British boy going to American high school?
There won't be too much of a difference except for the fact that everyone will be talking about you. Not in a bad way though. At my school , everyone wants to be friends with the exchange student . And the girls love the guys with the accents. People are going to want to know things about your home life and how you like America. But there isn't too much of a difference. We use different words compared to you guys (example: elevator and lift) but we're all people. Just expect a lot of attention ! And good luck! You'll be fine !
American high school for a British exchange student?
Hello guys :) I'm a 16 year old girl from London, England and i'm thinking about fully applying to do an academic semester (5 months) or year (10 months) in the North America, from next year August. I'm extremely indecisive at the moment. Contrary to what you may think, doing an exchange year is a huge deal - completely moving countries, from one culture to another, being away from your family and friends and living with strangers, all while trying to maintain above average grades in a brand new school, and keeping your grades stable back in your home country. But on the other hand, it is a life changing experience, very exciting and has many benefits when it comes to schooling and opportunities. So as you can tell, i am trying to weigh up the pros and con's of doing an exchange year, and a huge part of an exchange year is SCHOOL. (Insert dramatic music) Lmao I'm asking this question on the US answers website, because obviously you guys are American and know what it's like to go to an american high school (or at least i would assume that you know) So here are my questions. 1. Will i most likely be bullied (as stupid a question it may be, anyone would be worried about this when going to a new school) 2. Are american schools generally divided? (groups/categories of people) 3. How close, or far is the reality of high school compared to movies e.g mean girls. 4. Will i easily make friends? 5. What sort of things can i get involved with? e.g clubs 6. I'll be a senior, so what major 'senior' moments will i experience? 7. Will i be made fun off, because of my accent? 8. Typical dressing for a school day? 9. Differences between English and American schooling? 10. And ANYTHING else i should know. Many thanks in advance!
A British girl in an American High School?
It really depends on where you go to school. What I can say is that when I was in high school (grad. 2003) we had many students from different country's and walks of life and we treated them with respect. We did not make their lives a living h&!! or anything like that. What you see in these movies like Bring it on, She's All That, 10 Things I Hate About You are really exaggerated for the sake of the movie and gaining audience interest. Although bullying and rumors still can happen, in the schools that I went to we were more concerned with cloths and our selves to be worrying about bullying someone else b/c of there accent or beliefs. I don't think you have much to worry about and truthfully you have something working for you, a lot of people will be intrigued by the idea that you are from another country. People will ask you all sorts of dumb questions like what did you eat down there? What type of music do you guys listen to. Which way does the water go when you flush the toilet. ETC. So for the first few months you will probably be the hot ticket in school. My first year in college I went to a school out of state and they were obsessed with the fact that I had an accent and everyone was dying to meet the new girl from the city. They actually nick named me Boston, so you won't have it so bad. Just make sure you keep your morals in place and don't let anyone influence you to do anything you don't want to, and that's advice that I'm pretty sure you have heard even while in Britain. Good Luck you'll be fine.
How are British and American schools alike?
They aren’t really that alike. In Britain we wear uniform and have a lot more respect for teachers. However I guess there are a few similarities - we have assemblies, gym, bullies etc. Not a huge difference really but the schools tend to be 2 or 3 levels high and are more compact I guess. If you could be notebook specific and ask maybe if we have something then it would be easier to answer.
Do British girls like American guys?
I was thinking of being a foreign exchange student my junior or senior year of high school. I know american girls love foreign guys. Do British girls like American guys?
Were the colonists actually the "good guys" in the American Revolution?
Your question is wrong: the Revolution was not colonials against the crown. It was colonials who were resisting what they believed to be the usurpation of their rights by London, versus imperial forces and those colonials who were loyal to the king. And then there was a complete subset of colonials who couldn't care less which side won the war, so long as they were left alone.The rebels were basically fighting for their rights as subjects of the United Kingdom. That is the sad irony of the American Revolution. Their neighbors, who fought against them in loyalist, or "Tory" militias, believed that their actions were not justified. There were good justifications for British policy leading up to the Revolution, and there were sound reasons why these policies were unjust or unfair. Part of the reason for that was because the colonials had their own functioning governments, which provided most of the legislation by which they lived their lives. These governments were sanctioned by the crown, of course; the problem was, the crown asserted the supremacy of Parliament, which sometimes was in conflict with large segments of the population in America. And because the supreme legislative body was across the ocean and not amenable to influence from the colonies, frustration eventually led to armed conflict. From there, the Revolution followed it's own logic, leading eventually to independence.So, no "good guys" or "bad guys". Just British subjects fighting British subjects, neighbor against neighbor. The king considered the rebels as traitors, the rebels consider the king a tyrant. Both were right, and wrong.
What are the main differences between British and American high schools?
Here in Britain we all wear uniformAmericans wear uniform at private school.We generally refer to it as secondary school compared to American high schoolSenior school Ages:11 to 12 yearsUK: Year 7 - Secondary School Key Stage 3USA: 6th Grade - Middle School12 to 13 yearsUK: Year 8 Key Stage 3USA 7th Grade13 to 14 yearsUK: Year 9 Key Stage 3USA: 8th Grade14 to 15 yearsUK: Year 10 Key Stage 4USA: 9th Grade (Freshman) - High School15 to 16 yearsUK: Year 11 Key Stage 4USA: 10th Grade (Sophomore)16 to 17 yearsUK: Year 12 (6th Form)USA: 11th Grade (Junior)17 to 18 yearsUK: Year 13 (6th Form)USA: 12th Grade (Senior)In the UK if we need to travel to school by bus we use public transport, we don't have designated school buses.In the USA most of you drive to senior/high school. In the UK we can't drive until we're 17 so that generally rules that out.Exams:Instruction for British secondary students focuses on the GCSE subject exams and the A Levels. In America, the SAT and ACT are the only real standardized tests that students take at a national level.Food.I think you eat more junk than us (cringe) please don't hate me.Last but definitely not least, sports scholarship, what the actual f*ck are you guys thinking?. Seriously you can do real bad with your education yet you can ride off the back of your sporting abilities and sail off to uni.. How is that remotely fair?
Why don't British High Schools have graduation ceremonies like American ones?
Primarily as the 5 to 7 years of confinement in a British High School will have likely turned the intake into a barely literate mob of teenagers (PISA). The vast majority of whom are nowhere near ready to sit for a Bachelor of Arts, or Sciences, so the High schools just don't bother offering degree programmes. As no degrees have been taken or awarded the schools don't waste money celebrating that the fact, in an annual non-graduation ceremony, nor do the parents waste money on a fancy dress costume, to celebrate their child failing to obtain a degree by their 16th, 17th, 18th, or possibly 19th Birthday.They leave the fancy dress, and speeches to the Universities, so students have a few embarrassing photos, to accompany the many thousands of debt they'll have picked up gaining their Bachelor of Golf Course Management.
What do british guys call girls?
Birds, burds, lassies, girls