what is equivalent to GCSEs in USA?

I really want to know what is the equivalent to GCSEs in the USA and what they are based on like I've heard that they get scored on participation is class and that..

also why do everyone say americas are dumb?

Reply 1

username4373508

when i hear alot of americans speak, they articulate themselves very well and sound quiet smart but for them us brits are the smart ones haha..

Reply 2

username4373508

ahh so mainly i want to know their school system so if anyone can compare it to ours... that would be cool.. thanks in advance

Sat?

yh so i've heard about the SATs but what really is the system?.. they get scores overall i believe and we get grades for each subject..

Original post by CuriosityYay

Sat?

Reply 5

RogerOxon

Original post by anon123a

There isn't an externally moderated equivalent. You pick your subjects for each of the four years of High School, so can choose to take, say, Chemistry for two years (e.g. to AP level in the second year), followed by two years of Biology. In the UK, these would be done in parallel for four years. You can also graduate without having taken any externally moderated subject tests - just school class grades. AP grades give credit for US university classes.

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username4373508

making their system much easier?

Original post by RogerOxon

There isn't an externally moderated equivalent. You pick your subjects for each of the four years of High School, so can choose to take, say, Chemistry for two years (e.g. to AP level in the second year), followed by two years of Biology. In the UK, these would be done in parallel. You can also graduate without having taken any externally moderated subject tests - just school class grades. AP grades give credit for US university classes.

Reply 7

RogerOxon

Original post by anon123a

making their system much easier?

Different. You have to take English and History (which get bent into Economics and Civics at the end) every of the four years of High School, so they go more for breadth. Degrees are similar, and longer.

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username4373508

but you know how we get GCSE results day and its a big thing, do they have such thing?.. like people make yt video regarding their gcse but people in the US don't .. why is that.. is it not that big of a deal there, not as necessary...

Original post by RogerOxon

Original post by anon123a

making their system much easier?
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Different. You have to take English and History (which get bent into Economics and Civics at the end) every of the four years of High School, so they go more for breadth. Degrees are similar, and longer.

Reply 9

RogerOxon

Original post by anon123a

No. There is a results day for APs, which could be taken every of the four years (typically three or fewer).

The university application process is also different - they don't do conditional offers.

Reply 10

username4373508

oh alright thank you! :smile:

Original post by RogerOxon

No. There is a results day for APs, which could be taken every of the four years (typically three or fewer).

The university application process is also different - they don't do conditional offers.

Reply 11

Goofballx69

Original post by anon123a

yh so i've heard about the SATs but what really is the system?.. they get scores overall i believe and we get grades for each subject..

It helps people from mostly overseas to get accepted into universities more easily..or even get a scholarship if your marks are really high

Reply 12

pet973

Original post by Goofballx69

It helps people from mostly overseas to get accepted into universities more easily..or even get a scholarship if your marks are really high

That is so wrong on so many levels.
SAT is a standardized aptitude test that's supposed to measure your academic potential. It's made for American students, because high schools (levels and subjects) can be so different across the country. Non-americans have to take it as well for most schools, and very very few colleges give merit scholarships based on SATs (and never on those alone, it also depends on your school grades).