How to study in Sweden.

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<p>Hello international CC people :D! I'm a rising junior in Texas. I've always wanted to get out of the country and study/live somewhere else. For now, that place is Sweden. I just want to know what the process for studying in Sweden and staying there legally and all that is. Information about costs and other stuff is welcomed too.</p>

<p>Before you ask, yes, I am going to learn Swedish before going. No worries about that.</p>

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<p>Looking at KTH?</p>

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<p>I’m curious as to how you plan on learning Swedish before you go? You will need to document your language proficiency [in</a> a test](<a href=“http://www.nordiska.su.se/pub/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1538&a=21255]in”>www.nordiska.su.se/pub/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1538&a=21255) at a cost of 2,000SEK ($270) in order to attend university in Sweden.</p>

<p>Here are some useful websites:</p>

<p>[Embassy</a> of Sweden Washington - Studyinsweden.se](<a href=“http://www.swedenabroad.com/Page____7019.aspx]Embassy”>http://www.swedenabroad.com/Page____7019.aspx)
[Study</a> in Sweden ? SWEDEN.SE](<a href=“http://www.studyinsweden.se%5DStudy”>http://www.studyinsweden.se)</p>

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<p>Well I’ll use the Internet (and maybe some formal classes). I did learn Italian well enough to pass an Italian test like the Swedish one just from the Internet. If I fail, I can always go to Australia.</p>

<p>I’ll have a look at the links; thanks.</p>

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<p>The trouble is there are far less online resources for the study of Swedish than there are for Italian. There’s a good forum called how-to-learn-any-language.com which has a lot of information on how best to self study languages, might be helpful. Lycka till!</p>

<p>What do you want to study in Sweden?</p>

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<p>Interesting that you want to study in Sweden! I’m swedish and live there now, but to be honest I can’t wait until I can leave the country! :stuck_out_tongue: I’ll give you the pos. and neg., in my aspect:

  • Safe and secure
  • Hot women (ever time I return to Sweden after a vacation I am shocked by the quality of women :D)
  • Boring, often dull weather
  • Taxes and political system (very left-wing, not so much personal freedom compared to the states. However - it is a quite safe country)
  • People are not so relaxed and open. (but there are a lot of nice people :slight_smile: )</p>

<p>About studying and living in Sweden:

  • It’s quite easy to come study here, there aren’t as many demands and requirements as there are in getting a VISA in the states for example.
  • Education is free (even for international students)
  • Education is good (although not like the top unis in USA and UK)
  • Application (at least when applying from Sweden) is based solely on grades…</p>

<p>If you have any further questions, feel free to ask :)</p>

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<p>Not anymore. It’s only free for EU students now.</p>

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<p>what about for EU citizens who graduated from US Highschools?</p>

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<p>Not sure. If Sweden operates the same system as the UK, whereby even EU citizens pay international fees if they’ve not been resident in the EU and paying tax for the past three years, then no it wouldn’t be free for you. Check and see if they do.</p>

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<p>@Dionysus58 yes, it is no more free but for now they are charging nominal fees. $3k a year for internationals.</p>

<p>This ultimately means that they are going to come up with a hefty price tag in the future. But, for internationals who do not want to pay fee, there are other options like finland, norway. Finnish education is supposed to be the most stable form of education in the world. Though not interested in varsity sports or community service, Finnish students do very well.<br>
One thing I like about sweden is that, the university organizes 3 parties (at least) a week and they give girls to each boy! (when I say they give girls,I MEAN they really do!)</p>