is it true that when international students go to US for college, they need to repeat a year?

Question

a lot of schools in other countries only reach until the 11th grade, and the american system reaches til the 12th grade, right?

Answer 1

US high schools do reach the 12th grade, so I guess that might be true. I've never actually known anybody that had that happen to them though. Even internationally, you can find schools that go through 12th grade. There are a lot of US-accredited high schools in other countries.

Answer 2

Depends on the classes and the curriculum that you take in your previous schools. You can transfer your credits to the US school. Ask for a review of transferring credit of your previous classes taken to the US school