<p>I am currently a sophomore in a 3 year program at a university in Romania.My university has a study in the US scholarship in which some costs are covered by one of the hosting universities.The universities I can choose from are James Madison University and American University.</p>
<p>I am a finance major because I want to work in IB,but I know that I have to finish from a Top#20 university to break in.I also got an SAT score of 1500 which put me down,since I wanted to study at UC Berkeley,UCLA or NYU.</p>
<p>The study in the US program allows to stay there for a semester,year or even finish my studies there.
I was wondering If I have the possibility to transfer after I have enrolled in one the universities.</p>
<p>My other questions would be:
1.Do these 2 schools have a good business programs?
2.Will I be able to find a job after I have graduated out of them?
3.Should I bother enrolling if I want to study at UC Berkeley,UCLA or NYU? or should I give the SAT again?</p>
<p>Where to do you want to work after graduation (U.S. or Europe?) Do you need financial aid?</p>
<p>These are crucial questions we’d need answers to before we can advise.</p>
<p>Both JMU and American are considered to be good universities, though not especially known for finance. But if ultimately you really want to study at UCB, UCLA or NYU, a transfer may make more sense, IF you can get in. And IF you don’t need money. None of these 3 will give you any significant financial aid.</p>
<p>Are your parents Romanian? Is that why you moved there, and began your university-level studies there? If your long-range goal is to live and work in the US, transferring to a college or university in the US, and completing your undergrad degree here, is probably your best option. You would finish with a recognizable US degree, and you would have access to the career-planning and alumni network from that college or university. Perhaps it would not be powerful enough to get you straight into IB, but it certainly would be more useful in the general job market than a degree from a foreign university.</p>
<p>Both JMU and AU are perfectly respectable universities. Check out the Career Center information at each website, and see if you have a preference. But do investigate the money issues. Transferring might not be an affordable option, which would make graduating from your current university and then looking for a post-graduate program or a job in Europe and/or the US your best plan.</p>
<p>^My father was born in Romania,but through some miracle made it to the US.I was born in the US,but that’s about it.Middle school and high school were completed in Romania;that’s why I continued my higher education in Romania as well.</p>
<p>Update guys! if I transfer to AU or JMU i’d be starting from the 3rd year.Would I be able to transfer to another US university and finish my senior year there?</p>
<p>No, almost all American universities require you to spend at least 2 years on campus and to have at least half your credits from their university for you to get their degree.</p>