[Liberator]

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


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

Other good universities in the US are:

University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Tennessee

[kasperl]

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.

[StratComm]

Eh, no reason to not try for MIT.  I applied (didn't get in though) and have wound up at Duke.

[CP5670]

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.

[SadisticSid]

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/

[vyper]

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!!

[Corsair]

Colombia has a lot of good science stuff. And it's right in NYC too.

[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!

[Turnsky]

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

[Setekh]

Hey!

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.

[Black Wolf]

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.

[Shiva Archon]

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

[an0n]

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.