International student which college ?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hello all,</p>

<p>I'm currently studying commerce majoring in finance in Australia and looking at coming to the US to study and i'm unsure which college is the best one to select from. I'd be living on campus so something with a good party/social life, facilities but also during the weekend have sites to see and visit. </p>

<p>I'm looking for a college that has a good business faculty but isn't crazy competitive as I want to enjoy my time and explore rather than spend all day hitting the books. </p>

<p>My current options are: </p>

<p>Arizona state
butler university
California state </p>

<p>Grand valley state
Michigan state
Old dominion uni</p>

<p>St Norbert Collage (free accommodation )
University of north carolina
Uni of Mississippi</p>

<p>University of south florida
University of southern Mississippi
University of Tennessee
warrington college of business admin </p>

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<p>Are you going to pay full tuition? If not, those state schools are not going to give you any aids.</p>

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<p>Are you Australian? This is for post grad? </p>

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<p>I"m paying full tuition and i’m looking for under grad. Yes i’m australian </p>

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<p>sshazam: There is no such college as California State. There are 23 California State campuses (Cal States for short) or 9 University of California campuses (Berkley,UCLA,Santa Barbara etc…). Are you transfer or Freshman?</p>

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<p>Yes sorry i can select from 1 of the 23 California state campuses. I’d be transferring. </p>

<p>Essentially i’m wondering which of the listed schools/campuses are the best for partying and also a strong college football community </p>

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<p>Sorry just to clarify i’d only be there for a semester </p>

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<p>So this is a one year study abroad?</p>

<p>Which Cal state? Location matters a great deal
Same with Univ of North Carolina</p>

<p>I’d probably look at Arizona State or Univ So Florida or one of the Calif depending on which choices you have.</p>

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<p>Google for “best party schools”, or something like that.
Nearly any big state university in a warm-weather state (including California, Arizona, Florida, Mississippi) should be a safe bet, especially if it also has a winning football team.<br>
<a href=“2022 College Football Rankings for %{week} | ESPN”>http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Well so far in terms of party school i’ve selected </p>

<p>Arizona state - Tempe
Michigan state - East Lansing
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
University of Mississippi - Oxford </p>

<p>I have to select another one but i’m not sure which one to select. </p>

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<p>As you are australian remember that the drinking age here is 21. Are you over 21? Your visa will probably have an expectation of being on the right side of the law. If you are just here to party, it is a thought for you to consider. </p>

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<p>I’d replace Michigan State with USF and add UNC to the list.</p>

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<p>The University of Tennessee in Knoxville has one of the top-rated programs in logistics/supply chain management; it isn’t finance, but it has excellent job placement for its graduates. And, the College of Business Administration (now the Haslam College of Business) just received a $50 million donation; so look for upgrades in physical plant, teaching, etc.: <a href=“http://bus.utk.edu/”>http://bus.utk.edu/&lt;/a&gt; </p>

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Southern Miss is close to New Orleans, Emerald Coast of Florida, Mobile and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. They have a good business school and Finance program in particular. Their International Business degree students are very sharp when they graduate and USM has a top Accounting program with 100% placement each semester.