> Even countries like France, Netherlands, etc which have lower costs for college, place you in a track when you're in your freshman year of high school. Imagi

> Even countries like France, Netherlands, etc which have lower costs for college, place you in a track when you're in your freshman year of high school. Imagine trying to do this in the US. I wonder to what extent colleges are free in places where there is stricter criteria to get into college.