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i am considering a few places in the states for college but i am also looking at england and I was wondering after reading some other post if being and american if i would be ill-received or disliked for being an american and like i said i am at this moment just considering it
i am considering a few places in the states for college but i am also looking at england and I was wondering after reading some other post if being and american if i would be ill-received or disliked for being an american and like i said i am at this moment just considering it
Why on earth would you be disliked? There are many Americans living in Scotland im sure there are pleanty in England too.
My fiance is American and has never been ill treated.
The word you want to use is university. College here is equivalent to your final 2 years of high school- at least in age. In academic work, it's more like your first 2 years of American university if you go to one which required gen ed.
I'm an American studying abroad in the UK but before I went to uni in the States, I looked seriously into applying to several English unis including Kings College London and LSE. First of all, because high schools in the US are so different from the equivalent in the UK, it's not as if you can just apply with no background. Even some of the lower ranked schools I was looking at required 5-7 AP exam grades of either a 4 or a 5. That's something you have to plan for years in advance. If you go to an IB school, it's better because you naturally take all the IB courses, but you still have to score very well.
As far as Americans being liked, I've never really had a problem. It can get a bit offensive sometimes when getting teased for the accent which isn't something I was prepared for. I have some friends who have adopted a southern English accent to avoid the random jibes for their American accents, but I think that's kind of immature. :P
The word you want to use is university. College here is equivalent to your final 2 years of high school- at least in age. In academic work, it's more like your first 2 years of American university if you go to one which required gen ed.
I'm an American studying abroad in the UK but before I went to uni in the States, I looked seriously into applying to several English unis including Kings College London and LSE. First of all, because high schools in the US are so different from the equivalent in the UK, it's not as if you can just apply with no background. Even some of the lower ranked schools I was looking at required 5-7 AP exam grades of either a 4 or a 5. That's something you have to plan for years in advance. If you go to an IB school, it's better because you naturally take all the IB courses, but you still have to score very well.
As far as Americans being liked, I've never really had a problem. It can get a bit offensive sometimes when getting teased for the accent which isn't something I was prepared for. I have some friends who have adopted a southern English accent to avoid the random jibes for their American accents, but I think that's kind of immature. :P
The main difference between the both is that:
University you can do a degree and the entry is a bit tougher than getting into college. I've been to college twice and now im at university. A whole different ball game altogether.
University you can do a degree and the entry is a bit tougher than getting into college. I've been to college twice and now im at university. A whole different ball game altogether.
For an American, there is really no difference between a college and university except that colleges GENERALLY do not have graduate programs and sometimes colleges are one part of a university (ie a College of Arts and Sciences or College of Engineering). You get an undergrad degree from both.
For an American, there is really no difference between a college and university except that colleges GENERALLY do not have graduate programs and sometimes colleges are one part of a university (ie a College of Arts and Sciences or College of Engineering). You get an undergrad degree from both.
Education here shaped the American system, its just a traditional way. Universities were "higher" thought of and tougher to get into. Colleges you can sit anything apart from degrees.
I much prefer university than college.
I have quite a bit of knowledge regarding the U.S system as my American fiance studied here and in the U.S
I am also thinking of going to university or college in England. I am curreently in american high school and my boyfriend who lives in England says I may not have to take college and just go to university. Which one do I go to college or uni?
I am also thinking of going to university or college in England. I am curreently in american high school and my boyfriend who lives in England says I may not have to take college and just go to university. Which one do I go to college or uni?
You should look at going to a University. A UK school could be very cost-effective compared to an equally rated US school as British overseas student rates are often much lower than fees at some of the better US universities.
Obviously you will need to look into entrance requirements as British Universities can set quite stringent academic requirements.
Most British Universities can give you an academic transcript at the end of the course which is translated into US GPA equivalents.
Don't worry about the American thing. Americans are very well accepted in the UK. You just need a sense of humor.
Manyu universities have year long exchange programmes with American colleges, so you can have the best of both worlds.
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