Ingressing in college rules
Hi there guys, this is a more serious thread than we usually see here, but it's a theme that i'm becoming very interested lately.
So, my question is, in your country, what are the rules to access a higher education? For example, here in Portugal, in the end of high-school (12th grade), there is a series of final exams which have a role (usually 30 to 50 percent) of your average high-school grades. Thing is, there are (usually private) institutions that accept students with negative ingress score, or close to, for courses with absolutely no chance of getting a job in the area they are applying for. This means a higher cost to the state, which as you might know, it's not in a good economical situation at the moment, and leads many people away of structural activities of a country, with the illusion that, with a college degree, they will get highly paid jobs.
i'd like to hear about systems in other countries, so we can discuss the pros and cons of each one.
Thanks a lot in advance
So, my question is, in your country, what are the rules to access a higher education? For example, here in Portugal, in the end of high-school (12th grade), there is a series of final exams which have a role (usually 30 to 50 percent) of your average high-school grades. Thing is, there are (usually private) institutions that accept students with negative ingress score, or close to, for courses with absolutely no chance of getting a job in the area they are applying for. This means a higher cost to the state, which as you might know, it's not in a good economical situation at the moment, and leads many people away of structural activities of a country, with the illusion that, with a college degree, they will get highly paid jobs.
i'd like to hear about systems in other countries, so we can discuss the pros and cons of each one.
Thanks a lot in advance