<p>Hi everyone! This fall I'm starting American Studies in Central European university. I wanted to get into American ones, but found it difficult to manage time to learn to either SAT or ACT exams. I'm really happy with a choice of degree, because it's my passion (and award in competition threw by US Embassy in my country), but I think it's going to be harder to get ANY job with it in US. Therefore, I'm wondering, if US universities are keen on accepting international students for exchange(1 semester or 1 year)? I'd be dead in the tracks if it turned out true.
I know I've got to mail universities myself, because each one has different policies, but do you know if they accept at all? I don't demand Financial Help, just desire no tuition, since it's just an exchange. I'd take care of the rest.</p>
<p>PS My university has 3 US arrangements, but all are for PhDs.</p>
<p>An exchange, by definition, is a program arranged by both schools. So if your school doesn’t offer an undergraduate program, that eliminates the exchange option. Your easiest option will be coming to the US for a summer program. There are many good ones, offered excellent universities. </p>
<p>“I think it’s going to be harder to get ANY job with it in US.” – Are you planning on emigrating to the US after your studies? If so, this degree will not help you get a good job whether or not you do an exchange program. Quite simply, it’s hard to get jobs with humanities degrees, especially for immigrants. Your odds are much better in Central Europe, where you could maybe get a job working for an American company based in Europe, an embassy, etc.</p>
<p>It does offer undergraduate programme. I’m enrolled in one of them. The whole university is the biggest in CE. Maybe schools could arrange something, I will suggest something to my university’s office. Summer programmes seem really great too!</p>
<p>I would love to, but I know it’s hard. I’ll be possibly better off in Europe overall. UK or Germany aren’t bad :)</p>
<p>I don’t know where you live in Central Europe, but if you’re part of the EU, UK and Germany not only aren’t bad, they’re easy to move to. Not the case with the US which has strict limits on immigration.</p>
<p>katliamom - My country is indeed part of EU and it’s relatively easy to move to Germany and UK, especially because I have family there and they could help me on the start, but I don’t think I could ever call these countries home.</p>