<p>Hello everyone. Im a future International Business student therefore I intend to go abroad as a part of exchange programme. I still haven't decide which university I will go for. Im down for two, which are Keele University and Swansea, the names probably won't help you at all, but that's not what I want to ask about.
Swansea offers one year in US, id love to go to US for a year. I got three options:
Iowa State
San Francisco State
North Carolina, Wilmington</p>
<p>This looks great and after some independent research I think that North Carolina would be the one out of them three.</p>
<p>Keele offers exchange programme, which I'm not guaranteed to get onto to four colleges in US.
University of North Texas
ODU, Norfolk, Virginia
Southern Maine State
Bowling Green, Ohio</p>
<p>NOW! :P My question is. Which out of two groups would you recommend? Any current students? Any website which could help me choose? I was thinking about choosing North Texas because I like the weather, but I don't think that weather should be my primary reason of choice. </p>
<p>Funny about the weather…I immediately thought ODU and NC Wilmington are close to the beach. That is exactly what I would be after as a young college student.</p>
<p>I am a graduate of Iowa State. It is a beautiful campus and the people are friendly. However, there is not much around Ames and it is bitter cold in the winter.</p>
<p>Many of the colleges on the lists are not well known and several are in remote areas. That is why you are not getting lots of responses.</p>
<p>The only one I know about is University of North Texas. It’s in a nice suburban area near Dallas, which is a great city. It’s the classic college experience. The music culture is very strong there and people seem really friendly. If you can go there, I think it would be a great opportunity.</p>
<p>I’d go with San Francisco State. San Francisco is a great city, located in one of the most scenic areas in the US. And you just can’t beat Northern California: within a few hours’ drive you have Yosemite, the wine country, the gorgeous coast, Sequoia - and lots more. Great international atmosphere, amazing food, culture, and views all around.</p>
<p>You can check out the weather situation at [National</a> and Local Weather Forecast, Hurricane, Radar and Report](<a href=“http://www.weather.com%5DNational”>http://www.weather.com) You also can learn more about the areas where each of these universities are located by following any links on their websites for information about visiting the campus, or by googling for something like “tourist information city-name, state-name”.</p>
<p>Your may want to consider your specific business interest when choosing the exchange location. For example, if you are interested in food or agricultural business issues, then you would want Iowa State.</p>
<p>Exchange questions are tricky because a lot of the academic factors we normally talk about don’t matter as much.</p>
<p>Iowa State is the best school on this list and would offer the best example of the American college-town experience. If you want a big-city experience, look SF State followed by UNT or ODU. If you want the beach, UNC - Wilmington. I think Maine would be a pretty cool place to go to school, but it sounds like you might prefer warmer weather (unless you are looking to go to UNT for storm-chasing purposes).</p>
<p>Some great responses from you guys, cheers for that!
As I said, there is two universities in UK which im thinking about.
Currently my decision is directed more towards Keele than Swansea and the exchange universities are:
University of North Texas
ODU, Norfolk, Virginia
Southern Maine State
Bowling Green, Ohio
I thought about SF as well and I’m quite sure that It would be great as there is alot of things to see. To actually see some of great landmarks of West Coast, but this college is on the list of the university which im not sure about going to.Same situation with North Carolina. I was thinking about Texas because I heard there is alot of friendly people, nice girls, weather is good, but it’s not near the sea. And what do you think of ODU?</p>
<p>People aren’t responding because these are small, regional schools without a lot of name recognition. Problem with Texas is that unless you have a car, you’re stuck. It’s not a place with much public transportation. If you were at ODU, you could at least take trains/buses and see a bit of the east coast. People are very friendly in Virginia - it’s almost the south, which is known for its friendly people. (Though most Europeans find all Americans very friendly.)</p>
<p>ODU has nice weather and it is close to the beach. I would choose that one. Maine, Texas, and Ohio are more limited as to access to things to see and do within a day, IMO.</p>
<p>Hello from a fellow Brit currently living in Maine.
University of Southern Maine would not be high on my list of choices. The residential campus is a good way from the town (Portland) and can be cold and windswept just like the UK. Also, they have a commuter bus to get you to classes which I have heard is a total pain. Maine itself is great in the Summer if you are an outdoorsy sort of person with great hikes and tons of beautiful scenery. I am a real city girl and still feel homesick after 9 years. Good luck. My vote would be Virginia.</p>
<p>Well. I guess you are correct as got alot of experience, at least more than me… After taking a closer look on the map Virginia seems to be in the middle of US. And how is the city of Norfolk? I love travelling, but as my budget always meen too low I never even dreamed about US. So it might be very sad question, but What is there to see on East coast or within Virginia? What are the prices of transportation if id like to see these places? I need to calculate everything… it’s sad when you are running on low budget…</p>
<p>There are a lot of historical sites in Virginia and the surrounding areas, if you are at all interested in U.S. history. I agree with previous posters that Virginia is the best option of the 4 listed in this group.</p>
<p>Virginia Beach is a popular summer beach destination (lots of Polish students work there on Work & Travel.) There is skiing in the western part of the state. Washington DC (a very fun city) is not far away. And I bet there are inexpensive trips organized through the university to places like Philadelphia and New York.</p>
<p>Virginia is not in the middle of the U.S. Not sure what you are looking at. Virginia has a great amusement park: Busch Gardens. It also has great parks in the mountains for hiking and beautiful caverns.</p>
<p>Anyway, there’s a lot to see in Virginia. You are within reach of Washington D.C. and all the museums and monuments there, the Blue Ridge mountains in the western part of the state are beautiful (google Shenandoah National Park or Natural Bridge), and Norfolk itself has a number of attractions (especially related to shipbuilding and the Navy).</p>
<p>Yea. My mistake… I meant middle as middle of a coast. It was like 2am when posted a reply… So ye I’m going to Google that and see how it is. I was thinking that as I’m on the east coast already, I could go to NYC for one or two days to look around. It all depends on amount of free time Ill get in the semestre. And yes. I see that Washington DC is near as well. I think Virginia definitely looks great. What do you think of a city itself? I looked on google maps and it seems cool. And weather is fine as well. Not too hot, not too cold. I’m going to be sent there for the first semestre of a year so from Beggining of October to something like January. It’s probably going to be dictated with dates in the Uni which I will choose. Can you tell me usual dates when first semestre starts and finishes??</p>
After taking a closer look on the map Virginia seems to be in the middle of US. And how is the city of Norfolk? I love travelling, but as my budget always meen too low I never even dreamed about US. So it might be very sad question, but What is there to see on East coast or within Virginia? What are the prices of transportation if id like to see these places? I need to calculate everything… it’s sad when you are running on low budget…</p>