Getting to know you~~

[cowshed]

It occurred to me recently that I've gained a few new followers! Now, as a general rule and to keep life easier for me, I don't like to use LJ as a personal blog. I'm really only here for the fandoms. But I guess that if you're following me, you are interested in what's going on in my life/ want to stalk me/ are a cool kid, so what the hay! I

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[motodraconis]

Hmmm, I could ask some SUPER EVASIVE QUESTIONS! *Shifty eyes*

What was your Masters in? Assuming I can understand the American way of things (all that majoring and minoring and going to school and graduating without a degree while at real school and wotnot. It's all just plain freaky and makes me twitch whenever an internet person says "I'm at school" cos makes me think they're 12 years old or summat, school in the UK is for kids!)

Also, you don't have a beard and an eyepatch - this is a gross oversight.

[cowshed]

Haha alright, let's see if I can sort this one out for you! :D

School is a fun required activity until you're 18. About that age you graduate from Required Public Schooling and you're An Adult. Then you can go on to University where you'll get a degree after four years of study in a dedicated subject. That's your undergraduate degree. THEN you can go on and get even MORE EDUCATED: you can get a degree to practice medicine/sugery/etc and that's a whole long line of schooling. You can get a PhD after even more time!! Or you can just go back for a couple more years of specified education and training and get a Master's Degree. So I've had 6 years of course and education at the university level, and my Master's degree is in Medical Illustration.

And nooo no beard nor eyepatch. I'm a sham! :

[motodraconis]

But why do Americans say they're at school when they're at Uni? That's just plain confusing!

(As it happens, you have no idea how hilariously ironic your comment is.)

[angerfish]

lol part of it's because colleges and universities are separate things in America at least (nooo idea about other countries, come to think of it.) I'd have gotten funny looks back in the day if I said "I'm at my university right now" because my college wasn't a university.

language, why are you weird

what I believed was true isn't actually true aghghghgh

[matitablu]

...how is a college not always a university YES IT IS CONFUSING D:

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[cowshed]

Over here a "college" is a designated branch of learning: you'd have a College of Business Administration, College of Finance, College of Arts, Medical College, College of Science, etc. When you get a bunch of Colleges together on one campus, then you a university.

So you could go to XYZ University and be a student in XYZ University's College of Business Administration. You'd tell people you were going to college at XYZ.

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[angerfish]

lol I'm in ur lj

making ppl question the universe

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[cowshed]

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[angerfish]

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[matitablu]

Oooh I see! Thanks for the clarification, I think I got it now :)

unless angerfish wants to show up and SOW THE SEEDS OF DOUBT once again

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[lunylucy]

I'm going/have gone to university in the US and I'm still confused about this :||| I used to think 'college' referred to 'community college' only.

[motodraconis]

In the UK, you'd say you were at college if it was a college, and uni if it was a University, and school if you were under 16 (compulsory education.) (Ages 17 to 18 education is not compulsory and generally referred to as 6th Form College.)

Hence when bods say they're at school, my first thought is that they're under 16, and that I need to moderate my slutty language! It's very unnerving.

(Mind you, I had no idea US degrees were 4 years and Masters were 2, here a degree is 3 years and a Masters 1 year.)

[cowshed]

Well, we're still going to class and taking test and being told whawt to do, so it's still school. School/college/uni, they're all interchangeable to a certain extent.

YOU KNOW US WACKY AMERICANS AND OUR WACKY AMERICAN LANGUAGE~

[motodraconis]

IT'S BAD AND WRONG AND YOU KNOW IT!

I think in the UK the tradition is that no one is making you go to classes or forcing you to take tests, it's this mythical idea that you turn up just from the joy of learning, as a grown-up choice and semi-equal, whereas school is compulsory for everyone.

Calling a Uni (or a college) a school in the UK would be taken as an insult!

[cowshed]

SOB I DIDNT ASK TO BE BORN HERE SOB SOB SOB

*runs away crying*

.....I'm going to go watch Channel 4 programmes until my UK lingo is up to snuff.

[motodraconis]

Arf! It just tends to catch me out! I worked in the tourist information in Oxford for a month and one girl came in asking where the school was. I asked her which school in particular (cos there's lots of kiddie schools in Oxford) and she got really angry at me, yelling in my face."THE SCHOOL! THE OXFORD SCHOOL!"
It still catches me out, every time!

6 years studying for your 2 Maester chains! O_o Bloody Hell, that I did not know. Still, if you did Medical Illustration, that explains the fine pencil detail work of your art!