<p>I'm currently a university student in the UK, and have been determined to a semester abroad in the US for years now. It's finally come to the point where I need to submit my application, and have made a short list of the universities from those I can choose from, these being (kind of in order of preference, from what I have researched, nothing certain yet):
1. San Diego State University
2. University of Mississippi
3. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
4. University of North Carolina - Wilmington
5. University of Kansas
6. University of Wyoming</p>
<p>I'm looking for something that will give me a different experience to living in the UK, make lots of international friends (so a strong community), get involved with clubs and events... maybe even Greek life (we don't have this back home and it looks quite fun), and learn lots from classes.</p>
<p>Anyone that goes/went to these universities, or has a good knowledge of them, could you give me a little detail on what they're like? In particular: on campus accommodation, living costs for a semester, surrounding areas outside the university and how accessible they are, and in general the academics (it'd be especially great if you did accounting for this point!).</p>
<p>OK, so why the USA? What is your subject?? That surely must help for us to comprehend your list LOL.
I would totally totally wipe off Wyoming based in geography alone. </p>
<p>Does your university have partnerships with all of those or would some be through a different program?
What’s your “course”? Are you aiming for a school with strong academics (planning for a Masters or PHD, perhaps in the US) or for a school where you’ll have a fun semester abroad and where you’ll be able to travel from?
Are there other choices that we may help you look into?</p>
<p>UColorado Boulder is so much to be preferred to Wyoming that I don’t know why you’d choose the latter. Brits I knew at Colorado LOVED the school.</p>
<p>and the skiing, hiking, climbing, nude beach, party scene, frats, high desert, 300 days of blue skies, mountains out your back door, Rocky Mountain National Park, and on and on.</p>
<p>Okay, Wyoming is gone then haha! USA because I love the culture over there, everyone’s so darn cheery, and the lifestyle is so different. When I’ve been on holiday, I go back into sulk mode wishing I was back over the pond! My subject is accounting and finance, I’m assuming accounting would be my major and finance a minor. I’m also already enrolled in that degree already as that’s the way degree programmes are in the UK. Would be in 3rd year by the time I’d be</p>
<p>Sorry, that previous comment was to Alfonsia!</p>
<p>MYOS1634, yes all these universities have an affiliation with these universities which is why I chose these. My degree is accounting and finance, and I’m not looking to do a masters/phd as I am better off doing the professional qualification, ICAS, from back home which is on a par with a masters. Good academics would be nice, it’s a large part of why I selected Amherst. But I wouldn’t mind sacrificing amazing academics, for pretty decent ones to have a great university experience.
The other universities I was able to select from were: University of Alaska: Anchorage or Fairbanks (I’m not sure about these ones… I get enough freezing weather back home!), Le Monye College (also not sure about the religious affiliation, I’m protestant but not practising), University of Louisiana: Monroe, University of New Mexico, University of Northern Iowa, Salisbury University, Washington State University, University of Wisconsin: Eau Claire or La Crosse.</p>
<p>jkeil911, that sounds awesome as I love skiing and that kind of lifestyle, however my university doesn’t have an affiliation with that university and I am not able to request so, thank you anyway! :)</p>
<p>You need to remember that the US is really big, and that public transportation can be very limited. If you would like to travel before or after your program, or during any short breaks in your program, it might be best to choose a university that has good transportation links to the places you want to visit or is close to things that you would like to see. For example, U of Wyoming is in a part of the country that many US citizens never get to, but it may have ready access to things that you would like to see.</p>
<p>All of San Diego State, UMass Amherst, and UNC-Wilmington are good universities close to places you’d want to visit. San Diego State and UNC Wilmington have the advantage of being in warm climates and near a beach where you can actually swim. Salisbury University is well-located but not very good academically. Western Washington is okay academically and there are plenty of things to do both on campus and within reachable range. UWyoming would be a great university to go to as a student in the sciences and engineering having a car and being able to drive long hours would be a requirement to go anywhere “known”.</p>
<p>It’s a great “college town”, with a very social campus. If you attend in the Fall, you can experience SEC football and one of the best college social events, The Grove. </p>
<p>What it’s not, is a NE college with access to towns like NY and Boston or a west coast college with access to all of the great spots in California.</p>
<p>If you’ll only be here for a semester, then Greek Life won’t likely work out for you. </p>
<p>If you were to go to Ole Miss for a fall semester, you’d have to find out ahead of time if you would be able to purchase student football tix. They are usually purchased in the spring by current students and incoming frosh.</p>