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[pestul]

Maybe that's why most Americans are teh stupd, har har har~~

This thread was actually going nicely.. *pulls out popcorn*

Btw.. where the hell did the chat migrate to NetMapel? If you're even up on that anymore.

 

[EarthStormFire]

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.


What the hell is a TAFE? And is the University of Wisconsin, Madison the american equivalent of a TAFE school?

Universities of Wisconsin equivalent to an Australian TAFE, that's ridiculous. Like most major U.S. universities U of W is probably better then any of the Universities in Australia.

 

[Sirpopopop]

Australia has two good universities - Sydney & Melbourne.

I'd say Melbourne is about a UW equivalent (Wisconsin). It's a Top 50 University in the world, which is probably the same as UW. However... I'd say the students at the University of Melbourne are a helluva lot smarter (they pretty much get their kids from both Australia and many countries around the Pacific Rim - A broader base than UW gets to deal with).

 

[EarthStormFire]

Australia has two good universities - Sydney & Melbourne.

I'd say Melbourne is about a UW equivalent (Wisconsin). It's a Top 50 University in the world, which is probably the same as UW. However... I'd say the students at the University of Melbourne are a helluva lot smarter (they pretty much get their kids from both Australia and many countries around the Pacific Rim - A broader base than UW gets to deal with).

Melbourne is NOT a top 50 university. More like top 100, but not top 50. UW is also a top 25 school.

 

[shuri]

In quebec, its even different.

After High School (école secondaire), you have to go to college (cégep) for 2 or 3 years depending on your program, then you can go to University.

 

[Necroscope]

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.

We don't use term like College of Business in Canada. We call something that as "Faculty of Business".

 

[demon]

Universities of Wisconsin equivalent to an Australian TAFE, that's ridiculous. Like most major U.S. universities U of W is probably better then any of the Universities in Australia.

No shit. That was the point I was trying to make, as I'm a student there while he suggested I'd be attending a TAFE if I were in australia....again, whatever the fuck a TAFE is (according to urban-dictionary it's not that great).

 

[NetMapel]

We don't use term like College of Business in Canada. We call something that as "Faculty of Business".

No, actually, most Canadian universities have their own School of Business. For example, UWO has Ivey School of Business, and UT has Rotman School of Business. Even Queens' have their own Queens' School of Business

 

[p_xavier]

No, actually, most Canadian universities have their own School of Business. For example, UWO has Ivey School of Business, and UT has Rotman School of Business. Even Queens' have their own Queens' School of Business

Faculty of Administration is what you want. That is what is called at the UNB. Also most Quebec universities use this name (in French, of course).

 

[NetMapel]

Very odd... well, consider most big universities in both Canada and USA go with the name of "School of Business", I'll just stick with that I've never heard of Yale's Faculty of Administration