<p>Personally, I am only a sophomore undergrad student, and I have been flirting with the idea of going to another country to go to graduate school with the hope of gaining a job in that country afterwards. So, has anyone on this board done their master/phd degree abroad?</p>
<p>if you plan on getting a PhD, realize that over seas PhDs are not equivalent to those earned in the U.S. Many overseas universities do not require students to do a disertation or graduate thesis.</p>
<p>Even where the degrees are just as rigorous they may not be regarded well in the US (mostly out of unfamiliarity with foreign systems and what work such degrees require.) Also, I don't know where you are thinking of studying, but if there is a language issue, factor that in, advanced degrees are hard enough without doing them in another language.</p>
<p>What country are you thinking of?</p>
<p>Honestly, I'm not fully sure what country I would like to study in. See right now, I have been studying a few languages(french,spanish,german), and was hoping to maybe go to a foreign country to not only earn a degree, but also further learn the culture, and show I have fluency in the language. Eventually leading towards working in the government.</p>
<p>Well, I'm not sure about your chosen field of study, but most times if you want a top-notch education abroad, England would be the best choice. If you have an inkling towards the sciences the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) is an excellent institution where the degree is pretty much equivalent to those obtained in the US (and sometimes valued more...).</p>
<p>if you are going to study abroad, remember that the most well-known schools are also the most competative, ie. oxford, cambridge, university of hidelberg (forgive my spelling errors).</p>
<p>Prestige doesn't matter to me. It's more about the experience of it all.</p>
<p>What kind of grad program? History? Molecular Biology? Electrical Engineering?</p>
<p>Oh, I'll be Electrical Engineering, but right now I don't know what concentration within EE it will be.</p>
<p>Imperial College London?</p>
<p>What type of test/scores, requirements would be necessary for Imperial College London or any European country? What is the acceptance rate at Imperial College London?</p>
<p>I suspect the acceptance rate for Imperial is pretty high since it is a science only school and those subjects are pretty unpopular in the UK. If you are a full-fee paying international student it is easier for you to get in because they want your money! Most UK universities have many 1yr masters courses which are mostly aimed at foreign students and I am sure Imperial is no exception. Probably you can find this information on their web-site.
<a href="http://www.ic.ac.uk/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ic.ac.uk/</a></p>
<p>The college is in a REALLY expensive area. South Kensington near Harrods and many other expensive department stores. If you only go there for one year you would probably be offered accommodation in halls of residence on-site. I stayed there when I went to an interview once and it was ok. After the first year you would have to rent privately in London and probably you would have to live quite far away and travel to the college on the tube/bus.</p>
<p>Test scores and requirements vary greatly between different subjects even within the same university, never mind different unis in different countries! The best way to find out is to email the specific colleges you are interested in.</p>
<p>Try the University of the Philippines (UP). here's their website: <a href="http://www.upd.edu.ph%5B/url%5D">www.upd.edu.ph</a>
<a href="http://www.up.edu.ph%5B/url%5D">www.up.edu.ph</a>
<a href="http://www.upm.edu.ph%5B/url%5D">www.upm.edu.ph</a></p>
<p>If you have an undergrad degree from a US/UK/Ausie then you will most likely do well at UP because English is the medium of instruction in that school. Also, if you can combine your undergrad from foreign school and UP grad school, then that would really make your resume very attractive if you work in the Philippines or anywhere in Souteast Asia (ASEAN) like Singapore, Malaysia, thailand, etc...</p>
<p>Funny, you should mention Singapore/Southeast Asia because I have been considering living/working there. Last year, I was considering learning Indonesian/Mandarin because the culture/people are quite fascinating, but changed my mind at the last minute. Anyhow, I am somewhat worried about going to Malaysia/Thailand because I hear many news reports about insurgents/riots in those countries. Can you confirm/deny these reports, Mabuhay?</p>
<p>Cupcake, do you know what the euro to US dollar conversion is? Can you give me an apartment price near the college versus living farther away? Also, could you describe the area around Imperial, and could you describe the schol itself like is it a serious school/party school, do the students like going there?</p>
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<p>I don't go to Imperial because I turned it down when I applied as an undergrad. So all I know about it is from my impressions when i applied there and from walking past it in the street at later dates.</p>
<p>You don't need to know the Euro to dollar conversion because the UK is not in the Euro and has it's own unique money. Anyway, can't you use google? £1 roughly $1.70</p>
<p>Imperial College is in one of the most expensive parts of London, probably world. I'm not sure you would be able to rent privately in that area because it is all full of grand houses owned by millionnaires. A room in a shared house in London would probably cost about £100 a week with gas, electricity and water bills extra on top of that (so more in winter when the heating is on). You could probably get a room for less than that but it might be of poor standard or futher away. The further away you live the more you would spend on transport so it might be a false economy.</p>
<p>Imperial is so NOT a party school! It is a serious hard-work and full of stress science college. However, living in London you could probably go to a different club every night of the year if you wanted to. You would soon be bankrupt though! Here is a link to a site about South Kensington. There are loads of museums there (all free) and the Royal Albert Hall (a theatre but it also hosts other random events such as a tennis tournament in December).
<a href="http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/tube-south-kensington.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/tube-south-kensington.php</a></p>
<p>try <a href="http://www">www</a>. the student room .co.uk
remove the spaces. This is a UK version of this board where you will be able to get much more accurate information than I can give.</p>