In fact, the minimum reading skill level required of new factory workers has risen from the 10th grade reading level to the equivalent of two years of college or more.

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If the foreign worker earned his or her degree outside the U.S., you will need to obtain a credentials evaluation stating that the foreign degree is the equivalent to one awarded by a U.S. college or university.

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And there is no equivalent of Animal House or the huge literature on high school and college experience in the United States both in films and books in Europe.

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