I am so excited! I found out that I've been accepted into university! My first choice university and the course that I really really really REALLY wanted to do
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That is good news! Of course, I have to translate those into American academic terms.
Right now, when you say you are in college, that is the equivalent of a community college, and if you keep up your good grades, you will go to a university?
We finish compulsory education/high school at sixteen, when we take our GCSEs in 10ish subjects. (Think, OWLS). We can then chose to do another two years in 3-4ish subjects called A-Levels. (Thinks NEWTS) - this is sometimes done in the same school but sometimes in a separate sixth-form college.
After that, if we've got the grades and we want we can then go University
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Right now, when you say you are in college, that is the equivalent of a community college, and if you keep up your good grades, you will go to a university?
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We finish compulsory education/high school at sixteen, when we take our GCSEs in 10ish subjects. (Think, OWLS). We can then chose to do another two years in 3-4ish subjects called A-Levels. (Thinks NEWTS) - this is sometimes done in the same school but sometimes in a separate sixth-form college.
After that, if we've got the grades and we want we can then go University
Hope that makes sense?
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