<p>I am current in Central Europe taking classes in a school that is only accredited in-country - I came here as an international student from Canada (I have family here so you know free rent, free food, ...).
I like the school a lot but as I said, its small and not accredited globally only nationally. My school in Canada which is reputable there but also not globally known (like UofT) does not want me back because of some bureacratic mix up(long story - if anyone is bored ask).</p>
<p>I am planning to work abroad (Europe and <em>hopefully</em> Africa) and not live in or Canada at least for a while, but as I am doing Politics/International Studies it is important to get a "globally recognized degree"- the field is fairly competitive . At the same time I find myself drawn to really small hole-in-the-wall unknown schools like the one I'm at right now and a number of other (US accredited) American Colleges throughout CE europe.
I am thinking that if I were to go back to Canada to graduate I would have transfer into a well-known school to at least make it worthwile being there, paying all this $. (The reason I am insisting rep/prestige ect is because oftentimes it seems that local education is less well regarded than North American education even in some western parts of europe and deffinately the East. Am I right?) But Toronto, McGill all the int'lly known ones seem like jungles and the most people I can handle in a classroom are about 70.</p>
<p>I do plan on doing a MA at a good US (or Canadian) university which from my understanding is more improtant (job prospect wise) but if I do decide to stay at a more "modest" undergrad school do i run the risk of not being able to do these things later on (MA, job, ect).</p>
<p>Does anyone have any words of wisdom on this? Anyone in a similar situation? Am I the only one freaked out by mega-factory-sized schools?</p>
<p>And also one final option my current school offers is to complete my 4th year at University of Hawaii, so as to get an US BA. Does that sound like a good idea?
Does anyone know anything about that school? </p>
<p>thanks,
Sasha</p>