University life
I will tell you a little bit about the English school system because it is very different from the one in France. In France, the school system is based on a dense timetable with a schedule that starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends around 5:00 p.m. In addition to this, homework is also expected. Finally, in order to validate a year of classes, the final exams are presented in the format of a table-top paper or oral exam. In Scotland, and more particularly in the university where I was studying (but it's almost the same everywhere in the UK), we only had a maximum of 8 hours of classes per WEEK. I highlight "week" because it may seem like very few hours for a BAC+3 student but it is indeed the case. So there are days when I didn't have classes. That gave me time to do other things (see the article about my spare time ). On the other hand, a very extensive personal work has to be done outside of class. Also, the end-of-year exams are only homework - to be handed in online ...