tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725814722409776118.post8636802379706406000..comments2023-07-05T04:08:43.435-04:00Comments on bourgeoiseaux: STUDENT SURVEYS AND COMMON ANSWERSbourgeoiseauxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11226752824178595894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725814722409776118.post-2906430033560080252011-08-25T11:38:31.960-04:002011-08-25T11:38:31.960-04:00Yeah, I understand the way the two terms are used ...Yeah, I understand the way the two terms are used in the United States, and I don't know why it should still throw me, but it does. I guess it's just up against some deep-seated understandings of the two terms in my head. <br /><br />For example, at home, none of my friends would ever say they "went to college" or start off an anecdote with "When I was in college..." unless they specifically attended a college. Even if they attended a college within a university (like King's College at the University of Western Ontario), they would still talk about being at university or going to university.<br /><br />And, again in contrast to the US, in high school (at least in Ontario), there are at least two streams of any given class. In grades 9 and 10, all classes are either "academic" (the more advanced version--aimed towards students who will be planning to attend university) or "applied" (aimed towards students who will be attending college). In grades 11 and 12, the streams switch to "university" (in place of "academic") and "college" (in place of "applied"), with a smaller number of "university/college" classes.bourgeoiseauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11226752824178595894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725814722409776118.post-61992833828970573622011-08-24T23:17:07.636-04:002011-08-24T23:17:07.636-04:00In high schools in the U.S., advanced courses are ...In high schools in the U.S., advanced courses are part of what is commonly known as "college prep." So, students in A.P. Calc and A.P. English are on the "college prep" track. There is no similar designation related to "university." <br /><br />This is, I suspect a result of the fact that colleges (which, in the U.S. system, are neither inferior nor superior to universities) are generally smaller, do not offer graduate degrees, focus on a specific area of study - and are generally what undergrads attend (I'm sure there are exceptions) even if they are students of a larger "university." Harvard University, for example, comprises Harvard College (for undergrads) as well as the various masters and doctoral programs.Trying . . . in Pittsburghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08340938049599451646noreply@blogger.com