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1 Types of schools in the US
Pupils in America have to attend the following schools:
Age Grade School
3 - 5 Nursery School
5 - 6 K Kindergarten
6 - 12 1 - 6 Elementary School
12 - 14 7 - 8 Junior High School
14 - 18 9 - 12 High School
The majority of them attend public schools ( 85%). The rest are in private schools where 4/5 are religious schools.
2 Curriculum
Elementary School Junior High and High School
. math
. language arts
. social studies
. science
. P. E.
. (art, music, computers) You have to join four of the following subjects:
. English
. history
. math
. science
. foreign language
3 Higher Education
Type duration academic grade
university
college 4 years B. A.
community college
junior college 2 years vocational and academic
technical school 6 month - 3 years vocational
3.1 How to pick a school
. teaching faculty
. research facility
. special programmes
. how much money the school has
3.2 How to apply
1. essay
2. recommendations
3. interview
4. high school record
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