<p>I live in England, and I'm going to university here next year. In my second year I get the chance to go to an American or Canadian college for a year. It sounds really exciting! I was just wondering what it's like over there. Does anyone know how different it is to England? What are the general attitudes to international students? Any info would be appreciated!</p>
<p>Far as I know, they're good attitudes...thye worst I can imagine is that you get made for fun of for your accent.</p>
<p>Made fun of? No no, everyone will think your accent is awesome!</p>
<p>haha yes, they will. we had british people visiting our school for a day, and everyone just went crazy ("omg omg omg, they have the coolest accent ever!!!").</p>
<p>I love Brits.... god, I want to marry a British man. Do you have any idea how sexy that sound? Anyways....</p>
<p>You'll have a blast. Drinking age is 21 in the States. I'd go for the top tier American unis or McGill in Canada.</p>
<p>The biggest adjustment is drinking habits. Because the drinking age is higher in America than Europe, it's more taboo so college kids get a lot more drunk and all that jazz.</p>
<p>And no way will anyone make fun of you, everyone loves a British accent!</p>
<p>Btw, do you follow the Premier League? I'm a big Chelsea fan!</p>
<p>It sounds like I'd have such a good time :D I think American accents are so much cooler than ours though! </p>
<p>The only problem is that the choice of unis I could go to for a year really isnt that great. Victoria (in BC, Canada) and the College of William and Mary are the only ones that look quite good. The others (Louisiana and Kansas) don't look so appealing. There's one more too but I've forgotten it.</p>
<p>Dima - of course I follow the Premier League! Everyone in this country is obsessed with football! (although its mainly the guys really). I'm a MASSIVE Liverpool supporter. Steven Gerrard rules! Lol, I've supported them for about ten years now. Chelsea are doing well this season, looks like you're on the way to the title. We're stuggling to even get forth atm :(</p>
<p>That's one thing negative about going to the USA - football isnt really followed much over there is it?</p>
<p>I'm English and I live in America, been here just over 3 years. Its pretty different. The food is better in the UK, and you'll probably gain weight when you move here (no Joke, I know lots of foreigners, and we all say the same, no one walks ANYWHERE over here). But its a great experience, a lot of the people are very nice. People are funny about our accents, its a great conversation starter and makes meeting people easier.</p>
<p>Cool :D Where abouts in ENgland are you from? I know what you mean about the food though, whenever I go on holiday to America, the portions in restaurants are so big!</p>
<p>lol, that's funny, everyone over here thinks the food is way better in the US. I agree. :)</p>
<p>You'll definitely have a good time over here. People are really receptive to international students. I don't think you need to let the location of the school bring you down, either. You can have a good time anywhere. People will want to meet you and get to know you as soon as they hear your accent. :) It's true. Your football, our soccer, isn't followed very much here, but maybe you can be sucked into OUR football when you come. If you go to Kansas, they have a pretty big program, which would be exciting.</p>
<p>I'm actually looking to study abroad in London next year. Anybody have any insight on Queen Mary? I've heard it's not that great. I just want to go somewhere where I can have a lot of fun and meet a lot of people. I have a feeling that Queen Mary may not be very social... Do any of you from England know anything? (Besides the fact that the school's not in a very good area- my school is in the heart of LA, so I'm OK with that.)</p>
<p>Hertfordshire</p>
<p>Hertforshire - ooh that's near me! I'm in Bucks (I just put London in my name to make things easier)</p>
<p>usachicka - Queen Mary isn't a bad uni. It isn't up there with LSE, UCL and Kings, but it's in the top 30 or so. I'm not too sure about the social life. I think there's quite a high mature population, and I think it's in the east end, which as you said, isnt the best part of London. But hey, London is London!</p>
<p>Have you been on <a href="http://www.thestudentroom.com%5B/url%5D">www.thestudentroom.com</a> ? There should be some people on there who know more than me.</p>
<p>Thanks, London_girl!</p>
<p>I actually did do some wandering around at thestudentroom, but no one seems to really know much or care much about Queen Mary, because I didn't get any responses except for that it wasn't in the best part of town. :)</p>
<p>What other unis do you get a chance to go to?
The east end isn't the best part of London, but I wouldn't say it is terrible either. And transport in London is good so you can get to the good parts easily! And I'm sure the people there would be nice too.</p>
<p>My school offers:
Aberystwyth
Brighton
Edinburgh
Political Internships (Edinburgh)
London - Theater
University of London - LSE
University of London - Queen Mary
University of London - King's College </p>
<p>The only schools (I think) that I can go to as an English major, though, are Queen Mary and King's. I would have liked to look into King's, but it is only offered for the full year or fall semester, and I'm planning on doing spring semester. So we'll see. Although, now that I look at it, I think I can go to Edinburgh, too.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help, and if you have any questions on US colleges, I'm here! :)</p>
<p>London_girl-- </p>
<p>Victoria is gorgeous and a ferry away from Vancouver, which is a fantastic city. </p>
<p>One thing you will run into a bit of trepidation with in Canada if you're not careful is assuming that Canadians and Americans are interchangeable and lack distinction. Canadians and Americans, while similar in many ways, ARE different, and you will find that being "not-American" is a huge part of Canadian identity. </p>
<p>So be careful when thinking that a Canadian school will be similar to an American one. Our university systems are VERY different. </p>
<p>That said, I'd absolutely LOVE to live in BC for a year. The people are really laid back and friendly, and you're surrounded by the ocean, as well as being just a short drive away from the Rockies. </p>
<p>*--R</p>
<p>What would you say the main differences between American and Canadian unis are?</p>
<p>For the most part, the quality of American schools is a lot better, you can't compare Harvard and McGill, which is only called the Harvard of Canada because its the best school in that country. Also, Canada is less (American) football obsessed and the drinking age is 18. From my experiences at campuses, Canadian students seem a lot more like adults than Americans, although they don't match up with some of the commuters to schools like NYU. And it's true, you will gain weight here. Everyone in my family put on a ton of weight since we've moved to Russia. My dad used to be a great soccer player (played on a travel team in Russia) but expanded like a balloon, my mom used to be thin as a stick and she gained a bunch of weight. I was always made fun of in Russia because I was really thin but actually got chubby in America until I switched my diet and started exercizing more and now am back to being skinny.</p>
<p>Check your PM's if you want to talk football ;)</p>
<p>If you come to William and Mary I'll watch soccer/football with you whenever it's on. Haha.</p>
<p>parties over the next week in my dorm:
Sunday, USA @ Mexico
Wednesday, Guatemala @ USA</p>
<p>I want to study abroad sometime... haven't figured out where. I'd love LSE, but dunno if i'll be able to get in there / what the requirements are to study abroad. Haven't looked too much, another possibility might be la Universidad de Madrid.</p>
<p>I actually have a friend here studying from.... uhhh... crap. Manchester I think.</p>