American going to college in Europe?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi everyone, I have applied to 15 colleges, got 5 letters back so far and have been accepted to all five. These include University of Alabama, University of Kentucky, University of Illinois, Richmond University in London, and John Cabot University in Rome.</p>

<p>So basically, I have been traveling the world since before I could walk, and have always had a huge interest in International Affairs.</p>

<p>I plan on going to college for International Business double majored with possibly Marketing or Information Systems (depending on where I decide to go). I want to go to law school after getting my Bachelor's Degree and study both American and European law, specifically International Business Law.</p>

<p>Many of the law firms websites I looked at had associates who went to college abroad, not in the United States.</p>

<p>THEREFORE, I am wondering whether it would be beneficial for me to go to college abroad versus in the United States?</p>

<p>After college and law school is all said and done I would like to be living in Europe (probably the UK) and doing law there.
Besides English I speak French, Italian, median level of Spanish, and am currently learning German and Mandarin Chinese.</p>

<p>Regardless of where I get my Bachelor's, I definitely plan on attending law school abroad.</p>

<p>I am just wondering if it would be a better idea for me to study there due to what my career plan is. Both of them are very close in price (and actually cheaper than most) universities I applied to in the US because I applied to all out-of-state schools. </p>

<p>So, how is Richmond and John Cabot? I know they are both International universities and are pretty small in size. I have heard Richmond is more prestigious but I would really like some personal opinions. </p>

<p>Any information would be extremely helpful!</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>In many countries, a law degree is at the undergraduate level. In other words, 18 years old start law school. The degrees are not really comparable to the US version in term of employment because of different scope.</p>

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<p>Yeah I know how law is at the undergrad level specifically in the UK. I talked to a few representative from UK universities. I am not specifically looking to compare the degree’s, but looking for some advice as to what would be a better decision on my part. And for opinions on the quality of the two schools I listed.</p>

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<p>Your post is confusing.</p>

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<p>After college and law school is all said and done I would like to be living in Europe (probably the UK) and doing law there.</p>

<p>Regardless of where I get my Bachelor’s, I definitely plan on attending law school abroad.<<<<</p>

<p>I would encourage you to check boards that discuss terms such as portable degrees and LLM. I am afraid you are missing important elements regarding your options.</p>

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<p>Sorry. I forgot to mention that the two universities I mentioned give you a U.S. Degree as they are international colleges therefore you still get your degree in 4 years. I will research your suggestions. Thank you!</p>

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<p>About your major: Check out UPenn’s double majors programs… If you can get accepted to some of them (specially Huntsman) don’t even think about going abroad.</p>

<p>Almost all of US top 50 colleges have many study abroad programs. In my point of view it is an absolute waste of money to go to europe for your bachelor’s degree…
I don’t know why love studying abroad this much!!! From many places around the world people are coming to US for higher education. And believe thats not for no reason… (~.8 million international students are in US!!!)
The best law and business schools are in US and finding a good firm or company just to get an internship in europe is hell a lot harder than finding one in US…
More than just internship, finding a job in US with a degree form europe is not easy. (Unless you go to a very very famous school like: ETH, Oxbridge, LSE, UCL and some others…)</p>

<p>However, if you really insist on studying in europe, don’t even think of applying some place other than UK. Most of EU colleges don’t offer BA in English and believe me, there is a big difference between speaking a language and studying in one. Even if you are fluent in one this languages and you get degree with one them, it is a pain in the bu** to work after getting your degree in US/ UK…
And remember: UK has a very unique education system… It is suggested that if you start your post-secondary education in UK, you better finish it there… Although it is NOT impossible to continue in other countries at all…</p>

<p>Note: studying abroad is very expensive… specially in some countries like UK and some cities like London and Paris… (Don’t just consider tuition and college fees. There is also airplane tickets and visa fees…)</p>

<p>Final thoughts: You seem like a very ambitious person. You know what you want and that’s very good. BUT you should really do more research about studying abroad and your options to find out the best way to achieve your goal…
I strongly recommend you to complete your college in US, while enjoying the unique US college experience and maybe in-state tuition… In your college summers (and maybe school years) there are countless options to go abroad and seeing if that’s what you want and if you still want to go to law school elsewhere…
Good luck…</p>

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<p>The two American colleges where you’ve been admitted just aren’t very good. They’re known as schools for rich kids who couldn’t really get into other colleges and wanted to backpack around Europe except parents said no, so that’s the compromise. They’re not bad schools per se, but they won’t really prepare you for law school.
Spending a year abroad as an exchange student is really important if you want to work in international law. I suggest looking for colleges that offer full-year immersion with classes at a reputable European school (ie, not a random local university, but UCL, or Sciences Po, or Bologna, or Heidelberg…)
Since you speak French, look into colleges that have agreements with the IEP, Paris school of Economics, Toulouse School of Economics, and Sciences Po programs.
BTW, look into the common law/civil law programs in Qu</p>

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<p>… if your world will be US-centric. US Law schools are leading their students to the practice of American Law. Even when working abroad, holders of US Law degrees represent US clients abroad. There is a world outside the US, including plenty of lawyers who learned “their” law to represent local clients. </p>

<p>Fwiw, check the listing of partners at Baker McKenzie in Mexico, and it will give you an idea how it has worked for them. Hint? Local law school as undergraduates, and perhaps a LLM in the US for resume building in an international firm. Add the years, and the comparison between the US and abroad might be quite different than the expectation that the US is always the best option. </p>

<p>As far as business school, someone in Europe might be better served by graduating from a school in London, in Fontainebleau, Barcelone, or Madrid. </p>

<p>It all depends on the projected domicile.</p>