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Slagathor

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++ [ originally posted by IncuboRossonero ] ++
Italy from what I see has more or less the same high school system....you can follow various "paths" depending on your grades early on, etc.
It seems good on paper but I don't agree with the theory..

some of the smartest kids in Elementary School and early high school mow my parents lawn everyweek
Yeah I know, that's a dangerous flaw. That's why the Dutch government decided to make that test at the end of primary school an advisory test only. In practice, the teachers of the primary school who know the student can add their advise to that and the pupils usually follow up on that.

You are free to choose whatever level of highschool you wish though. And if you choose one that turns out too high or too low, you can change after one year.
 
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++ [ originally posted by IncuboRossonero ] ++
The best University system is the Canadian one. ANYONE has a chance to go from the top rate to the lowest rated Colleges/Universities. Tuition is 1,000 a SEMESTER (!) for schools that match Harvard and Yale (a bit more for a for. student but still).
Burke..its a sneaky system we have in the U.S. A strong high school student will NEVER get into a top rate University without MONEY...only the MONEY or TOP TOP students can attend the top rated schools for which there are many. In this way the American Dream in Academics is horsesh*t....not ANYONE can make it to Harvard or Stanford. The silver spoons can or those with insane SAT scores. Thats flawed.
I got a 1370 and go to a small school, I decided not to even apply to place like UVA, although I only had a 2.7 in my HS GPA, I drank too much.
 

Dragon

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Apr 24, 2003
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++ [ originally posted by IncuboRossonero ] ++
The best University system is the Canadian one. ANYONE has a chance to go from the top rate to the lowest rated Colleges/Universities. Tuition is 1,000 a SEMESTER (!) for schools that match Harvard and Yale (a bit more for a for. student but still).
Burke..its a sneaky system we have in the U.S. A strong high school student will NEVER get into a top rate University without MONEY...only the MONEY or TOP TOP students can attend the top rated schools for which there are many. In this way the American Dream in Academics is horsesh*t....not ANYONE can make it to Harvard or Stanford. The silver spoons can or those with insane SAT scores. Thats flawed.
Thats correct, but for example I can graduate from the most expensive university in my country with just $10,000 but an undergraduate degree from an average american university like BU for example tops a degree from the best south american university


In another country (especially third world ones) a degree from an american university can get you an awesome job, and it doesnt even have to be a school like Harvard
 
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    ++ [ originally posted by Blandest ] ++
    Anyone has a chance to go to any university here. Its entirely down to academic record.
    its also the same in the U.S. HOWEVER, schools like Oxford, Harvard, Yale, etc. ARE picky as they should be BUT even a straight A student is not guaranteed admission as they look at MANY factors and eventually unfair factors come into play. Then again, if have a nice name you can get into OXFORD or Harvard. Bottom line.
    Oxford wouldn't refuse Piersilvio Berlusconi admission ... TRUST ME..no matter how "anti-Berlusconi" they are
     
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    IncuboRossonero

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    ++ [ originally posted by fabiana ] ++In another country (especially third world ones) a degree from an american university can get you an awesome job, and it doesnt even have to be a school like Harvard
    thats only because they think you have BLUE BLOOD since your parents had the money to send you away...
    simple as that.
     

    Bjerknes

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    ++ [ originally posted by IncuboRossonero ] ++
    The best University system is the Canadian one. ANYONE has a chance to go from the top rate to the lowest rated Colleges/Universities. Tuition is 1,000 a SEMESTER (!) for schools that match Harvard and Yale (a bit more for a for. student but still).
    Burke..its a sneaky system we have in the U.S. A strong high school student will NEVER get into a top rate University without MONEY...only the MONEY or TOP TOP students can attend the top rated schools for which there are many. In this way the American Dream in Academics is horsesh*t....not ANYONE can make it to Harvard or Stanford. The silver spoons can or those with insane SAT scores. Thats flawed.
    Yeah I have to agree. The SAT's are not even a good indicator for future success in college, or what not. I know people that took hours of classes to prepare for the SAT and raised their scores by 250 points, and just learned how to take the test. Other kids who did not care about the test that much and only took it once (me), and relied on their good high school grades were sort of fvcked over in that respect. Some schools even give a class to teach the SAT to the students in the normal cirriculum, so not everybody has the same opportunity. Poor people that do not do well on the SAT's are pretty much fvcked, because thats mostly how the scholarships are distributed and given out, to the students who have the highest SAT's. You must have sufficient monetary backing to attend the top universities.
     
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    ++ [ originally posted by Andy ] ++
    You must have sufficient monetary backing to attend the top universities.
    Luckily my Family's dirty money from corruption, extortion and racketeering went to good use ... even though a majority of my Uncle's are doing time under the RICO ACT... oh well
     

    Dragon

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    ++ [ originally posted by IncuboRossonero ] ++


    Luckily my Family's dirty money from corruption, extortion and racketeering went to good use ... even though a majority of my Uncle's are doing time under the RICO ACT... oh well
    what school did you go to?
     

    Bjerknes

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    ++ [ originally posted by IncuboRossonero ] ++


    Luckily my Family's dirty money from corruption, extortion and racketeering went to good use ... even though a majority of my Uncle's are doing time under the RICO ACT... oh well
    Hey, you have to get by somehow. Penn State's tuition is not that expensive, however its not cheap either, being about $12,000 a year. Luckily I have a father who works for both the goverment and individual research firms, because I would have had to take all those damn SAT courses so I could have got a larger scholarship.
     

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