What's the latest in people's lives?

[Thorin]

College here is 6th form - further non-compulsary education between the age of 16 and 18. University here is the same as your university there I think, higher education for 18 and above.

[Monroe]

wait a sec...what's the difference between college and university to you?

Over here there the same thing (basicly) but I know our systems are way different.

In the states the difference is based on accreditation. My University became a university like my sophmore year. Before that we were a state college. Before that we were a college (pre 1965), before that we were a community college (pre 1921 or so). So each name just means more money from the state and the ability to offer different classes. Now that we're a university we now have a grad program.

[Monroe]

And someone read my writings on Elenir damnit :p I want to know if they're any good. The only person I could get to read the whole thing I was sleeping with and that of course meant she was bias. She kept saying it was so good and so large, then she began to read my story

[Lt. Staplic]

yes university is the same, but I'm still confused on college. Here's our entire educational system, you tell me what's most like your college:

Primary (Elementry) Schooling:
grades Kindergarden; 1st grade, 2nd grad, 3rd grade, 4th, 5th

Secondary:
Middle school/Junior High
grades: 6th, 7th, 8th

High School
grades: 9 (freshman), 10 (Sophomore), 11(Junior [Me]) 12 (Senior [MM&I])

Higher Education:
University ( we also call these colleges)
goes from Bachelors degree through doctorate.


If your system is anything like the french (no offence intended) then I think you may be referring to the Middle school, but I'm not 100% for sure.

[Monroe]

The grade split up in America isn't uniform. Mine was:

Elementary
K-5

Middle School
6-8

High school
9-12

But other people I know had it split like this

Elementary
k-6

Middle School
7-8

Junior High
9-10

High School
11-12

And there are other variations.


College is in the same spot as University just less prestige.

[Lt. Staplic]

yes there are, I was just giving him the just of the system.

around here it actually goes:

k-5; 6, 7; 8, 9; 10-12

[Captain Seafort]

The English system (the Jocks, I believe, have something different) is as follows:

Primary school:
Reception, Years 1-6

Senior (or High) school:
Years 7-11

Sixth Form (sometimes tacked on to a High School, sometimes an independant Sixth Form college):
Years 12-13

College:
Either a Sixth Form college or a post-16 institution that offers vocational training or non-degree qualifications

University:
Anything that offers bachelors' degrees or higher

[Lt. Staplic]

that's another big difference, we don't graduate HS until we're 18 (in most cases) you guys are done with secondary ed at 16

[Thorin]

that's another big difference, we don't graduate HS until we're 18 (in most cases) you guys are done with secondary ed at 16

Indeed. You are in the equivilent of our first year of college here, I'm in the equivilent of your first year of college/university there.

[Capt. Jethro]

I'M ON VACATION!!!!!

[Tsukiyumi]

Huzzah!

[Reliant121]

The old folks ordered the new car finally. Mum's shitting herself, £12,500 worth of car....(it should have been £14,700 but dad worked his way into military discount )

[Lt. Staplic]

nice Reliant.

I've got a fucktonne of homework this weekend and like normal my plans have forced me to push it till the last minute again.

[Reliant121]

Ha, I tend to do that with homework or coursework. Luckily, I work better under pressure so i tend to get it back. And get perfect grades for it too.

[Captain Picard's Hair]

nice Reliant.

I've got a fucktonne of homework this weekend and like normal my plans have forced me to push it till the last minute again.

I've delayed a bit of homework too, because I'm coming down with my first proper cold in a year, but I'll have to get back to work today. It's not so much that I can't still finish it; as I noted before I have a very light schedule as I approach graduation. The one thing I did do yesterday is begin to draw up a resume to try to spread around to look for a summer internship to get some experience, perhaps some pay, and a nice goodie to place on a resume when I'm looking for a real job shortly after this one would end.