Hello! i am a high school junior with a 3.8 GPA and over 30 college credits from doing a program called running start. I dream of moving out of the united states and going to college in Europe, like England or Scotland. (I’ve been to England). How can i make this possible? Which colleges should i look into that are realistic and worth moving across the world for? thank you so much! I apperciate all help!!
What are you looking to study?
And what are your academic stats (standardised scores)?
Generally, for the UK you will need good scores in at least three AP tests in the approximate area of your proposed subject - although these do not need to be in hand at the time of application, so APs taken in senior year will be fine, but any offers would likely be conditional on getting specific scores.
You will also need to be able to pay full international prices - little to no financial aid is available for international students.
If you aren’t already aware, students in the UK study just one, sometimes two, very occasionally three subjects, with little to no opportunity to switch, and no gen eds or opportunities to explore. So you really need to be sure of what you want to do. Scottish universities offer a little more flexibility but not as much as the US.
Finally, what are you career hopes? There are some things which mean studying overseas is not likely to work out.
Also, pretty much all colleges in the US have study-abroad programs these days.
One outside-the-box option: Dutch “University Colleges.” All classes are in English, and the schools have an international focus. Most European universities have more of a narrow, professional focus, but these are modeled directly on US LACs. Most are attached to larger universities, i.e. Utrecht and Amsterdam. They are young but well respected. Annual cost is less than the typical cost at a US in-state public.
Bachelor degrees take 3 years. One difference with US LACs: At the ones I know anyway, students take fewer, more intensive classes. To be an anthropology major, for example, you might take Anthropology 1 the first year, Anthropology 2 the second, and Anthropology 3 the third. These are full-year classes.
A few things to consider. They are small. Classes are in English, but the Dutch students will probably speak Dutch most often outside of class, so the social adjustment might be more difficult than at an English/US university. That would be challenging for some, less so for others. You might find yourself constantly explaining your school, including to US employers. But maybe something to explore.
Here are a couple of links:
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/university-college-utrecht
Or, what about Australia?
Germany is also known for low cost colleges with classes in English