<p>so my parents think i want to go to college at a place like princeton or whatever </p>
<p>but recently i've decided i really want to spend my undergraduate years in a different country... so far i'm considering wales, new zealand, australia, basically any english speaking place will do.</p>
<p>i was wondering if anyone knew of any good international schools that i might look into. (:</p>
<p>well, one option is study abroad, which you couuld even do for a year or more! at some of these places. Also, I’m sure universities like NYU, Columbia or Georgetown in such international cities would offer you very diverse experiences.</p>
<p>In terms of International schools, I hear St. Andrews is popular with a lot of American kids. Oxford and Cambridge are always good choices. Outside of that, I’m not so sure and it would depend on what you want to major in to be sure. McGill and U of Toronto are great too.</p>
<p>Honestly, though, maybe what you need is to be in a diverse environment like NYC and get some study abroad as well.</p>
<p>How much financial aid are you likely to get?</p>
<p>If you’re not going to get much financial aid, it would probably be much cheaper to be an international student at a Canadian university than to attend either a private university or an OOS public university here in the States.</p>
<p>OTOH, if you’re likely to get significant financial aid here, it might be cheaper to stay in this country. This is because few if any universities are going to give significant financial aid to international students. (The main exceptions don’t help you because they’re the Ivies, which of course are US universities.)</p>
<p>If what you want to do is actually cheaper, why not go for it?</p>
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<p>I think people here must realize that Oxford and Cambridge are really hard to get into, especially for Internationals. Students need to make lots of preparations, which need a lot of time to do, to get admitted to one of these unis (because you can’t apply to both.)</p>
<p>Some prestigious UK unis that have strong international student bodies include the following:</p>
<p>London School of Economics (LSE)
University of Warwick
University of St Andrews
University of Durham
University of Edinburgh
Bristol
University College London (UCL)</p>
<p>In France, HEC Paris and Sorbonne are quite respected.</p>
<p>You are definitely better off getting into a school like princeton or whatever (whatever, indeed…) and then doing a semester or even an entire year abroad. You’ll get the great global experience plus the superior weight of an American college degree (superior over most, anyway…I don’t think NYU is about to give a Cambridge degree a run for its money anytime soon).</p>
<p>You can also spend your summers working abroad. I worked in 3 different countries in my 3 different summers and now I’m living/working in a 4th country.</p>
<p>i’m definitely considering the uk. place like st.andrews maybe.</p>
<p>any others?</p>
<p>@ilovebagels, i’m really looking to get out of the us into a more diverse environment (compared to what i’m used to). i want even more of an experience than a year abroad would give me.</p>
<p>quintessential -</p>
<p>Have you taken a look at the International Student Forum or the Study Abroad Forum (Click on Discussion Home in the upper left of this screen and then scroll down)? You should be able to get some good ideas there.</p>
<p>so i was talking to a friend of mine who did undergrad in new zealand- specifically the university of auckland. she said it depends on what i plan to do after college.</p>
<p>do you think that if i attended an international school that wasn’t as obviously prestigious as cambridge, oxford, etc that i would be able to get into a good American law school (my post-college plan)</p>
<p>quintessential, if you want to get into a good American Law School, unless you are going to OxBridge or similar schools (maybe McGill or UToronto), going international is not going to help at all.</p>
<p>Just do what most people do. Study abroad. I could understand if you want to study zoology in Brazil or something, or maybe work in Europe in the future, but it sounds to me like you just want the experience…and the experience from a semester or a year away is probably adequate enough. What area of the country are you from now? a city? town? </p>
<p>Trust me. Going to a city like New York or LA or DC would be different enough for you, imo, if you’re from a small town.</p>
<p>Don’t forget the American University of Paris. It’s the American system but the faculty and student body are estimated to be 70% NOT American, plus you’re in an international city and can learn a new language/culture.</p>