In the period he studied, the systems were very similar, except in England, students had to specialize in their mid-teen years to pick a specific course of study to apply to, whereas in Scotland, they could keep trying things in the university if they wanted to.
Descubrió que los sistemas eran muy parecidos, solo que los estudiantes ingleses escogían especialización en la adolescencia para hacer el curso académico acorde. Los escoceses, en cambio, podían probar diferentes ramas.