Southern Sea", what we now call the Pacific Ocean. find the south west passage leading from the Atlantic into the b) So basically, it's all clear. We choose a university and sub- mit the application forms. However, you soon begin to realize that it's not all that easy. In the first place, it's a big shock to learn that someone, who's finished a Russian high school. in most cases, cannot go directly to a UK university. Why? First- ly, age: Brits tend to finish school at 18; secondly, the qualifica- tions received on finishing a Russian school are considered of a lower level than the British equivalents.