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<p>And again, that’s because in the UK and many other foreign countries…GE courses are taken care of in middle/high school. </p>
<p>Keep in mind the GEs offered for college-prep students in those countries are often more rigorous and demanding than what is offered in even many AP or even some DE college courses here in the US.</p>
<p>The flipside of that is that in such societies, college education is often viewed as something for the top fifth or third of students, not something for everyone. </p>