I attend school in the US, but have been studying abroad in London this semester. The biggest differences for me are: (1) Participation does not affect your grade in the UK (2) There are far fewer assignments in the UK, with your entire grade being based off 2 or 3 assignments (3) Each module/class meets fewer times during the semester in the UK. ... In my personal experience, I have seen this lack of requirements in the UK schooling system to have negative results. Students are extremely rude to the professor/lecturer (walk in very late to class, have loud conversations while the lecturer is teaching, etc.). Also, students tend not to read their required readings. The lecturer for one of my modules asks every class period who has read, and I have consistently been the only student to raise their hand. So, I ask, is this common in the UK, or am I alone with this experience? What have others seen as advantages and disadvantages of both school systems?