I was really thinking about the lack of 1-2 years of general education classes before a major can be declared, at university, with that particular remark. I kno

I was really thinking about the lack of 1-2 years of general education classes before a major can be declared, at university, with that particular remark. I know this to be the case in several European countries, and India; in India you choose a specialization at the "11th-12th" grade level I believe. I did assume that to be the case in China, though it looks like Chinese universities may actually spend a lot of time on gen-ed classes. I'll have to ask my Chinese friends about their experience. I think you declare a major in the first year of university in South Korea, but I could be mistaken. If anybody wants to shed light on this by sharing when the major/specialization is declared in their country, please do. I do know there are countries which allow specialization at the high school level (India, Italy, Romania I believe). I found this interesting list, which is more complete than I can be on this. I don't think it proves that countries with great mathematical cultures always allow specialization in high school, but it does have some examples of this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_secondary_education_systems_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_secondary_education_sy...