EDUCATIONAL

AMERICAN SYSTEM

Education in America

AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL

SYSTEM AT UNIVERSITY

American colleges and universities among the world's most prestigious, which is particularly attractive to international students , professors and researchers are in the pursuit of academic excellence.

According to UNESCO, the US has the second largest number of higher education institutions in the world, with a total of 5,758, an average of more than 115 per state.

The US also has the highest number of higher education students in the world, a figure of 14,261,778, [ 3 ] or roughly 4.75% of the total population.

ACADEMIC RANKING OF WORLD UNIVERSITIES - 2010

Rank School Name Overall Score Country1 Harvard University 100.0 United States

2 University of Cambridge 99.6 United Kingdom

3 Yale University 99.1 United States

4 UCL (University College London) 99.0 United Kingdom

5 Imperial College London 97.8 United Kingdom

5 University of Oxford 97.8 United Kingdom7 University of Chicago 96.8 United States8 Princeton University 96.6 United States

9 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)  96.1 United States

10 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) 95.9 United States

11 Columbia University 95.6 United States

12 University of Pennsylvania 94.2 United States

13 Johns Hopkins University 94.1 United States

14 Duke University 92.9 United States

 What is the

functioning of the American

educational system? American universities developed independent

accreditation organizations to vouch for the quality of the degrees they offer.

The country has a federal system of government that has historically valued local governance, no country-level education system or curriculum exists in the United States.

The federal government does not operate public schools.

Each state's legislative body decides how many tax dollars will be given to public colleges and universities.

How is the admission process in the American educational system

at university?

Although admission policies vary from one university to the next, most determine admission based on several criteria.

The university admissions office considers whether a student has taken courses in high school that have prepared him/her for more difficult coursework.

 A student's high school GPA is also considered. A GPA is a quantitative figure representing a student's accumulated grades. Each letter grade is assigned a number of points:

A = 4 points B = 3 C = 2 D = 1 F = 0 points.

University admissions officers like to see applications from high school students who have participated in extracurricular activities, such as:

* scholastic clubs * athletic teams * student government *philanthropic clubs. 

Voluntary participation in these kinds of activities is an indication that students have learned valuable life lessons, such as:teamwork,

leadership, civic

responsibility.

How is the admission process in the American educational system

at university?

Most students in the United States take

How is the admission process in the American educational system

at university?

take the SAT Reasoning Text (formerly known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test).

the ACT (formerly known as

American College Testing).

*during their final year of high school

* These are standardized quantitative examinations

The SAT tests critical reading, mathematics, and writing skills.

The ACT tests English, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning, and includes an optional writing test.

take

Universities often require students to write an essay as part of the application process.

Each admission office determines the length and content of the essay.

The applicant also may be required to have a personal interview with a representative from the admissions office.

How is the admission process in the American educational system

at university?

  DOCTORATE

   

AGE  

23 MASTERS

22 Senior FOUR YEAR DEGREE COURSE

21 Junior AT UNIVERSITY

20 sophomore JUNIOR TECHNICAL

19 Freshman COLLEGE SCHOOL

AGE RANGE ACCORDING WITH STUDIES

What Weaknesses and Problems have the American Educational System?

American education is not as effective as it should be, because there is a number of problems inherent within the system.

• political and social differences have infiltrated educational policy and decision-making,

• students don’t understand, how to manage those differences

• The American education has  increased the cost, now it’s more expensive

• The lack of system wide structure creates a somewhat incoherent system of higher education.

• The widespread coordination is impossible

LIFE IN THE U.S UNIVERSITIES

Some universities are located inside or outside of the city, each one offers advantage or disadvantage to their students, in these case, the student must be sure that he wants before take a adapted decision.

The students can live in near places at the university with all comforts and facilities like kitchen, laundry, restaurant, etc.

Although life outside of colleges is more expensive, the challenge of living alone has certain advantages like freedom and to be near at the city.

The students frequently live their first year at the university but when they adapt to live in the city, they prefer share a flat with their friends.

It is not common go to the university walking, if your university is rural you can take a bus or a train. If there isn’t public transportation, you have to get a US driver´s license and buy a car, the problem is that in some parking's are far away from the university.Riding a bike is another option, but you have to buy a strong lock of secure, some universities offer a shuttle service, when you can get you bicycle late at night.

TRANSPORTATION

SHUTTLE SERVICE

It is a public transport that consisting of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points.

FOOD

Students who live off-campus use tickets that universities restaurants give them. The price is usually between 1,000 USD and 1,800 USD.

Other students prefer to cook, the price it´s between $150 UDS and $250 UDS

Social life of American students

There are two testimonies that talk about their life's in the university.

Kate Johns:Going to college is the best experience of her life, she has time of learning and discovering other things. She has many opportunities to make new friends, she had the opportunity of being the most outgoing person of the university.She says that going to college is the same as having challenges, and time of gaining independence and becoming a responsible adult.

Kimberly Smith:She loves study by groups for exams because it´s fun. These groups work together in projects or prepare for midterms and help her to meet people too. Everyone is nervous when they start university.