15-06-2007, 08:19
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Re: exams and college - what did you study?
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Originally Posted by LancYorkYankee
I take it that over there, you take a final exam for all your studies? In our senior year of high school, students must past the SATs which test them in English, Math, History, and the Sciences. You must pass these to get your high school diploma. The better you score the more colleges/universities will accept you.
Brian
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Students don't take a GCSE in every subject. They start High School with a wide range of subjects but in Year 9 they narrow that down to a choice of subjects to study for the next 2 years for the GCSE exams. These are usually based on preferred career choice but Maths and English are mandatory. I took 10 subjects at that stage. That is usually narrowed down further at 'A' level. The higher the grades and the more subjects passed then the more chances of acceptance by universities. There is no overall High School Diploma here though. |
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