<p>I only can help with England and the rest of the UK in that case. Don't go there though, go to Spain, or Portugal, or someplace where you'll learn a new language!</p>
<p>I was thinking about Sci Po in Paris, but I love England and want to visit. London is where I want to go.</p>
<p>Well, then I can't argue that. I would "urge" you to go to a place with a language experience built-in, but if London has the allure, by God go for it!</p>
<p>If you wanna go hardcore, Indian Institute of Technology is said to be greater than even MIT or Stanford in academics. However, it's a killer to get in to, and I bet more selective than the aformentioned universities.</p>
<p>Well, I have to add National University of Singapore and Hong Kong University to the list. The courses are taught in English in these universities. Hong Kong U is well known in Asia and it isn't that hard to get in. NUS, on the other hand, is very very hard to get in. Imagine me getting into University of Virginia, but rejected at NUS.</p>
<p>National University of Singapore is the premier institution (and the only) institution in Singapore. You must like hot, muggy weather. </p>
<p>Academics are good, but difficult to get into.</p>
<p>And English is taught there because of British Colonialization (probably the best thing to happen to Singapore before Lee Kuan Yew).</p>
<p>Eiffelguy, NUS isn't the only institution in Singapore. There are others such as Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Management University.</p>
<p>just fyi, someone earlier mentioned st. andrews.. that' pretty much only known because prince william goes there. seriously, it isn't a top school in the uk. many would come before it, for example edinburgh, university college london (ucl), imperial college london, durham.. the list goes on!</p>
<p>What about University of New South Wales and Australia National University?</p>
<p>Nurmanator: Oops. </p>
<p>Jessica: Prince William goes to St. Andrews? How about Glasgow?</p>
<p>Nanyang used to be only for Mandarin and was originally Chinese school. And it used to be called Nanyang University and was private university. Then the Singapore government acquired it and called it National University so Nanyang was (and still is) part of National University. </p>
<p>There used to be a university in Singapore called Singapore Poly as well and was for poor and lower quality students.</p>
<p>I haven't been back to Singapore in about 10 years and my mom hasn't been back for a while to. The info I have might be old.</p>
<p>just came across this thread and thought i might ask your guys' opinion:</p>
<p>i have a choice between attending oxford university (4 yrs undergrad ending w/ a masters) or columbia university, where i will probably study abroad for a semester or a year. </p>
<p>either way, i'll be studying physics.</p>
<p>opinions?</p>
<p>^^^
tofu: i don't know about those two specific physics programs, but i know you will get a great education at both schools. If you want a new experience, you might want to go to Oxford, but if you want to live in the city, obviously you'd want to go to Columbia. Another thing to think about is job prospects after college. I would think you'd have better job prospects in the US if you went to Columbia, but again as Oxford is a world-renowned university, you probably wouldn't have that much trouble finding a job back here. Other people would probably have more specifics.</p>
<p>Does anyone know how UCL and U of Edinburgh stand relative to each other? I'd love to hear what anyone might have to say, as I'm currently debating between these two places. Thanks beforehand!</p>
<p>Well Edinburgh is one of the Britain's Ancient Universities (along with St Andrews, Glasgow and Aberdeen in Scotland, and Oxbridge in England) and it's one of Britain's prestigious universities (along with the likes of Bristol, Nottingham, Durham etc etc) the school itself is gorgeous, really old and historic, plus Edinburgh the city is a beautiful, if a bit expensive (though not as bad as London). UCL is a college of the University of London and is a member of the 'Golden Triangle' of Universities (the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and London - University and Imperial Colleges). In terms of prestige people would probably say that UCL is the better of the two and is more is more internationally recognized. Also note that there are differences in higher education systems of England and Scotland, where the average undergrad degree length in Scotland is 4 years and i think leads to a non-honors degree, whereas in the England because students generally take 'A Levels' the degree is 3 years and leads to an honors degree. Also Scotland's system is generally more like the liberal arts system and is more flexible and less specialised than the English system.</p>
<p>Edinburgh
<a href="http://education.independent.co.uk/higher/az_uni_colleges/story.jsp?story=489931%5B/url%5D">http://education.independent.co.uk/higher/az_uni_colleges/story.jsp?story=489931</a></p>
<p>If you're looking for something closer to home, there are several highly prestigious schools in Mexico to consider. Here are a few:</p>
<p>Tecnologico de Monterrey (Monterrey Campus) -- although there are also very good campuses in Guadalajara and Mexico City</p>
<p>ITAM (Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico) Mexico City campus</p>
<p>Universidad La Salle (Mex. City campus)</p>
<p>I know there are a few international programs at Tec de Monterrey which are taught almost entirely in English. I personally know several people who did their business undergrad there and were recruited right away by big companies in the US (who went on to pay for their grad school at places like Wharton). The price is also an advantage (probably around 15 grand a year with board and books). Monterrey is a beautiful, modern city although the heat can get quite bad in the summer. Everything is air conditioned though. Mexico City is great although it is VERY big and can be overwhelming. Guadalajara is fantastic, big but very liveable.</p>
<p>thanks randomuser. I liked the links too! actually edinburgh did offer me a 4 years MA honors degree whereas I'll be getting a BSc at UCL. I'm just a bit (fine, a LOT) inclined towards edin. right now because I hear so much from its students. They rave no end about their wonderful college and I've been trying to find the same attitude from those at UCL but I just... can't?? :confused:</p>
<p>Sure, people love the bar scene in London, but I'm looking for more than just a few beers in college, ya know? ;)</p>
<p>and you may also want to research on foreign programs that us university may operate... for example, georgia tech has a campus in france...and they also have an institute of logistics (joint operation w/ national u of singapore) in singapore...</p>
<p>What degree course did you apply for? I don't think you could go too wrong choosing either of them, they're both excellent places. Edinburgh both the city and the school are really beautiful, historic. I'm not surprised about your comments on Edin/UCL students - at Edinburgh, as with all the Scottish schools, there's a greater sense of community and school spirit, in London, however, the only time you'll see that is if it involves competition against the other London colleges. Because it's in the middle of one of the greatest cities of the world also, there tends to be less of a college-wide 'community' feel since everything is consumed by the city.</p>
<p>my friend's sister goes to ucl and really likes it. I would go for ucl because well... it's in london!! not that I'm biased (I live in london)
eiffelguy, don't know about glasgow, what do you mean? how good is it? and yes I think prince william is graduating from st andrews this may.</p>