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Re:Thiel's college dropout plan scrutinized by '60 Minutes' by jasonlotito on Sunday May 20, 2012 @08:30PM (#4000706)
FTL: "As the German school system differs slightly from the Anglo-Saxon system, these high schools are Gymnasiums. This corresponds more likely between high school and college. The university exam, the "abitur" is often compared to a high school diploma in the United States, it is academically closer to the associate degree of a US college"

So, I don't see how Germany is any different.

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Re:Thiel's college dropout plan scrutinized by '60 Minutes' by josephcooney on Sunday May 20, 2012 @09:10PM (#4000820)
It is weird seeing Germans contrasted with Anglo-saxon, since both the Angles and Saxons were German tribes originally. I guess there has been a lot of 'water under the bridge' since then.
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