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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: kasperl on February 01, 2004, 08:28:01 am
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i still have 2 years to go in this school, and then at least one on a Dutch university, but then i intend to get into a foreign university ASAP. i am most likely going to study Physics or Chemistry, and i am looking for an English speaking country if possible.
i want to know if any of you has any experience with certain university's in those fields of science, i am asking now so i can use it as argumentation for extra english classes, and because i am pretty interested anyway. i would be very happpy if you guys posted your experiences, story's or hear-say's here.
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I hear that Plymouth Uni are very keen on attracting overseas students.
www.plymouth.ac.uk
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that site seems down, thanks anyway. have you heard any comments about it?
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Yeah, I've been looking into it quite a bit, as that's where I'm planning on going.
All I've heard from other people, though, is where the pubs are.
As for the site, it's been up and down for a few weeks now.
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that's usefull enough information....
i'm not just looking for something with fabulous scientific results, a nice student communnity is important too.
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Just been looking through their prospectus, and they don't offer any Physics courses, oddly.
They have a few in Chemistry, though. Applied, Analytical and Environmental, plus the chance to take it alongside another subject.
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what am i supposed to see when i hear Analytical Chemistry?
Environmental doesn't sound to cool, really, and Applied sounds like just an awfull lot of organic chem (CxHy chains and stuff)
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http://search.ucas.co.uk/cgi-bin/hsrun/search/cs2002/StateId/CZqQ2wVTbY-DBh14clU9N6EqV5HW--3HEV/HAHTpage/cs2002.Hsindex3.run?s=109&w=Chemistry&p=Y&t=866&pn=187
http://search.ucas.co.uk/cgi-bin/hsrun/search/cs2002/StateId/CZqQ2wVTbY-DBh14clU9N6EqV5HW--3HEV/HAHTpage/cs2002.Hsindex3.run?s=532&w=Physics&p=Y&t=733&pn=196
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mmmm, nice listing of what is available where, but real info on what it is seems missing.
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I studied chemisty in Hull. The university was pretty cool and the nightlife wasn't too bad for a small uni either. Plus it's the most logical choice for a dutch student cause home is only a ferry ride away so the dutch community is pretty large (two of my housemates were dutch girls so I got to know a fair few of them) :)
The chem department is pretty good but I know very little about the physics one.
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going home isn't really an issue, if something is really bad you're always one plane away, and you won't go home every weekend anyway.
anything with a good chem department sounds nice, really.
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Yeah but I thought it worth mentioning that there are a suprising large number of dutch people there :) Then again you're probably coming to the UK to get away from dutch people :D
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i just read the hull site on Physics and Chem, it looks nice, really.
and gettting away from the Dutch isn't the point here, it is more the idea to get a taste of studying in other countrys.
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The thing about Hull is that it's often called the most depressing place in England.
I can vouch for that.
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why is it so depressing?
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That's the problem, I'm not entirely sure. There's no good reason for it being depressing, it just is.
The fact that it has a separate telephone network to the rest of the country might have something to do with it.
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And if you mis-spell it you get Hell. I also get the impression it's not a nice place to live but I've never been there.... who knows.
Come to Portsmouth! All the cool kids are going there.... (well, I am anyway).
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Newcastle has been suggested by my mom. i have visited the countryside there, it looks rather nice.
Hull doesn't look all too bad, but i can't really see all that much plusses either.
Portsmouth, i'll do a google on that one.
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A more Canadian (although Europe or Australia would be interesting) perspective I'm about a year and a half away from completing my undergraduate degree in Communications and Multimedia. Anyone got any grad school suggestions? Stuff to look out for? Alternatives to grad school...I'm getting told fairly consistently that a degree simply isn't enough anymore. So I'm looking for more :)
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
I hear that Plymouth Uni are very keen on attracting overseas students.
www.plymouth.ac.uk
Top up fees, natch. Not sure when they come into existance in England & how they affect furriners, but it's worth noting.
Can't really speak for Strathclyde Uni..I know we've got probably the best CS department* in Scotland, but not sure on the rest.
*was when I started, anyways - that's why I chose here.
www.strath.ac.uk
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I don't know if you've given any thought to studying in the US but:
This is the university my brother goes to, he's pursuing a BS in Mathematics. He's not like CP though.
Auburn University (http://www.auburn.edu/main/prospectivestudents.html)
This is the other major university in the state. They've had some problems with the athletic department in the last couple of years but they've got a new coach and everything seems to be straightening out.
University of Alabama (http://www.ua.edu/future.html)
Other good universities in the US are:
University of Florida (http://www.ufl.edu/pstudnts.html)
University of Georgia (http://www.uga.edu/admissions/international.html)
University of Tennessee (http://www.utk.edu/admissions/)
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i am considering studying in the states.
when i told this to my father he suggested MIT, without even a hint of a joke. either i have a major self esteem problem, or he's nuts.
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Eh, no reason to not try for MIT. I applied (didn't get in though) and have wound up at Duke.
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I am probably going to U of Maryland college park, mainly for financial reasons (as a Maryland resident I would get the in-state tuition benefits) and close proximity to my home. They have highly ranked math and physics departments and I know one of the bigger professors there personally, so it looks like the best choice overall. I applied to MIT and Princeton as well just to see what would happen, and now with this ISTS finalist status my chances of getting accepted are very good, but there are still the money and distance issues. I will be looking at these two for the graduate degree, but don't need to worry much about going to a high-profile school for undergraduate stuff.
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Don't worry about tuition fees if you've only got 2 years until you're eligible to study at uni, the UK Government was forced to make so many concessions they won't come into effect for at least four years, and anyone already at uni when this occurs is exempt.
Birmingham Uni has a pretty good chemistry department from what my hall-mates tell me from last year (most of them were chemists), and it has a lot of overseas students, so is pretty friendly to foreigners. But then you have the advantage of a campus outside the city centre while only being about a mile from it. And Birmingham is a pretty lively place all year round.
http://www.chem.bham.ac.uk/
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Glasgow Caledonian University is the youngest of the three main west of Scotland Univerisities. We have a highly multicultural student population (throughout Glasgow, not just the University). Located in the city centre, a stone-throw away from the major pubs, clubs and "trendy" city locales, Caledonian has fast gained a reputation for career driven teaching. That is to say, we produce largely students who can go straight into jobs with little company training.
We have strong overseas links with students from Europe and beyond. For more information about the University itself:
http://www.gcal.ac.uk
http://academicadmin.gcal.ac.uk:90/Pages/inter.htm
mon the caley!! ;)
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Colombia has a lot of good science stuff. And it's right in NYC too.
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Well, on the subject of university, I enrolled a few days ago into the University of Sydney (www.usyd.edu.au) - a combined Bachelor of Secondary Education / Bachelor of Science. I'm gonna be a high school technology teacher. Booyah! :)
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Originally posted by Setekh
Well, on the subject of university, I enrolled a few days ago into the University of Sydney (www.usyd.edu.au) - a combined Bachelor of Secondary Education / Bachelor of Science. I'm gonna be a high school technology teacher. Booyah! :)
i can hear it now..[students] "Hello Mr Steak":p
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Hey! :p
I bet I'm going to have all sorts of problems with my name. "Mr. Woo" can be turned into so many other insulting names. :p
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I'm going to Curtin :)
http://www.curtin.edu/
If you're looking to go to (Western) Australia it's probably your best choice - UWA has higher overall regard, but Curtin is a more science focused Uni, and they have a repuation for hands on, practical education which is great for employment prospects. Plus they've got a lot of infrastructure for overseas students - tonnes of on campus accomodation, lots of assistance provided etc. Community wise it's also supposed to be pretty good, though I'm basing that mostly on the guild pamphlets, which are biased by definition.
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MIT is pretty damn hard to get into, but theres really no question that it is the best science and engineering school in the United States. I applied and got waitlisted, then rejected. Still was definitely worth the shot.
I ended up at Northwestern, near Chicago. We're regularly ranked in the top 10 schools in the US and our chemistry department is top-notch. I'll have to look up how well our physics department racks up to the rest, though.
Besides that, the campus is beautiful and Chicago is awesome. Check it out if you're looking to come to the states.
http://www.northwestern.edu
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Pfff.
I'm doing things the easy way: BTEC National in Engineering (Diploma) at college (2 years), then maybe a HND (2 years) if I can be bothered, then into the armed forces as an Engineering Technician or onto a Degree course depending on which seems better at the time (IE, how bloody the latest war is getting).
Providing of course that I can muster enough cash in the next 6 months to see me through the next 2 years.