Compare And Contrast High School Vs Colombia

School is a very important phase in everyone’s life. Some people will spend 15 or more years going through different levels in school to get the qualifications necessary to work in certain fields. One of the most important levels that everyone goes through, is high school. High school in America is very different from High school in Colombia. The most defined differences between high school in Colombia and in America are the dress code, the grade system and the ability to choose classes.

Recently, school officials have started to pay attention to the way students dress in high schools in America. Students here can wear almost anything, they can have the hair in the way they want, and they can have both piercings and tattoos. Students can also dye their hair in whatever color they like. I remember, last Halloween, I saw some dude wearing a full ‘Power Rangers’ costume and none of our teachers said anything about it; in fact, most of them were intrigued by it. On the other hand, in Colombia, students have a very strict …show more content…
The grading system in the United States is somewhat different to the one in Colombia. Over here most teachers grade by using the letter system ‘A’,’B’,’C’,’D’ and in some places ‘E’. ‘A’ being the highest grade possible. Students here also care about they grade point average or GPA. The GPA as long with SAT and ACT scores is what gets students into their dream schools; it’s important to know that these exams are retake able. However, in Colombia this is very different. The grading system in Colombia goes this way ‘E’,’S’,’A’,’I’ and ‘D’. ‘E’ being the highest grade possible. In Colombia, there is not such an exam like the SAT or the ACT. There is one exam every student must take and it is the ICFES. This exam will decide whether you can graduate or not. This exam is not retake able, and this is why this is the most important exam in a Colombians high school