As the title says which one is better to go to?
Depends on your major and cost affordability?
Did you get in both ones?
As in University of Warwick in England?
That’s comparing apples and oranges.
Do you prefer a broad liberal arts education or focused training in your major?
Do you prefer to live in the US or the UK?
Do you prefer to live in a rural area or in/near a medium-size city?
Do you prefer your course grade to be based on “participation” and several papers or smaller exams during the term, or a single exam at the end of the term?
Which country would you prefer to live in after college?
Do you prefer your lectures held by instructors or researchers?
How affordable are the two universities for you?
Do you have family near one of the two universities that you would like to live near?
And so on and so forth.
yes as in the university of Warwick in england and I have offers from both and have full financial aid from Skidmore and I have student loans which I can get since I live in the Uk for Warwick plus they offer a few bursary but nothing compared to the amount that Skidmore has offered to give me. But money is not my issue, it’s which one is better academically and more known. I will be studying PPE at Warwick and if I go to Skidmore I will be looking at majoring in creative writing and economics. I want to be a journalist and am not sure which one to accept because although Warwick is better known globally - I think - Skidmore has so many more opportunities to travel and do things I wouldn’t be able to if I go to Warwick! I’m really stuck so any help would be much appreciated
Both good schools as far as an undergraduate education is concerned. It’s not like you’re getting a PhD.
Warwick.
But that’s not really your question, is it? You’re probably wondering which education will give you more opportunities after graduation.
The unfortunate reality is that American liberal arts graduates face an uphill battle on the job market. It takes a lot of initiative to get started on a career path. Many students will go to graduate school, or work unqualified jobs for a while after graduation if they fail to plan appropriately during college. This is even more true for international students who’ll have to leave the US upon graduation.
The upside is that liberal arts graduates get to make a very deliberate choice about which career path they want to pursue, instead of sliding into a career by following the path of least resistance dictated by their choice of major. A choice made by a high school student several years earlier, who probably didn’t fully understand the major they were choosing or the career path that major would set them up for.
If you go to Skidmore, there’s a very good chance you’ll go to graduate school in something you’re not anticipating right now. It’ll take you a bit longer to be done with school and there’ll be more uncertainty along the way. If you’re looking forward to that exploration stage, Skidmore is an excellent choice. If you’d rather have a more straight-forward path to the job market, go to Warwick.
Depends where you wanna work. European companies will not really know the value of Skidmore as opposed to Warwick. Furthermore Skidmore is not as prestigious as Warwick.
@phantzm123 if I want to work in the US then would it make sense to go to Skidmore despite Warwick being more prestigious?
You won’t get a work visa to live in the US as a young journalist. (Short business trips are a different matter.)
That said, an American student visa comes with a 12-month work permit that you can use for internships during summer vacations or directly after graduation. That’s 12 more months than you’d get if you went to Warwick.
More prestigious among whom? Most Americans haven’t heard of either, and if you were to apply to graduate programs in the US, you’d be in a much better position applying from Skidmore than applying from Warwick.
“Prestige” (whatever that even means) is entirely the wrong way to go about this choice. Think about your priorities and how each of these universities can help you achieve them. It may not be possible to get everything you want.
Warwick is very prestigious in the UK. If OP was to work in the UK he would have a great advantage. However if he wanted to work in the US, then a european school like Warwick would not be known to US employers. Neither would Skidmore. However if OP wants to work in the US it is better to study in the US. Besides Skidmore is a good school.
PPE at Warwick will be an excellent program if you’re sure that’s what you want to study.
Skidmore will be more flexible and will include more experiences. In addition, it’ll be easier to do research at Skidmore, if that’s something that matters to you.
Are you British?
@phantzm123 yes I do want to work in the US after I finish studying so I guess attending Skidmore would be better and you are right in that it is a good school. @MYOs1634 I am british and I do think that the flexibility at Skidmore would suit me better!
Goodluck in your endeavours! @Sapph123
Since you’re British, getting into Warwick is pretty much a matter of getting the marks for your condition, right? So, you could attend Skidmore and if you don’t like it, re-apply to Warwick PPE (and Warwick something else), and still get in without any penalty… I don’t think there’s a risk here.
Good point!
Alternatively, you could also ask to defer your admission to Skidmore for 1-2 semesters (most American colleges would allow that) and enroll at Warwick first. That would keep Skidmore as a back-up in case you realize that you’re really not a big fan of PPE after all.
I think deferring your place for a year would also be a safer bet with Warwick than assuming you could reject it and then reapply assuming you’d get in again.