Who's in College / University in USA. What's it like?

Question

What's college / Univerity life like in usa. Any foreign students (i.e UK) currently currently studying abroad?

Answer 1

I've just graduated from a US university, and I loved it.
The thing I liked best was the academic freedom, but the whole experience was just amazing. Comparing my time at uni with my friends who stayed in the UK it seems like I had a much wider variety of extra-curricular experiences (except maybe those at Oxford and Cambridge).

It all depends what kind of place you're studying at - if you can get a good financial aid package or do an exchange at one of the Ivy League schools, a top liberal arts college or somewhere like MIT or Stanford you'll be guaranteed to get wonderful opportunities.

Life is very different there, but it varies according to what kind of college you go to and whereabouts in the US you are. I was at a fairly large, urban campus university in the North East - it was great for me because there was always stuff going on in the college bubble on campus, but I had all the advantages of living in a major city too.

Apart from the general shock of being in a foreign place, one of the things I found hardest to deal with was the drinking thing - everyone tends to go to house parties rather than going out (basically because you can't go to many clubs and can't legally drink until you're 21) which I found a bit dull since it got old for me when I was about 15 or 16. The Greek life system can be a bit intimidating too, but you can always choos a university where there are no frats and sororities or their influence is minimal.

As far as academics go you should be fine if you do well in school here - I was challenged but never overwhelmed, and you always have the option to choose only easy classes if you want good grades with minimal effort. The only strange thing is getting used to continuous assessment - just about every piece of work you do is going to count towards your final grade on your degree, so no slacking off for two years and putting in a valiant effort for finals - finals happen every four months, and that's not even considering midterms, papers and presentations!

If you're really interested in going ahead with it then talk to the Fulbright commission - www.fulbright.co.uk

They have an annual College Day event in London and also Edinburgh where representatives from 100s of US colleges come to provide information, as well as holding seminars about financial aid and SAT prep. If you didn't make it this year then unfortunately you'll have to wait until 2007 but it's a great place to get info and chat to people, often recent grads.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I've studied abroad in Australia and I just finished college inthe U.S. The U.S. is very interesting. But for foreigners, either you like it or hate it. It all comes down to the types of people and the changes in food and culture. I love it though.