​The U.S. Education System Explained for Students Educated in the Moroccan System

One way to better understand the U.S. Education System is to look at what is the same, and what is different. This is written with Moroccan students in mind, but should apply to most students throughout parts of the world that attend schools in countries inspired by the French educational model. Note: much of this does not apply to students attending American Schools abroad. 
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Let’s start with a few similarities between the education systems in Morocco and the United States.

• Mandatory Education: In both the U.S. and Morocco, some education is mandatory, and students are not required to graduate from high school.
• Entry tests: In Morocco, students must take the exams to enter into higher education beyond high school. In the USA, most selective universities also require either the SAT or ACT exam. The SAT exam can be taken in Morocco at AMIDEAST in Rabat.
• Types of Universities: There are both private and public schools in both. 
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Then there are differences. These are some of them.

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