<p>Hi, I'm from Norway but would love to study in the US or UK. I just have some basic questions that none of my teachers or advisers are able to answer. What is the difference between undergraduate and graduate and what is the difference between college and university? We have a different grade-system (one gets grades between 1 and 6 with 6 being best and 1 being "fail"), will my grades be relevant if I want to get in to a uni or is it just the tests (like SAT)? Oh, and if I want to get in to a good B-school, what kind of test would I have to take? </p>
<p>I would love to study in NY, LA or Miami (I know you're not suppose to think too much about location when selecting the school but it would be nice to be somewhere warm - or New York). Can someone please name a few business-schools in these areas or somewhere else really for that matter, but with a good reputation and that is in general a good school academic-wise? How much harder is it for international students to get accepted at one of these schools?</p>
<p>Hope someone can answer a few of these questions:p</p>
<p>The difference between a college and a university is that a university offers graduate programs, whereas a college is solely made up of undergraduate students.</p>
<p>Both SATs and grades are important, depending upon which college/university you want to go to. Some schools are starting to become less dependent on the SATs so they may ask for an essay instead. Colleges/universities like to see forward progress made in high school (so, if you start with low marks, then by senior year it shows that you’ve worked a lot and put in a lot of effort, they will think well of you).</p>
<p>You can take the SATs or you can look at SAT optional schools.</p>
<p>Here are some good business schools I can think of at the moment: SUNY Binghamton (State University of New York school, though not in New York City), University of Maryland College Park (amazing business school and one of the absolute best journalism programs, as well) and not too far from Washington DC, I think Syracuse (New York) also has a pretty good business program.
–I’m not sure about getting in as an international student, but I know that colleges also usually have a list of where different students are from and they are pretty consistently looking for new, diverse students (and what better way to get such students than by picking the international students)…that’s a compliment, by the way.</p>
<p>Can’t think of any more schools at the moment, I’ll tell you when I come up with more, though.</p>
<p>You can message me if you want.</p>
<p>Thank you so much! I will definitely have a look at the schools you wrote down. In Norway you only hear about the Ivy League schools, and that’s really not what I am aiming for so this was great help!</p>
<p>Emilie246,</p>
<p>You will find lots of good ideas in the International Student Forum. Click on “Discussion Home” in the upper-left of this screen, and scroll down to find it.</p>
<p>You also need to read everything at [EducationUSA</a> | Study Abroad, Student Visa, University Fairs, College Applications and Study in the U.S. / America](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.state.gov/]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.state.gov/) Then you should make an appointment with the counselors at the advising center closest to you. There are two in Norway [EducationUSA</a> - Find an Advising Center](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/Norway]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/Norway) The counselors at these centers are experts at helping students from your country find good places to study in the US.</p>
<p>For information on education in the UK, you can start by contacting the Norway office of the British Council [British</a> Council - Norway](<a href=“http://www.britishcouncil.org/norway.htm]British”>http://www.britishcouncil.org/norway.htm)</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>
<p>Thank you! It looks great and thank you for the tips.</p>