duke of Kent's expertise is preferable to that of Lady Diana Spencer's butler, Paul Burrell, who appeared on the "Australian Princess" and "American Princess" reality television shows. That said, apparently the Queen Mum's role in tutoring the Princess of Wales to be was over stated at the time of the Royal Wedding. If Prince William is truly interested in marrying Kate Middleton, no doubt she is being groomed behind the scenes.
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No....just because Diana now dead....this not good reason why glorious Queen Mother must stop give help....regard finish off person. * Of course....if Prince Michael wish open own "finishing school"....cannot stop. This called competition. Perhaps He do good job....perhaps not.
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If Kate Middleton wants to marry Prince William, then I expect she will get a lot of advice about her behaviour, duties etc before she marries him. Personally,if she asked me, I would advise against it, I can imagine nothing more boring myself than marrying into the royal family. But it's her choice.



Posted by School In USA at 6:22 AM

Monday, October 1, 2012

Primary School Teacher in UK

Primary School Teacher in UK?
I'm currently in my last year of secondary school and i would like to become a teacher. I was just wondering what courses i should take in college and university to get the correct qualifications. Thank you (:
Teaching - 1 Answers
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you can take anything, you should take english.Being a primary teacher will be easy all you need is just to get a teaching certificate. I know loads of people who didnt even go to uni and are primary teachers but its best to go to uni.



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Posted by School In USA at 6:22 AM

Monday, September 24, 2012

Boarding School in the UK

Boarding School in the UK?
Short and sweet. I want/need to get away from my parents divorce. I've saved a ton of money to go to a boarding school. I want it in the UK because my bff has a ton of family there. I was wondering if anyone knew of any good ones (High School of course). If you help me I will forever be greatful (I know it's not much but you'll really be saving me) Please I don't want advice like "you can't run away from your problems" I just want to leave and I have for a while. This divorce is just more the reason. Thanks a ton! xoxo Baby Jay
Other - Education - 1 Answers
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We don't have US style high schools in the UK. How much money have you saved? A good boarding school will cost you $30,000 a year, minimum.



Posted by School In USA at 6:17 AM

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Are the engineering universities in the UK alot harder to get into than in the United States

Are the engineering universities in the UK alot harder to get into than in the United States?
People are saying that to transfer to a UK university to study engineering you have to have extremely good grades. In the United States you can have somewhat decent grades , like several C's and still be able to transfer to a pretty good university that offers an engineering degree. Are there any schools in the UK where this is possible ? So in the UK are the university acceptance procedures totally different? ( to transfer from a school in the U.S. to a university in the U.K. that offers engineering.)
Studying Abroad - 1 Answers
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You will need to enquire of the individual UK universities what their requirements are for the engineering programs. Usually on their websites the universities will show what sort of GPA and so on are required for international students.



Posted by School In USA at 6:17 AM

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Are the engineering universities in the UK alot harder to get into than in the United States

Are the engineering universities in the UK alot harder to get into than in the United States?
People are saying that to transfer to a UK university to study engineering you have to have extremely good grades. In the United States you can have somewhat decent grades , like several C's and still be able to transfer to a pretty good university that offers an engineering degree. Are there any schools in the UK where this is possible ? So in the UK are the university acceptance procedures totally different? ( to transfer from a school in the U.S. to a university in the U.K. that offers engineering.)
Engineering - 2 Answers
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The whole organization of the school system (say from age 11 upwards) is different in the UK and US. You will probably find that UK first degrees (BSc or BEng) start at a higher level than US first degrees. They are often more narrowly focussed as well. The UK doesn't have the same system of "majors and minors" in first degrees that the US has. In the UK it is quite normal to go straight from a first degree to a PhD, without any "masters" or "grad school" stage in between. You might well find that "average" US grades that would be get you onto a US degree course are not enough for an "average" UK degree, simply because you would be starting from a point 6 or 12 months behind where the "average" UK student would have reached before starting a university course.. I'm talking about so called "Russell Group" of about the 20 or 30 top UK universities here. For Engineering, that would include Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, York, Warwick, Swansea, Southampton, etc). The previous UK government (which was kicked out 6 months ago) had a policy of "wider access to degree level courses", and part of that policy was to rename many second and third tier colleges as "universities" so they could award "degrees" as opposed to other qualifications, but without actually changing what they taught. So beware of relatively new UK "universities" with apparently low entry requirements - you might finish up on a third-rate course with a worthless piece of paper at the end of it.
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I would expect that there are far fewer engineering colleges in the UK than in the US. That alone would make them seem tougher to get into.


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Posted by School In USA at 6:17 AM
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