Australian university student reveals she was shocked by how EASY school is in the US – and she’s not the only one
- An Australian TikTok user has posted a video hinting at her university experience
- The woman said that college in the US is like doing ‘Year 8 in Australia’
- There were plenty of Australians in the comments who agreed it was easier
- But not everyone agreed that the Aussie schooling system was that impressive
An Australian university student has poked fun at how ‘easy’ the American college system is in comparison to her home town after visiting the country on exchange.
A TikTok user that goes by ‘hrikensjsehduje’ on the social media app shared a video on Saturday with the simple title of ‘Australians going on university exchange and it’s the same level of difficulty as Year 8’.
In the video the woman is wearing a sweatshirt and has gaming headphones over her ears. She stares off to the side of the camera and flits her eyes from left to right.
While there was very little context about when she went on her exchange there were plenty of commenters who agreed with the sentiment of her video.
A TikTok user that goes by ‘hrikensjsehduje’ on the application shared a video on Saturday with the simple title of ‘Australians going on university exchange and it’s the same level of difficulty as Year 8’
‘No I literally got like 98 per cent in all my classes in the US and I had like a 70 average in Australia,’ one woman replied.
‘It’s so true and the fact that they have ‘extra credit’… If you fail in Australia there’s no extra credit,’ said another.
Extra credit typically involves allowing a student to make up for a weak performance in a test or assessment by doing another project, which will ultimately improve their score.
A third added: ‘I remember a uni lecturer telling the American students not to be upset if they don’t get above an 85 as it’s very different in Australia’.
‘In my third year business class I had to make a fact sheet on a country and present the facts to the class with pictures, population and language spoken,’ the original poster said, to point out how ‘simple’ she found it.
‘In a first year uni class I learnt what a metaphor was,’ she added.
While there is no direct comparison between the two countries there were plenty of commenters who scoffed at the idea that Australia’s education system was something to be proud of.
‘It’s not like Australian schooling is that impressive though. We are far below many countries,’ one woman explained.
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