2007-02-28 11:06:28 · 9 answers · asked by JAMES 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
The main reason could be the fact that college education (in any college) is free for the student here in Finland (no term fees of any kind). It's still common to work during the studies (one has to eat and pay the rent), but usually not too many hours per week. The free education also means that the only thing that matters when you apply for a student place is how well you have done in your previous studies and in the possible separate admission test; nobody cares how much your parents make money. Universities can choose the smartest kids (or youngsters) from the whole population, not only from those who can afford the education.
Oh, and also all the education before university is free and equally good to everyone, so all the bright kids from the not-so-well earning families get the same opportunities to let their talents shine.
2007-02-28 18:59:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any country can have any graduation rate it likes by setting the bar for graduation anywhere they choose. Another way to get a higher rate is to make a college education affordable so that students don't have to work while they are going to school full time, as I had to.
At least two factors come into play:
1. The amount of greed your government allows for any given service (we're a capitalist country and pretty liberal with allowing anyone to charge anything they want)
2. Limitations on entry into job fields. Accountants, for example, don't want too many accountants as competition. Those who sit on boards that set the difficulty of the CPA exam and school requirements to take the exam have significant control of how hard it will be for you to get through college or there are too many CPA's around. They will not want the government to assist you in a low cost degree.
2007-02-28 19:25:32 · answer #2 · answered by Benji 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are probably many people here who have to stop school because of money. Also, several of them get lured into the work force early. We also push almost everyone with a room-temp IQ to go to college, even if they aren't right for it. So we probably get more enrolled Freshmen than is appropriate.
2007-02-28 19:35:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we're like 87 times the size of Finland
2007-02-28 19:14:05 · answer #4 · answered by music junkie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
O man, I'm so disappointed in Americas "ranking" in
Crime, Child Wellfare, Education, Healthcare ,,
Shall I go on.
For a country that waves those styro (made in China) no 1 fingers around,
I cant seem to find anything we are no 1 at worldwide at except growing wheat. ow ya Military technology maybe
2007-02-28 19:17:20 · answer #5 · answered by pompanopete0 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because ALOT of people in the US are multitasking...that is, have families, jobs, commitments. At least, that is what seems to be holding back the people I know who have been in college 8-10 years (how they can afford this, I will never know). So school is an afterthought (or not their main concern) for alot of people here!
2007-02-28 19:09:25 · answer #6 · answered by J1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Finland does not promote the thinking of entitlements.
2007-02-28 19:15:19 · answer #7 · answered by Ben R 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cuz they have a smaller pop. so they have a higher average because there are less people to form an accurate consensus around.
2007-02-28 19:14:04 · answer #8 · answered by wivernrider 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We have to many Liberals
2007-02-28 19:10:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋