As someone who has observed European education from afar, my impression is that the Bac (more like a high school diploma in the US) is broad, but their college

As someone who has observed European education from afar, my impression is that the Bac (more like a high school diploma in the US) is broad, but their college is very specialized. This is true in both the UK (from the source of the admiring article) and France. This isn't to say better or worse - it's just a tradeoff.