It was a joke, to the "shocked to..." To the OP, I apologize. And next time I wish to be reminded of my financial state, I will make sure and ask you jessica.
lol it didnt come across as a joke
it came across as "im paying more than you" type of thing as if its some sort of contest
At any rate op, college is pricy and loans are not fun. If you can avoid them DO. Nothing is as fun as starting your life in a six figure hole
Please explain further? I'm confused. In the American system of colleges and university's if you are accepted into the school then usually the choice of major or degree is up to you. Now you will have to make certain grades in that chosen major to graduate with a degree, but pre-admission grades don't usually exclude you from taking the classes in the major of your choosing. Is it different where you are or am I not understanding what you wrote?
No it isn't. Being accepted in a US college does not mean you may pursue any degree you want. Different college within the university have different standards
For example, to get in the engineering college at my alma matter, you had to have higher act, higher gpa in hs than those set to get in the university on a whole
However, regardless of your major, once you get into it, you have to maintain a certain gpa to remain in it or risk being kicked out of the program
That is so crazy different from what we do here in the states for a general college education. Now bear in mind I graduated from college 10 years ago so I'm sure there have been some changes made since then and of I'm also sure that specific schools probably do things differently. However, on average, in America you apply to the school and are granted acceptance or denial based on your grades and scores on one of two national predictive higher education tests, the SAT of the ACT. Once accepted to a university you can either declare a major of study at that point or remain "undecided."
I agree
Typically your first two years of courses are general studies or "core" prerequisite courses that every student must take to graduate. In the final two years, or three in my case
, you take the specific courses of your chosen degree emphasis or major. Some majors do require certain grade point averages based on your previous two years of academic performance and actually receiving a degree is also based on your academic performance in the courses of your chosen major.
For the most part yes. I know even during my freshman year, we were already taking major specific courses
Usualy you have to maintain a certain GPA in major classes to graduate, which may be different than the typical C for passing
To a certain extent education in the USA has become a consumer product. Basically, you can participate in and get any degree you want as long as you are willing to pay for it. From the lowest level community college to the most expensive and prestigious university, they really don't care what you do or how you do it as long as you pony up the cash it takes to pay the tuition. Now of course there are highly acclaimed programs that have achieved a recognized status where they can be selective and only take the "best of the best", but I'm talking more about the general college education.
I don't agree
I know too many people who go, dont study and get kicked out with the bill to boot
You have to work for your degree, it's not just given to you
In our highly individualized society that praises the "exploration of self" in the formative years it's almost crazy to believe that an 18 year old teenager would be expected to know exactly "what he wants to be when he grows up" and to be judged on his ability to academically achieve that because of a test that ranks him against his peers.
How do people that drop out of school or go to work first and then come back for a degree later in life get into school? Are high school graduates competing against everyone else who wants to get into college on these TEE & TER exams?
Yea, I graduated a few years ago and still don't know what I want to do lol
