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USA schooling system
hi, can someone tell me how the american schooling system works? here in England, theres are a couple different variations, but the city i live in, and surrounding areas, the system goes like this:
5 years old-start year 1 of primary school
11 years old-year 6. last year of primary school
12 years old-start year 7 of secondary school
16 years old- year 11. last year of secondary school.
after that you can go in to full, or part time work while going to college, which is optional, and free. college is usually for about 2+ years and you earn A levels here, aswell as other like a2, As etc.
then you can choose to go to university, for 2-5+ years. you pay for this, and do one subject. if you stay for 5+ years, i thing you get a PHD and become a doctor.
i think some parts of london have high schools and that, but was just wandering what the American schooling system is. thanks.
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usually when you are five you start kindergarten. this is basically where you learn shapes, colors, whatever, and also how to interact with other kids.
the next year is first grade. there are twelve "grades", and the ninth grade is the beginning of high school. ninth graders are freshmen, tenth graders are sophomores, eleventh graders are juniors, and twelfth graders are seniors. grade twelve is the last year. then, you have the option of going to college. there are 2 year colleges and 4 year colleges. at a 2 year college, you get an associate degree. at a 4 year college, you get a bachelors degree. most people go to a 4 year college to get a bachelors degree and then they start working. if you want to be a doctor, lawyer, dentist, or something like that, you go to a 4 year college and then you would go to grad school for like 2-3 years. a 4 year college is called undergrad, by the way. you don't have to go to college at all, but a lot of people do because you get a better job. i live in texas, and if i were to go to a college in this state, it would be like 7,000 american dollars for tuition only. anyway, when you are in college, you major in a certain subject. my brother is a lawyer, so he went to a 4 year college and majored in business. then he went to law school for 3 years. college is really expensive here, but if you are like a genius or really great at sports, you can get a scholarship. i hope this is enough info :)
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We have 13 grades, then college.
Usually at 5 you start "kindergarten".
From there, 1st through 5th grades (6-11 years old) This is known as "elementary school"
Then comes "middle school" which is 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. 12-14.
Then "high school" which is 9th - 12th grade, 15-18. The average student graduates high school at 18 (you normally turn 18 during your senior year)
Each high school year has a second designation. 9th grade is a "freshman" 10th is a "sophmore" 11th is a "junior" and 12th is a "senior"
College they stop using numerical designations and you just begin again as a college "freshman"
College is basically "university" to you. There are 2 year and 4 year colleges, your first 4 years are your "undergraduate" years. After undergraduate you can pursue a "masters degree" or a "doctorate" degree. These require an extra 2 or 4 years average study respectively.
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It varies all over the country, but for my district it's like this.
3-nursery school(which is optional)
4-preschool
4/5-10/11-primary school
11/12-13/14-secondary school
14/15-17/18-highschool
and then after, college is optional.
For public colleges, tuition is free for people within that state, but it costs money for people outside of that state. For private college, it charges tuition. But there's dorming fees for every college.
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When Americans talk about "college", it is the same as your University. Most Americans don't graduate highschool (or your secondary school) until they are 18, so we don't have college in between highschool & university. Although, some people choose to go to a junior college, which basically just offers you the first two years of University, so I suppose that could be comparable to your college.
I was supposed to attend a British university this fall (but can't, due to not being able to afford the international tuition fees), & I think that England has made it so much more affordable for British students to have a University education than America has for us. We're usually charged somewhere between $10,000 & $40,000 (£5,000 & £20,000) for each year of schooling, which seems absolutely ridiculous compared to the low fees that British universities charge for British & EU students (although it's pretty much the same amount for International students).
For the most part, I don't feel that America's education system is very good, so in my opinion, England is superior in that aspect.
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*ages depend on what month you are born in for example some people are 13 when they enter Junior High and sometimes people are 4 when they go to preschool. Where i live you have to turn 6 years of age before August in order to go to kindergarten that year. Other wise you wait until the next year.*
5 or 6 years old you go to preschool
6-7 years old you go to kindergarten
7-about 12 years old you go through 1st-6th grade
12-14 years old you go to Jounior High(7th-8th grade *sometimes 6th grade*)
14-18 years old you go to High School(9th-12th grade)
then you can go to college witch is the same as yours.
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