Please help to decide: Vanderbilt U (US) vs UCL (UK)

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<p>hi, i am a graduated senior in US. I receive an offer from UCL recently and am struggling with these two options.</p>

<p>Vanderbilt:
Major Undecided(but I like Econ and political science)
Advantages: major and course more flexible, can choose major later; US education more focus on liberal arts
Disadvantage: location(nashville :(), not as well known as UCL, harder to find jobs</p>

<p>UCL
Major Economics
Ad: awesome location(london), 3 years graduated, tuition cheaper than US, high world ranking
Dis: UK education is a bit too narrow</p>

<p>I am pretty much decided to study Econ or political science related subjects in school. But I also concern about both liberal education and jobs. Vandy has a better liberal education and UCL has a better job future so I am really struggling with choosing which. </p>

<p>Please give me some advice, thx!</p>

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<p>I am slightly surprised you applied to read economics in the UK if you’re not fully committed to it. UCL has more flexible programmes that would have allowed you study econ, politics and other subjects - it has recently started an arts and sciences degree programme which is basically a UK version of the liberal arts. Why didn’t you apply to that?</p>

<p>If I were you I would go to UCL, it’s a better university in every possible way and the economics dept is amazing. But if you aren’t 100% sure you want to ‘major’ in economics then maybe you shouldn’t go, but you would be wasting a great opportunity in my opinion.</p>