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I thought four-year degrees taking 5 years was a bit ridiculous before I moved abroad... after moving to Holland I see that the US is just not competitive here.
by furyg3 14y ago
I thought four-year degrees taking 5 years was a bit ridiculous before I moved abroad... after moving to Holland I see that the US is just not competitive here.
In NL, University students complete a Bachelor's in three years, usually going on to complete a Master's in the following year, or a "Research Masters" in two years ("research" meaning you actually publish articles). Nearly the whole time is spent actually studying the subjects in your major.
- Mvandenbergh 14y agoTrue, but a HBO takes four years and is equivalent to an American bachelor's degree. Part of the problem is that in the US, a whole range of institutions shares this category called "college" even though everyone knows that MIT and a regional state university are vastly different.