[HPforGrownups] OWLs? Explanation of equivalent UK Muggle exams

[Michelle Apostolides]

No: HPFGUIDX 21022




> I always imagined the OWLs something like the PSAT or
> maybe the SAT,
I have no idea what PSAT is, but OWLs are equivalent to the exams
Muggles take at 16 - two years before they leave school. Usually 8 to
ten subjects are studied.  The results of these exams generally
determine what subjects you go on to study at....

 whereas the NEWTs (er, was that what
> Percy was taking?) something like graduate-school
> level tests. What would they have to do...?
Nothing like them !!! NEWTS are equivalent to A level - the exams that
16 - 18 year olds study for.  Usually 3 or sometimes 4 subject areas.
The results of these are used to determine what University one attends
and even what course in some cases. Good A levels ( Grades A to C )  are
also a way into some corporate training schemes.

Michelle
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