It's College People Not University

[KeithTalent]

College here was where all the remedial kids went, I went to University.

KT

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

No wonder our Kiwis seem to think they're smarter than they actually are...anyone who thinks college and high school are the same is dumber than a box of rocks.

You're just jealous of our piles of rocks.

 

[mmntech]

In the rest of the world, college and university are two separate things.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I thought the University was the entire school/campus, and the colleges are the specific schools. College of Engineering, College of Science, College of Math, blablabla....

 

[tatteredpotato]

Wow, two sheep sex posts in a row.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

You're just jealous of our piles of rocks.

Where the heck is that?

 

[preslove]

Apparently GA regularly has sexual relations with sheep. WHO KNEW?!

 

[Ika]

I thought the University was the entire school/campus, and the colleges are the specific schools. College of Engineering, College of Science, College of Math, blablabla....

Basically. In the US there's no connotative difference between the two, but outside, if you go to "college", you're either a retard or a fuck-up. "University " is what you should be attending post-high school if you're a normal part of society.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Nah, you just fuck sheep while facing a cliff so they'll push back...

 

[irishScott]

I thought the University was the entire school/campus, and the colleges are the specific schools. College of Engineering, College of Science, College of Math, blablabla....

It usually is, but they can also be referred to as the "school of ...", so it's not consistent. But yeah, "University" refers to the whole. "I'm at college." still makes sense however, as almost everyone's enrolled in a specific college or school. "I'm at University" is just bad English. Along the lines of saying "I'm going grocery store" or "I need hat". Sounds like Engrish.

 

[KeithTalent]

Hahaha :awe:

KT

 

[olds]

Wow, two sheep sex posts in a row.

Uh, it was 3. Did you study math at University?

 

[Paratus]

http://belushi.com/college/

WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW!

 

[zinfamous]

College = high school
University = university

yeah, so the first part is rather retarded, i should admit.

there have long long long been 21 grades of primary education before going off to college, which is a term that pre-dates University, afaik. :hmm:

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

college = some shitty school usually. or when you're speaking very colloquially. "Are you in high school?" "no I'm in college now"

university = good school, or when you refer to your school i.e. "Oh at my university, blahblah major is impacted"



Q: What school are you at?
A1: San Jose City College (SHIT SCHOOL)
A2: University of California, Berkeley (ding ding ding!)

 

[sactoking]

In the US it would make more sense to refer to it generally as "university". In the US there is typically a quality gap between 'colleges' and 'universities'.

Of the top-103 schools in the US 8 are Tech schools (CalTech, MIT, Georgia Int of Tech, Rennselaer, Worcester, VaTech, Colorado SOM, Stevens) and 3 are Colleges (Boston, Dartmouth, William & Mary). The other 89 schools are Universities. You typically see "colleges" at a much lower tier.

So really, Americans should say "University" since we're narcissistic and to say we're "at college" when we attend a university isn't self-promoting enough.

 

[zinfamous]

 

[JulesMaximus]

 

[preslove]

Er...

If you go to Cambridge University, don't you say which college you go to? "I go to King's college."

 

[zinfamous]

In the US it would make more sense to refer to it generally as "university". In the US there is typically a quality gap between 'colleges' and 'universities'.

Of the top-103 schools in the US 8 are Tech schools (CalTech, MIT, Georgia Int of Tech, Rennselaer, Worcester, VaTech, Colorado SOM, Stevens) and 3 are Colleges (Boston, Dartmouth, William & Mary). The other 89 schools are Universities. You typically see "colleges" at a much lower tier.

So really, Americans should say "University" since we're narcissistic and to say we're "at college" when we attend a university isn't self-promoting enough.

I think it's more a "size of institution" thing, not quality. There is also a certain amount of funding and resources that tend to distinguish colleges from universities and in fact, pretty much all current US universities were, at one time, colleges.

how is this not in the top 103?

http://www.reed.edu/

 

[pcgeek11]

Nah, you just fuck sheep while facing a cliff so they'll push back...

Zing +1000

BoomerD you are the Winner!

 

[preslove]

In the US it would make more sense to refer to it generally as "university". In the US there is typically a quality gap between 'colleges' and 'universities'.

Of the top-103 schools in the US 8 are Tech schools (CalTech, MIT, Georgia Int of Tech, Rennselaer, Worcester, VaTech, Colorado SOM, Stevens) and 3 are Colleges (Boston, Dartmouth, William & Mary). The other 89 schools are Universities. You typically see "colleges" at a much lower tier.

So really, Americans should say "University" since we're narcissistic and to say we're "at college" when we attend a university isn't self-promoting enough.

There are plenty of prestigious liberal arts colleges. Sarah Lawrence College is hardly lower tier. Just smaller.

 

[BoomerD]

You're just jealous of our piles of rocks.

Ah damn...forgive me. I didn't intend to insult the Kiwi National Sculpture...

How about this:

anyone who thinks college and high school are the same is dumber than a bag of hammers.

 

[Sahakiel]

For the U.S., generally, colleges focus primarily on education. Their goal is to provide students with a foundation for entering the work force and they base their academic reputation on how well they prepare their students for careers in private industry.
Universities as a whole primarily focus on research. While a substantial if not majority of students attend school as a stepping stone into the private sector, funding and school reputation leans heavily towards academic research.
Not a definitive split, but functions quite well as a rule of thumb.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

anyone who thinks college and high school are the same is dumber than a bag of hammers.

Almost as dumb as someone who doesn't know what dialect is?