<p>hello</p>
<p>i've always wanted to study all different countries.
and didnt think, but suddenly start to think about going to college outside of the state.
perhaps english-speaking countries.</p>
<p>I wanna do bio(medical)engineering.
i am at near top in my public HS academic-wise, and good math/science scores
not great at english or SAT(less than 1300, if you wanna know)
but that might be because i came here 4 yr ago.
in the state, i am looking at the top-engineering schools.</p>
<p>what schools in U.K. or other English speaking countries would have great bio(medical)engineering program as well as open to US students?? also a brief explanation of how to apply and difficulty of getting in would be helpful. (do they much care about extra-curricular activities ?? in a way activity is my forte, although i dont have a great national awards or anything like that.)</p>
<p>thanks in advance</p>
<p>ps. who's applying aboard??? and anedotes about experience with admission and college life in particular countries would be wonderful.</p>
<p>For the UK, you apply through a central admissions service called UCAS. You fill out one application, choose up to six schools to send it to, and pay one low fee of £15. Easy as pie. You can search for colleges with the course you want at ucas.com. The Times Online (<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,6734,00.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,6734,00.html</a>) has listings of the top schools in each field. </p>
<p>I'm applying to colleges in England, Scotland, Canada, and the US. Yay.</p>
<p>They don't care about extra-curricular activities, btw. At least Oxford doesn't.</p>
<p>check out Canada too. Mcgill is supposedly the cream of the crop there</p>
<p>yeah, great britain is more focused on actual academics versus all this american hooplah.</p>
<p>How hard is it to get into top UK schools?? like Cambridge, and Imperial College(i looked for chem engineering, since i couldnt find bio-engineering)
compare to american school would be helpful.. (something like to get into Cambridge is hard as to get into ____ university in US)</p>
<p>in a way, i am thinking i would get out of the state if i dont get into my top3 schools.
what doyou guys think?</p>
<p>also such a short timeline(deadlines) would be helpful.
what's real difference between american college life and UK or Canada or other colleges'?</p>
<p>In England, you only take classes relating to your major.
And it's only three years, as opposed to four.
And it's cheaper. Score.</p>
<p>great.</p>
<p>6-10 schools in european countires that are truely good at bioengineering/biomedicalengineering would be appreciated.</p>
<p>i read deadlines for oxford/camb. was oct15th or something likethat.. that kinda sux</p>
<p>It's a bit late to apply for Oxbridge now, isnt' it? Or is it for next year? I got my letter from Cambridge asking to come for an interview a few days ago, but the interview date was only 3 weeks away! I was lucky that I could get a cheap plane ticket (Christmas special - it sucks though, I arrive back in NZ on Christmas day!)</p>
<p>Very important thing about Cambridge is that the individual Colleges decide whether you get in, not the university itself. Some colleges are supposed to be more competitive than others. For more information go to <a href="http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk%5B/url%5D">www.thestudentroom.co.uk</a> it's like a british version of collegeconfidential.</p>