akademisk orienterede skoler i modsætning til mere erhvervsorienterede skoler) i vidt omfang træffes for eleverne på grundlag af en form for udvælgelse, mens beslutninger om den "horisontale" fordeling mellem forskellige uddannelsesområder (f.eks. mellem forskellige fag) i højere grad træffes af eleverne selv på grundlag af vejledning.
As a broad generalisation, it seems that decisions about "vertical" allocation between different levels of education (e.g. between academic schools as opposed to more vocational schools) tend to be taken for students on a selection basis; whereas decisions about "horizontal" allocation between different fields of education (e.g. between different subjects) are more likely to be taken by students on a guidance basis.