too many bananas

[spaced_oddity]

You know what my biggest problem with college is? Most of the kids are straight out of high school. I never really liked high school and after four years of university, it makes me feel like I'm going backwards. I know the ultimate reason for going to college is to get the hands-on experience and forming the connections I'll need to get a career,

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[spaced_oddity]

NOW I HAVE HAD SIX BANANAS AHH

In Canada, college is (possibly?) the equivalent of community college in the United States. It's kind of a more "hands on" type of schooling and is less focused on the academic side of things. I went to university for four years but, because it's so academic, I found that my degree wasn't really helping me get a job, so I've decided to go to college for Journalism in order to get the hands-on experience I need to actually get a job. These days, it seems like employers want you to have both university and college experience, so if this doesn't help me get a job, I don't know what will. :\

[gabsy]

Ohh, so THAT'S the difference.

As a Quebecer, this made no sense to me until 5 seconds ago.

[spaced_oddity]

Is it different in Quebec too? Aaaahh, I feel ignorant D:

[gabsy]

Indeed it is!

First of all, here high school last a year less than elsehwere (we basically stop at grade 11, though we don't call it that), then we have CEGEP or college, where you can do a 2-year-pre-University programme or a 3-year-technical programme, then University, where it is usually 3 years to get a BA.

[spaced_oddity]

Ohh, I had no idea! It's kind of neat that it's different. I personally would've loved only having to go to high school for three years, considering it was one of my most socially awkward times. It also seems like the Quebec educational system is more efficient.

[spaced_oddity]

Canadian (well, Ontario) college is cheaper than university, for sure, but it actually seems more useful in the long run. There perhaps isn't a lot of room for upward mobility once you get a job, but you're at least given the practical skills that will allow you to actually enter a professional field. Then again, I could just be speaking from a point of bitter frustration, but I feel like my sentiment would be echoed by a lot of recent university grads. At least, those who have graduated from Humanities programs.

We have grad school too, but it seems to be more for people who want to go into a teaching/academic field. I'm not sure, though. This just seems to be the case with people in my program! It's probably different for people in other areas of study.