College in the UK

MrLick · 17-02-2008, 05:37 PM

Does anyone know if it's hard to get into a UK college or any European college if you're from America?

zeoir · 17-02-2008, 05:39 PM

whoa, you really seem to want to come to Europe!

But i have no idea how hard/easy it is to get into european colleges..

RunForTheHills · 17-02-2008, 05:49 PM

It really depends on what you want to do... If its something to do with art / design, then its not all that difficult - just put together a portfolio and apply for an interview, and you should be fine. As for other areas of study, I'm not too sure. And when you say college, do you mean university?

MrLick · 17-02-2008, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Zemy101;2246310
It really depends on what you want to do... If its something to do with art / design, then its not all that difficult - just put together a portfolio and apply for an interview, and you should be fine. As for other areas of study, I'm not too sure. And when you say college, do you mean university?

Yeah a university.

winigwl · 17-02-2008, 05:54 PM

part of me thinks it would be easier because colleges like people from all over, but i'm not sure

Black Rose · 17-02-2008, 06:03 PM

It wouldn't make a big difference if you were an international student, as long as you meet the entry grades.

Although they would charge you an awful lot of money as an international student.

ApproximatelyInfinite · 17-02-2008, 06:36 PM

my friend applied to cambridge (as well as UCL and king's college) and got into all of them, and is currently at cambridge. however, she's SUPER BRILLIANT and the whole process (particularly for cambridge) was rigorous, and there aren't very many undergraduate americans at oxbridge, according to her. so i would say its pretty hard, at least for the top-tier unis. though sometimes i hear that schools outside of england are actually LOOKING for american students, but i don't have any concrete source to back that up.

the difference with british/european schools (it seems to me) is that you pretty much HAVE to know what you want to do when you apply, unlike in american colleges (in america, the terms "university" and "college" are interchangeable

) where you don't have to decide usually until you're at the end of sophomore year (second year). if it wasn't for that, i probably would have applied to british schools.

but i plan to do a year abroad in london when i'm a junior (third year), which is MUCH easier and MUCH less painful to do application-wise, and probably even money-wise. would you be willing to just do a year or two rather than the full four years?

busybeeburns · 17-02-2008, 06:46 PM

This country's fucked. Don't come here.

MrLick · 17-02-2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by busybeeburns;2246348
This country's fucked. Don't come here.

hahaha you're talking to someone living in America...

To you it may be fucked up but it sounds so much better then the US. Plus all my favorite bands are from the UK, something good must be going on.

I was doing some thinking and I could die at any time, so i wanted to see some of the world before it's too late, I doubt i'd get in or afford going to a European college but it's worth a shot.

Space Cadet · 17-02-2008, 09:34 PM

You're probably best off going through an American university if you want to study abroad. From what I understand, the process is less complicated, and you will have assurances that your degree will be recognized in America.

I've heard horror stories about British degrees that weren't recognized in North America. Not necessarily something to worry about but better be safe and do your research at least.

Petit Prince · 18-02-2008, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Potato Head;2246319
It wouldn't make a big difference if you were an international student, as long as you meet the entry grades.

believe me, it does.

it depends a lot on you're native country but it can be quite hard if you're foreign. my country has a completely different school system. we had to take like ten subject for A Levels and we didnt really get to choose them. this obviously makes it far harder to meet the grades.

mrcool011 i don't know if its hard to get a visa if you're american but i doubt it. as far as universities are concerned it depends a lot on the course you want to do and on the universities you apply to. it very easy to get into some british universities and there are a few where its almost impossible to get in. as far europe the language might be an issue unless you're thinking of ireland. i cant speak of most european countries but i know that if you want to study in the german part switzerland, most of your lectures will be in german.

masterkraig · 03-03-2008, 11:18 PM

I'm glad I saw this Thread, I've been very interested in studying in Europe somewhere, probably England. If I like it over there I'd love to live there for a while. I'd LOVE any input and thoughts; here's my current situation.

Right now I'm just completing my sophomore year studying Multimedia & Graphic Design at practically the top of my class. I would love to live in England for a while after graduating but thought it would be hard to figure out where to live, where to work, etc.

I realized that if I perhaps studied abroad for a semester, I could not only save money but get a feeling for the area and maybe even nail a solid design job. I could also discover if it really is for me or not.

Anyone know if this is a good plan so far? Perhaps someone knows of a good design university to look into?

Thanks in advance

RunForTheHills · 03-03-2008, 11:49 PM

^ Wow, I'm doing a really similar course to you actually, Multimedia technology and Design at the University of Kent in Canterbury (UK). I'm liking it so far, but they really do just let you get on and do it yourself. I've actually got an american student in one of my seminars doing the course, I think he previously studied Website Design or something.

Also, Kent University is known as the UK's European University, meaning that they are willing to take on students from everywhere really. http://www.kent.ac.uk/

The homepahe for the course I'm doing:
http://www.ee.kent.ac.uk/

And Canterbury's a nice area, with plenty of history to it.
Theres also a lot of student acommodation around here, so its not so difficult to set up camp here, so to speak.

There's also a very good design college called Arts Institute at Bournemouth. It specialises in your area of interest. http://www.aib.ac.uk/
But I went for my current course because it is a lot broader

Probably not very helpful to you, but thats my two cents.

StephenG · 03-03-2008, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by busybeeburns;2246348
This country's fucked. Don't come here.

Tis,

Regardless though our colleges are quite differcult to get into, universities on the other hand are internationally open, I think colleges or unis to America anyway?

masterkraig · 04-03-2008, 12:55 AM

Thanks Zemy101, I've looked into them and Kent sounds very interesting.

I sent the head of our study-abroad department an e-mail to set up an appointment, I'll have to figure out how credit transfer will work. It sounds possible since Kent is 18% international. Also that looks like a great area indeed~.

17-02-2008, 05:37 PM	#1
MrLick Lemon World Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 26,014 My Mood: Location: Spokane. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 60 Thanked 51 Times in 19 Posts	College in the UK Does anyone know if it's hard to get into a UK college or any European college if you're from America? __________________ Even after all this time, the Sun never says to the Earth: "You owe me". Look at what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.

17-02-2008, 05:49 PM	#3
RunForTheHills ^-^ Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,333 My Mood: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts	It really depends on what you want to do... If its something to do with art / design, then its not all that difficult - just put together a portfolio and apply for an interview, and you should be fine. As for other areas of study, I'm not too sure. And when you say college, do you mean university? __________________ SLLIHEHTROFNUR.

17-02-2008, 05:53 PM	#4
MrLick Lemon World Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 26,014 My Mood: Location: Spokane. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 60 Thanked 51 Times in 19 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Zemy101;2246310 It really depends on what you want to do... If its something to do with art / design, then its not all that difficult - just put together a portfolio and apply for an interview, and you should be fine. As for other areas of study, I'm not too sure. And when you say college, do you mean university? Yeah a university. __________________ Even after all this time, the Sun never says to the Earth: "You owe me". Look at what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.

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ApproximatelyInfinite a thousand houses long Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 9,715 My Mood: Location: Norfolk, UK Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	my friend applied to cambridge (as well as UCL and king's college) and got into all of them, and is currently at cambridge. however, she's SUPER BRILLIANT and the whole process (particularly for cambridge) was rigorous, and there aren't very many undergraduate americans at oxbridge, according to her. so i would say its pretty hard, at least for the top-tier unis. though sometimes i hear that schools outside of england are actually LOOKING for american students, but i don't have any concrete source to back that up. the difference with british/european schools (it seems to me) is that you pretty much HAVE to know what you want to do when you apply, unlike in american colleges (in america, the terms "university" and "college" are interchangeable ) where you don't have to decide usually until you're at the end of sophomore year (second year). if it wasn't for that, i probably would have applied to british schools. but i plan to do a year abroad in london when i'm a junior (third year), which is MUCH easier and MUCH less painful to do application-wise, and probably even money-wise. would you be willing to just do a year or two rather than the full four years? __________________ But I know one day, good things are coming our way M A L C J Tumblr\|Twitter\|Last.fm\|Listography

17-02-2008, 05:39 PM	#2
zeoir i am rolle Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 11,278 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	whoa, you really seem to want to come to Europe! But i have no idea how hard/easy it is to get into european colleges..

17-02-2008, 05:54 PM	#5
winigwl Coldplayer Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 9,169 My Mood: Location: new jersey Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	part of me thinks it would be easier because colleges like people from all over, but i'm not sure

17-02-2008, 06:46 PM	#8
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17-02-2008, 09:32 PM	#9
MrLick Lemon World Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 26,014 My Mood: Location: Spokane. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 60 Thanked 51 Times in 19 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by busybeeburns;2246348 This country's fucked. Don't come here. hahaha you're talking to someone living in America... To you it may be fucked up but it sounds so much better then the US. Plus all my favorite bands are from the UK, something good must be going on. I was doing some thinking and I could die at any time, so i wanted to see some of the world before it's too late, I doubt i'd get in or afford going to a European college but it's worth a shot. __________________ Even after all this time, the Sun never says to the Earth: "You owe me". Look at what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.

17-02-2008, 09:34 PM	#10
Space Cadet You have been warned. Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,738 My Mood: Location: Nova Scotia Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	You're probably best off going through an American university if you want to study abroad. From what I understand, the process is less complicated, and you will have assurances that your degree will be recognized in America. I've heard horror stories about British degrees that weren't recognized in North America. Not necessarily something to worry about but better be safe and do your research at least. __________________ Spoiler http://img-fan.theonering.net/middle...trolls_als.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9WmxwgW2J0 "Troll sat alone on his seat of stone, And munched and mumbled a bare old bone; For many a year he had gnawed it near, For meat was hard to come by. Done by! Gum by! In a cave in the hills he dwelt alone, And meat was hard to come by. Up came Tom with his big boots on. Said he to Troll: 'Pray, what is yon? For it looks like the shin o' my nuncle Tim, As should be a-lyin' in graveyard. Caveyard! Paveyard! This many a year has Tim been gone, And I thought he were lyin' in graveyard.' 'My lad,' said Troll, 'this bone I stole. But what be bones that lie in a hole? Thy nuncle was dead as a lump o' lead, Afore I found his shinbone. Tinbone! Thinbone! He can spare a share for a poor old troll, For he don't need his shinbone.' Said Tom: 'I don't see why the likes o' thee Without axin' leave should go makin' free With the shank or the shin o' my father's kin; So hand the old bone over! Rover! Trover! Though dead he be, it belongs to he; So hand the old bone over!' 'For a couple o' pins,' says Troll, and grins, 'I'll eat thee too, and gnaw thy shins. A bit o' fresh meat will go down sweet! I'll try my teeth on thee now. Hee now! See now! I'm tired o' gnawing old bones and skins; I've a mind to dine on thee now.' But just as he thought his dinner was caught, He found his hands had hold of naught. Before he could mind, Tom slipped behind And gave him the boot to larn him. Warn him! Darn him! A bump o' the boot on the seat, Tom thought, Would be the way to larn him. But harder than stone is the flesh and bone Of a troll that sits in the hills alone. As well set your boot to the mountain's root, For the seat of a troll don't feel it. Peel it! Heal it! Old Troll laughed, when he heard Tom groan, And he knew his toes could feel it. Tom's leg is game, since home he came, And his bootless foot is lasting lame; But Troll don't care, and he's still there With the bone he boned from its owner. Doner! Boner! Troll's old seat is still the same, And the bone he boned from its owner!" Albums of the Year 2011 - Vote Here!

18-02-2008, 12:27 AM	#11
Petit Prince Coldplayer Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6,896 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Potato Head;2246319 It wouldn't make a big difference if you were an international student, as long as you meet the entry grades. believe me, it does. it depends a lot on you're native country but it can be quite hard if you're foreign. my country has a completely different school system. we had to take like ten subject for A Levels and we didnt really get to choose them. this obviously makes it far harder to meet the grades. mrcool011 i don't know if its hard to get a visa if you're american but i doubt it. as far as universities are concerned it depends a lot on the course you want to do and on the universities you apply to. it very easy to get into some british universities and there are a few where its almost impossible to get in. as far europe the language might be an issue unless you're thinking of ireland. i cant speak of most european countries but i know that if you want to study in the german part switzerland, most of your lectures will be in german. __________________

03-03-2008, 11:18 PM	#12
masterkraig Coldplay+Oxfam Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 460 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm glad I saw this Thread, I've been very interested in studying in Europe somewhere, probably England. If I like it over there I'd love to live there for a while. I'd LOVE any input and thoughts; here's my current situation. Right now I'm just completing my sophomore year studying Multimedia & Graphic Design at practically the top of my class. I would love to live in England for a while after graduating but thought it would be hard to figure out where to live, where to work, etc. I realized that if I perhaps studied abroad for a semester, I could not only save money but get a feeling for the area and maybe even nail a solid design job. I could also discover if it really is for me or not. Anyone know if this is a good plan so far? Perhaps someone knows of a good design university to look into? Thanks in advance __________________ VIVA la Coldplay! MANCHESTER, NH April 3, 2006 TODAY SHOW VIPNYC, NY June 27, 2008 BOSTON, MA August 4, 2008 OXFAM VOLUNTEER BOSTON, MA October 29, 2008 OXFAM VOLUNTEER SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY July 27, 2009 OXFAM TEAM LEADERAll Points West Festival, July 31-August 2, 2009 OXFAM VOLUNTEER MANSFIELD, MA August 3, 2009 OXFAM VOLUNTEER http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...loldancing.gif www.emeraldsummit.com

03-03-2008, 11:49 PM	#13
RunForTheHills ^-^ Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,333 My Mood: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts	^ Wow, I'm doing a really similar course to you actually, Multimedia technology and Design at the University of Kent in Canterbury (UK). I'm liking it so far, but they really do just let you get on and do it yourself. I've actually got an american student in one of my seminars doing the course, I think he previously studied Website Design or something. Also, Kent University is known as the UK's European University, meaning that they are willing to take on students from everywhere really. http://www.kent.ac.uk/ The homepahe for the course I'm doing: http://www.ee.kent.ac.uk/ And Canterbury's a nice area, with plenty of history to it. Theres also a lot of student acommodation around here, so its not so difficult to set up camp here, so to speak. There's also a very good design college called Arts Institute at Bournemouth. It specialises in your area of interest. http://www.aib.ac.uk/ But I went for my current course because it is a lot broader Probably not very helpful to you, but thats my two cents. __________________ SLLIHEHTROFNUR.

03-03-2008, 11:51 PM	#14
StephenG Coldplayer Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 667 Location: Newcastle Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by busybeeburns;2246348 This country's fucked. Don't come here. Tis, Regardless though our colleges are quite differcult to get into, universities on the other hand are internationally open, I think colleges or unis to America anyway? __________________ This years albums... In Rainbows 9.5/10 The Last Shadow Puppets / ST 8/10 Accelerate Silent Cry / Feeder 7/10 Viva la vida 9.5/10 Forth / The Verve 8.5/10 Ode to J.Smith / Travis 7/10 Perfect Symmetry / Keane Dig out your soul / Oasis 8/10 A hundred million suns / Snow Patrol 6/10 Should be a good year. The best bands ever are Coldplay, Radiohead, Manic Street Preachers, R.E.M, Blur and Muse.

04-03-2008, 12:55 AM	#15
masterkraig Coldplay+Oxfam Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 460 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Zemy101, I've looked into them and Kent sounds very interesting. I sent the head of our study-abroad department an e-mail to set up an appointment, I'll have to figure out how credit transfer will work. It sounds possible since Kent is 18% international. Also that looks like a great area indeed~. __________________ VIVA la Coldplay! MANCHESTER, NH April 3, 2006 TODAY SHOW VIPNYC, NY June 27, 2008 BOSTON, MA August 4, 2008 OXFAM VOLUNTEER BOSTON, MA October 29, 2008 OXFAM VOLUNTEER SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY July 27, 2009 OXFAM TEAM LEADERAll Points West Festival, July 31-August 2, 2009 OXFAM VOLUNTEER MANSFIELD, MA August 3, 2009 OXFAM VOLUNTEER http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...loldancing.gif www.emeraldsummit.com

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