<p>Does anyone know about going to school outside the US (besides Canada)... like in the UK or France or Morocco or somewhere else. Are there many good schools? are they hard to get into? I would love to go to college in France... say at the American University of Paris... or the Sorbonne.. lol but i'm not fluent so I would never be able to actually take classes in French... and ideas?? Experinces?? Perspectives?</p>
<p>Many International students come to the US... why can't I be an International student somewhere else?</p>
<p>What grade are you in? You can do a program like SYA and spend a year in France becoming fluent before college. Kids do it anywhere from junior year through a post grad year. iIt's incredible!!</p>
<p>Look at the web site for School Year Abroad. The program is run by prep schools, Andover/Saint Paul's/Exeter, but is open to all. I went to China but know several who went to France and just loved it. The French program is in a college town so they have a lot of interaction with college kids. My best friend came back totally fluent and worked as a tour guide in France this summer. She'll tell you it was her best year ever.</p>
<p>Many, many college students spend a semester or full year abroad, getting full college credit. At my daughter's college, 40%+ spend at least a semester abroad. Other colleges have even higher percentages. </p>
<p>There are many, many different ways to do this. Some of the programs involve direct enrollment as an international student in a foreign university. Others involve hanging out mostly with American students. Looking into how US colleges handle their study abroad programs would certainly be a legitimate factor in choosing a US college.</p>
<p>I'm not familiar with other systems, but many of the universities in the UK can be quite expensive. Financial aid is virtually non-existant for US applicants, and merit aid is very hard to come by.</p>
<p>Since language might be a problem, don't forget Australia. It has some pretty good universities (Australian National, Melbourne, Sydney, Queensland, New South Wales), although I don't know how expensive they are.</p>