<p>21thEngineer, I have to agree with you one these lines that in today's world a liberal arts and well rounded education is perhaps more useful. (That's why I'm going to an LAC in the states) You're right in saying that most people on this forum have recieved a British Education (I go to the British School).</p>
<p>I think we're all actually on the same boat. In the end, I know it sounds cliched, but college is what you make it. I'm sure Imperial and USC or Cornell or University of nowhere will give you a great education. Everyone has personal preferences such as weather, city etc. and those should be taken into consideration.</p>
<p>Especially for Undergraduate education, its very difficult to generalize, and I apologize for lashing out so aggresively. I think one of the most important qualities and skills in today's world is the ability to adapt and work in a completely new environment. Look at this forum, for example, there's so much global interaction that it seems silly to even propose the One Best College, One Best Course etc.</p>
<p>As international as it is, most of London is native British. And most of them are not attractive. Not that it matters anyway though, as it's no reason to choose a university. If I were a physical sciences guy I'd love to go to Imperial. It would be one of my top choices for sure.</p>
<p>Most of London is not British. About a third are foreign born which is really high. Imperial also has a good amount of internationals but not as much as the LSE. On the other hand if you are looking for women Imperial may not be the way to go as less than 40% belong to the fair sex.</p>
<p>The British government seems to have evidence most people in London are, in fact, British.</p>
<p>As of 2001 (the most recent census) 72.9% of the population of London was born in the UK. Furthermore, about 71.2% of the population of London is white.</p>
<p>White dosen't make you British!! In the 2005 statistics it was found that the population is about 64% British now. So about 1/3 are foreign. Will get you the stats tomorrow.</p>
<p>Don't forget about the EU enlargement in 2004 which contributed hugely to the increase in the foreign population and also as a smaller factor the rise of London as a world centre of the services industry.</p>
<p>I don’t think I will be able to go out with a London girl,, for one thing, there is a racial and cultural difference, for the other, it would cost a lot to date in London! So, don’t care much about looks.</p>
<p>An Imperial representative has told me that it is not normally possible to transfer between departments. I'm admitted to study civil engineering, and I can not transfer to, say, electrical engineering after I have entered the college. This is not so desirable, is it?</p>
<p>I have been to london several times and was infact born there, but there is nothing exceptionally wrong with the female population in London, it's just they cannot compete with what Southern California has to offer. 21th also brought up a good point that it is expensive to date in London, as well as most of Europe. A quite racist but alas kindof true point that was brought up is that girls born on the British Isles and necessarily eye-candy.... but the female population in London is fairly diverse and not bad.</p>
<p>Regarding the transferring, you just never know, maybe your interest for civil enginering will just die out, or you will discover a new passion. It's always a good thing to know that you can transfer.</p>
<p>I would put mostly at about 90%. 64% signifies that the population is comprised of more English than foreigners but it is still a highly significant population. And if you study in one of the region 1 universities this becomes even more aparent as there are large groups of foreigners in central London. New York which was ussualy known for its international population now has about the same % of foreigners as London. Although both are lower than Miami and Toronto</p>
<p>Fine, we agree. (Most to me = majority) Aside: Yeah Miami has lots of foreign born, but most of those are Latin American. You want a truly international city, Toronto is the place. My hometown. :)</p>