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I noticed this when comparing American vs British degrees that the British ones seemed much much more focused on a topic. American 4 year degrees require you g
by zeku 6y ago
I noticed this when comparing American vs British degrees that the British ones seemed much much more focused on a topic.
American 4 year degrees require you getting a reasonably well rounded education.
I have a 4 year degree in comp sci but I was required to learn state history, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Art, Communications, and probably some other things off the top of my head that I've forgotten.
My issue with the US system is that the universities in general are pretty good, but before university the education is garbage. All of these "well rounded" things I just mentioned they could have easily taught me in high school instead of wasting so much time on random things or reteaching the same things over and over.
Essentially because of the cost of US uni they wasted my money making me have to pay for my well rounded education and now upon writing this I just realized that despite the downgrade so to speak I would prefer a British degree as I think theyre shorter and if I'm to pay I just want to get what I came for which is CS skills.
I believe British kids(non-Scottish ones) have to pay some amount for Uni right? Do you pay in Poland? This could be part of the reason for the difference.
- gambiting 6y agoPolish universities are completely free. And yes, British universities are not free, they have recently gotten pretty expensive(£9000/year), with the exception of Scottish ones which have different rules.
- Koshkin 6y ago"Pretty expensive" is a relative term. For comparison, one year's cost of tuition at Boston University is $53,000, plus $16,000 housing, plus $1,000 for books and supplies.
- andrewzah 6y agoDon't forget parking. My university realized they could charge upwards of $400/semester for a spot in one of the few garages. With all the housing being built now I imagine in a few years it'll be $600+.
- andrewzah 6y agoIt pains me that my initial thought was "that's not expensive in the slightest compared to $50k/year". America sucks sometimes.