<p>While there are many excellent schools within the US, i'm curious about colleges in other countries as well. What are some good foreign colleges and how do they compare to elite American schools in terms of price and overall experience? How does the admissions process differ? Are degree programs different? Thanks.....</p>
<p>um... you are aware that there are hundreds of other countries in the world, most of which have at least one "good" university"</p>
<p>if you want to know which foreign universities carry the same prestige as the ivy league, stanford etc., most people on here will probably say oxford and cambridge. imo that's because people on this board tend to be extremely anglo-centric. but if prestige is what you're looking for, then those universities are undoubtely your best bet outside the u.s.</p>
<p>Yeah, ^^^ Oxford and Cambridge are what instantly come to mind, but I really know nothing about East Asian or other European schools the very well may be just as impressive.</p>
<p>London School of Economics</p>
<p>I've heard good things about The American University in Cairo. Mostly from students who went there for Arabic.</p>
<p>Really, though, your question is absurdly broad.</p>
<p>Yeah... Only Oxford and Cambridge come to mind. At the risk of looking like an idiot, isn't McGill supposed to be pretty awesome, too?</p>
<p>Durham, Warwick, UCL, Imperial, Edinburgh, Bristol, St Andrews, Bath, and York are also very good in the UK. SOAS is excellent but very specialized.</p>
<p>Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin for Ireland.</p>
<p>Toronto, McGill, and UBC in Canada.</p>
<p>ANU and Melbourne are arguably the best in Australia.</p>
<p>I'm surprised that Queen's isn't on the list of best universities in Canada.</p>
<p>ETH Zurich</p>
<p>UK: Cambridge, Oxford (both as hard as ivys to get into)
Canada: UToronto, McGill
Other: India Institute of Technology (kind of impossible to get into if you don't start studying for their entrance exam at the beginning of 10th grade or earlier)</p>
<p>The Sorbonne in France is the ultimate in elite French universities.</p>
<p>In the U.K., Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, St. Andrew's, and Glasgow University are very respected.</p>
<p>What are some second-tier schools in these English-speaking countries? England, Canada, Ireland, Australia. Schools that would be equivalent to getting into somewhere like Syracuse Univeristy or Pittsburgh or Penn State or Michigan State</p>
<p>I visited one of the IIT campuses this year as part of a joint research project, and boy, those people work pretty hard. Their workload is so much more than what we have in the U.S.; it's probably the equivalent of a full working week (classes all day, sometimes Saturday as well). </p>
<p>Unless I'm mistaken, admissions is based entirely on one exam. The overwhelming majority of students are from India, with a few from Africa.</p>
<p>yeah, i know that it's kind of a ridiculous question...at least i'm aware of my complete and total ignorance and willing to ask for help though...</p>
<p>@ken285: You're right, it's all based on one exam</p>