Which USA college should i go on exhange to?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi, I'm James, 19 an undergrad student from Melbourne, Australia.
I am studying commerce majoring in accounting and finance.
I wish to go on exchange for a semester to a college in the USA.
I wish to go to a university where I can get a true American college experience. I enjoy watching American football.
I would appreciate any advice on any of these colleges and which one you suggest?
My uni offers the following institutions to go on exchange to:
- Boston College
- NYU (stern)
- Pennsylvania State University
- University of California (Berkley, Las Angeles, Davis, etc)
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Southern California (Marshall)</p>

<p>Also,
Which semester would it be better to go?
Does it make a difference being 21, would it be better to wait until I am 21 to go on exchange?</p>

<p>Thankyou, any thoughts will be appreciated</p>

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<p>If college football is important, rule out NYU and Penn. BC, Cal, UCLA and USC are all great places for college football. Outside of that, which one would depend entirely on your preferences.</p>

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<p>BC students are VERY into their sports. If you can deal with Boston's cold winters (You'd get to experience snow) and grey skies, that's the place for you. Boston also has about 50 colleges in a 50-mile radius, so is a wonderful place to have an American college experience. The leaf changes in autumn are spectacular, the city has excellent public transportation, is reasonably safe and attractive, and also is just a few hours away from NYC and Philadelphia by train or bus .</p>

<p>NYU doesn't have a football team.</p>

<p>If you want to legally drink, wait until you're 21. There is, though, a lot of underaged drinking in the U.S.</p>

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<p>USC-Marshall.</p>

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<p>Can't go wrong
- Pennsylvania State University
- University of California (Berkley, Las Angeles, Davis, etc)
- University of Southern California (Marshall)</p>

<p>Okay:
- Boston College</p>

<p>Not for true college experience/and or no sport
- NYU (stern)
- University of Pennsylvania</p>

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<p>if you want a sports culture def not NYU or UPenn
best options are UCs, USC, BC, and Penn State</p>

<p>if you want a warm climate: USC, UCs
if you want a colder climate/some snow: Penn State, BC</p>

<p>Penn State is in more of a small colelge town
BC is right outside a large northeastern city</p>

<p>I think BC is the best match for you--nice campus, residential college atmosphere, sports culture, a change in climate/culture, and very close to downtown Boston for the city experience, lots of colleges in the area.</p>

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<p>As others have said, NYU and UPenn won't give you the typical college experience. Penn State would probably give you the most typical, Animal House-esque experience however I suppose that isn't what you are looking for. So that leaves Cal, USC, and BC. If you want to be closer to home and have a similar climate I recommend Cal or USC. I'd reccomend USC if you want football, the college experience, good weather, and you have a cool city like LA right near by. By your criteria though, I think you'd be happy at Cal, USC, or BC.</p>

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<p>Btw, none of the UC's aforementioned have a business school.</p>

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<p>^^^^^ He said berkeley..HAASSSSSSS</p>

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<p>If I were you, I'd go to USC. Great weather, great location, great academics, and the best football team. Perennial BCS bowl contenders.</p>

<p>Also, go for the fall semester, that's when football season is. Also, it doesn't really matter if you go before or after you're 21.</p>

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<p>I would say either Penn State University Park or USC. Both are a mix of sports and great academics. USC will be warm and PSU will be cold. Anyway, they are all great choices. Best of luck.</p>

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If I were you, I'd go to USC. Great weather, great location, great academics, and the best football team. Perennial BCS bowl contenders.

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<p>Agreed. If you like to watch football, USC is the place to go.</p>

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<p>Make sure you go during the fall semester, as that's the only semester in which they play football :P</p>

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<p>For the college football experience go USC. It is so huge and they love their football there :)</p>

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<p>UC Berkeley is no USC as a football power but it's got a very good football program and a great football tradition; the annual Stanford game is one of the greatest rivalries in all of college sports. In addition, it's easily the best of your choices academically. Definitely go in the fall semester for football and nicer weather (that's going to be true at all these schools except those in Southern California).</p>

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In addition, it's easily the best of your choices academically.

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<p>Right, because everyone knows that Penn easily gets beat out by Berkeley. I mean, they don't even have a good business program do they?</p>

<p>OP, don't listen to the part of the post I quoted. It is just so wrong. So wrong that it is sort of funny.....</p>

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<p>If you are a typical guy (like sports, beer, and pretty girls), go to Boston College or USC.</p>

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<p>go to denver ski it up have fun in the mountains...still a great school too</p>

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<p>Of course Penn's a great school. I just took it out of the equation (as did many other posters) because the OP said he wanted to experience American college football. IMO, Ivy football just doesn't cut it; it's like watching Little League baseball v. the major leagues. If football isn't important, I'd say it's between Berkeley and Penn for best academics. If football and academics both matter, then Berkeley gives OP the best combination, hands down. If it's just footbal, then by all means, USC.</p>

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<p>Berkeley has a football team? You could have fooled me with how they play. Plus, Berkeley really isn't much better academically, if at all, than USC.</p>