How much schooling have you had, and what do you call your various school years - e.g. grade school and high school? Middle school? Wherever in the world you are - please explain a bit about your schooling system.

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I finished 7 of 11 grades in Russia where schools weren’t divided into age-related portions. When I moved to the US, I went to some middle school followed by high school through grade 12. I went to college for four years for a BA degree and then to graduate school for two years for a Master’s degree. I am now in a PhD program that should last around 5–7 years. I never went to pre-school or kindergarten.

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