Why is the american application system so different to other countries?

<p>And if it is like that than should it at least not be standardized? I go to a school where you can succeed only if you are interested in the humanities, as that is all we really learn. And yet, I plan on majoring in mathematics. Dont get me wrong I have a 4.7 but still!</p>

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