What ever happened to "I go to college"? I've never in real life heard anyone say "I go to university", but I always see people say it on the internet. Is it a Canadian/Euro thing or what? In fact I remember an italian tutor mentioning it, wondering why I said I go to "college" instead of "university". So is it a european thing or something? I'm sick of seeing people say that shit! YOU GO TO COLLEGE, FUCKERS.
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okay, what the fuck is with this "going to university" shit?
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It's a European thing... calm down... take a valium...
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demon said:
Which one is 'stupid' and which one is 'smart'? Is it like the difference between community/junior college and regular college in the states?
I don't find university students (not top tier, but not diploma mill either) particularly intelligent. IMHO, they cram and party more than community college students. Perhaps it's the larger number of people going back for a new education or people trying to finish grad school prereqs, but I generally have a higher opinion of community college students.
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r - b - x said:
We basically combine the terms. University and College means the same thing to most Americans. We call the local places Community College.
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off topic i guess
A guy who dropped out of college many years ago because he couldn't afford it, recently donated 100 million USD to his old school. The college promised to give the money to students from low income homes so they won't be sucked into the buttomless pit of student loans.
Btw he made all that money selling alcohol
The world is still full of good people
A guy who dropped out of college many years ago because he couldn't afford it, recently donated 100 million USD to his old school. The college promised to give the money to students from low income homes so they won't be sucked into the buttomless pit of student loans.
Btw he made all that money selling alcohol
The world is still full of good people
ConfusingJazz
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Yes, I do go to a university (University of Texas), but I still say I go to college. In common speech college and university are interchangable in the US, but if you are talking formally, there is a giant difference between the two. Universities usually have different giant academic units called colleges or schools (like College of Natural Science, or School of Business), while colleges are in a strip mall. I have no idea why this only occurs here, but so do a lot of other things.
demon said:
In Canada, College is inferior to University. Colleges typically give 6 months to 24 month programs, while Universities are the institutions which grant Bachelors degress and Graduate degrees.
There is a very large distinction between the two types of schools here.
this was brown wasn't it?norinrad21 said:off topic i guess
A guy who dropped out of college many years ago because he couldn't afford it, recently donated 100 million USD to his old school. The college promised to give the money to students from low income homes so they won't be sucked into the buttomless pit of student loans.
Btw he made all that money selling alcohol
The world is still full of good people
Fatghost28 said:
Those are community colleges in America. Here at universities, there are individual "colleges" -- aka the College of Business, etc. but the phrase "going to college" and "going to university" is interchangeable. You'd say "I go to a community college" if they just offer a 2-year degree.
norinrad21 said:off topic i guess
A guy who dropped out of college many years ago because he couldn't afford it, recently donated 100 million USD to his old school. The college promised to give the money to students from low income homes so they won't be sucked into the buttomless pit of student loans.
Btw he made all that money selling alcohol
The world is still full of good people
The Yeigermeister guy. I saw that on Conan last night
norinrad21
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fart said:
I think so, i heard it on the news and i thought wow, what an amazing fellow
Stryder said:In Australia as well, we call it 'uni' short for university
Yeah, a bunch of us made fun of an australian friend for saying he was "going to university."
fart said:
Don't universities mostly award 4 year degrees though? Colleges in the smaller community college sense are known for their 2 year technical degrees and certifications I'd think.
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Actually in the U.S there is a difference between a University and a College. A college only awards 4 years degrees, while a university offers graduate degrees as well. Also in the U.S the individual schools in a university are called colleges many times. For example: "The College of Letters and Science at UC Berkely."
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'technical' colleges etc = TAFEStryder said:In Australia as well, we call it 'uni' short for university
Although here every academic institution gets refered to as 'school'. So when sombody says they're going to school you don't know if its TAFE or uni ie they're smart or a dumbass. Well not really
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EarthStormFire said:
thats what I thought the difference between University and College was....a University was a collection of Colleges, and Colleges are schools of specific areas of study (ie: business, engineering, communications, ect). I didn't know that Univeristies=offer postgraduate courses.
demon said:
Incorrect.
In the UK, we finish secondary school ("high school") age 16. We can then go off into the world of work if we wish. You can also study for another couple of years and get A-Levels (or a more vocational qualification in some cases). This is done at college (I don't think there's an American equivalent) or sometimes a sixth form which is usually at the secondary school you attended (whereas a college is independent of a school).
Once you have A-Levels, you can then go to read for a degree at University (what you'd call college).
Plenty of other differences as well; from my experience American college students have to do a load of modules in subjects unrelated to their degree, seem's much more focused on the subject over here.
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I should add to these two points that "college" in Australia usually refers to the on campus residential accomodation (UQ has something like 7 or 8 colleges from memory). Not many people really go to the colleges here - they usually only take about 400 people, and you pay $AU300-400 a week to live in a shoebox (unless you're towards the end of a long degree or a postgrad student).
Here in the Netherlands it's going to a "Universiteit", or "HBO", both can be translated as college or higher education. Some people just use "school", but that's not-done IMO.
You first take 4,5,6 years of high school at difficulty level 1,2,3 and then follow it up with MBO (trade school), HBO (higher trade school) or University, respectively.
4 years HS -> MBO
5 years HS -> HBO (Bachelor)
6 years HS -> Uni (Bachelor/Master)
You first take 4,5,6 years of high school at difficulty level 1,2,3 and then follow it up with MBO (trade school), HBO (higher trade school) or University, respectively.
4 years HS -> MBO
5 years HS -> HBO (Bachelor)
6 years HS -> Uni (Bachelor/Master)
Meier said:
In Canada, we use "faculty of" instead of "college of" when it comes to academic programs. Some larger universities are broken down into "Colleges" for administration purposes though. The University of Toronto is one such school.
But in Canada, we don't have "community" colleges. Just colleges.
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I go to a college, not a university. It is called Ramapo COLLEGE of New Jersey, it offers 4-year degrees as well as a few post-graduate programs. It is a small public liberal arts school, but most people mistake it for private. It's not a school for idiots, you have to have some intelligence, and every year it gets harder to get into.
Yeah. I don't know where he's from, but in the states, a "university student" is looked upon in a significantly more positive light than a "community college student". Hell, anyone who listens to Adam Carolla on Loveline should know that.LakeEarth said:
What the hell is a TAFE? And is the University of Wisconsin, Madison the american equivalent of a TAFE school?Mr Gump said:
In Asia, there are Elemtentary school (grade 1-6), Junior Highschool (grade 7-9), and then a huge test to get into a decent Senior Highschool (10-12). Finally, another huge test to get into a UNIVERSITY. Those who couldn't make it to a university go to a college, which is pretty degrading in a Asia. Only Americans are proud to say they go to colleges... Canadians say "university" !
Canadians say "university" !I think it's fairly well established in this thread now that it's just a matter of semantical differences between countries. Sorry.Those who couldn't make it to a university go to a college, which is pretty degrading in a Asia. Only Americans are proud to say they go to colleges...
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