Does an early start work?

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An examination of how the post-qualification university admission systems of New Zealand, Ireland, the United States and Germany work and how they compare to the UK. At the moment, universities are currently in the process of allocating university places to students who failed to meet the requirements of their original chosen course. This system is looked on as crazy by much of the rest of the world, where places are only offered once the students know what sort of qualifications they have.

Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, College admissions, Educational aspects

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Students who pay the piper may call the tune

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Neil Gross, Harvard sociologist who helped carry out a national survey on the American public's attitudes to academic freedom, has warned that the rise of consumer menatlity among British students could result in demands on UK academics to show particular political or ideological views in lectures.

Political aspects, Academic freedom, Teaching, Freedom of

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A boost for early credits

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High-school students in the US are encouraged to take university-level courses to improve US science. Youngsters enrolling in university-level classes while still in high school save both time and tuition fees later.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Colleges and universities, Students, College, Standards, Universities and colleges, Curricula, College students, Sciences education, Science education

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