Study in America – 5 Things You Will Love & Hate About Studying Abroad in the USA
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Thousands of students come to study in the USA every year. Here are the best & worst parts of studying abroad in America, from high prices and students not wanting to work with you, but the great parties and fun people make up for it.
Filmed in Knoxville, TN, Oxford, MS & Athens, GA
University of Georgia, University of Tennessee, Ole Miss
Thank you for the tips I’m from the UK and thinking of studying abroad in the US 🙂
Claudia Marin Everyone has an accent now. Even modern day English people have one (and there are several ACCENTS within the country) because they don’t speak like whatever is considered original English from years ago. All English people speak with a different accent and dialect compared to “original” English (just like Americans and other English speakers from various countries). English people definitely DO have accents.
Everyone has an accent
She’s English. They don’t have an ‘accent.’ They speak the original English. YOU, americans, are the ones who have an accent. They don’t.
Everyone here will probably love your accent!
Great video! Please more infos for international students who want to study and “work’ in the US! It’s very important topic!!!
The biggest bummer about studying in the US is the inability to fix your mistakes. You screwed up once? Too bad! Cause that one failed course will haunt you for the rest of your life.
@NotOrdinaryInGames Who cares?! Do your best, then don’t worry. No regrets. I am old now, but i can tell you that I was a big worrier when I was young, and it availed me nothing good.
My biggest regret is that I didn’t have more sex when I could still get it up. lol
Life does have its consolations, however. I love to travel, and the advent of the internet rendered boredom all but non-existent for me.
I’m old now, and I know myself, I “know the score,” I know the limits to my personal power. And the most important thing: A wise man once said that “Love is the Greatest.” That is so true. I believe in the power of love and kindness.
Happiness is a great good, and I did something when I was young that most folks in the English-speaking realm do not do, and that was to learn to speak fluent German.
What’s the connection to happiness? The German-speaking area has a genre of music that is all but unknown in the Anglosphere, and that is the Volkstümliche. It’s FUN ! Who cares if it’s “square?!” Waltzes, Polkas, Laenders, Yodlers, etc. It’s all good.
The Schnulzen sung by Heintje. It’s all there on the net, on YouTube.
Forget about what folks think and get into the postive, life-affirming music of this kind.
Also, hiking songs, which some call marching music. It’s all fun. And happifying.
Try it. You’ll like it.
Cheers!
11.5.15
+Vik life’s never that cut and dry. Will that final exam help? Sure, of course but it isn’t the be all and end all. Without a doubt, give it your all, but don’t go about killing yourself in the process
Same here. In the uk you rely on one final exam to dictate the rest of your life. If you mess up? You don’t get a good job. (You’re f*cked basically) ?
@NotOrdinaryInGames how does it differ in other countries? i’m curious.
hahhahaahah that comment made me laugh
Tons of good universities are in large cities.
UIC
Univ of Chicago
UCLA
USC
SDSU
Minny
Univ of Cincy
Northwestern
NYC has a bunch
Vandy
OSU
Houston
Rice
SMU
Miami Fl
Stanford
Bezerkley LOL
Emory
BC
And the list goes on and on and on
KMJ 23 UT Austin
the “love things” part is annoyting because the audio background sounds “crack” as if there was wind blowing
You forgot to mention that the overall academic/theoretic/scientific level (at least for undergraduate studies) ist extremely low! It’s ridiculously easy compared to Germany. Though you have to work a lot more regularly, which i found to be very exhausting! I was shocked when i spent my exchange semester at UMass!
Greetings from Germany (Chemical Engineer)
@lunalovegoodie No it’s not many students choose to got to university right after school but many also choose to travel one year or so
Exactly!!
That depends on the way you choose to study. There are always programs such as Erasmus (though not for egypt for obvious reasons), so thats on you to research. Locally there are groups like ASTA who help any student with cheap flats to live in. Since there is no fee to study, you should be able to afford the rents.
yeah I kinda agree with you , it’s known all over the world that Germany is the best place to study engineering . but what about the facilities for living and language ? are there gonna be any governmental help ?
That depends strongly on a) what your budget is (i think MIT/Caltech are exceptionally good) and b) your understanding of engineering. In the US, basically anybody who has sth to do with technics is called engineer. In Germany thats not the case. You can only be called engineer if you’re very well trained. The steep of the learning curve is extremely high (in the US thats not the case, there’s undergrad studies at first).
In the end i can recommend Germany or Switzerland (ETH-Zürich would be the best choice in all over europe imho). If you should go to Germany i’d choose a TU-9-University (Karlsruhe!!, Munich, Aachen, Hannover, Stuttgart, Braunschweig, Berlin… though Berlin not so much)
Fantastic video!! In our country, our study is based on mem0orization skill, but USA teaches practical things that is so cool. Actually i am getting bored as i require memorizing lots of materials before each exam. I do not wanna memorize those sheets blindly. 🙁 Now, I am considering to study in US.
Hi Mark, I’d like to study in Germany. Would be a great episode if u can do 5 things you’ll love and hate about studying there..
Thanks as always.
German here.
The most important pros: No tuition fees and you are very free in organizing your studies.
Cons: In most cases there are only finals, either you pass or fail and getting good grades is often hard, even if you work hard for it.
The university does not care about you. E.g. nobody reminds you to register for exams, your professors do not care if you attend lecture or know your name… Actual student housing as in other countries (run by university itself) is nonexistent, universities do not care where you stay. There are dormitories run by student unions, but capacities account for only ~10% of German students. Most either commute from their parents house or live in shared flats.
Academically it is often hard and tends to be more theory-focused (especially undergrad studies). High failure rates in certain exams (especially in undergrad studies) are part of the system, nobody pushes professors to take measures to lower failure rates.
wish you would have wrote me a month ago when I was in Germany 🙂 hates: professors don’t care about you, class doesn’t matter, exam is almost the entire grade, no recourse for bad professors, very academic and not enough practical teaching. loves you don’t have to go to class, very thorough theoretical background, lots of travel opportuntities
I like how you filmed this at various campuses!
Somehow I wanna go to USA for college as well as I don’t want to. What the hell do I do!!!
I am from India so what should I do
@Paige Cat hey you still there?
@cath queen Aww that’s so cool! Places like Buffalo, NY have really loads of snow what I heard! Then you’d love living anywhere where there are real winters!
Jess G I need a help from you please give me your Facebook,Instagram or any of the site where we can talk.
Try a semester.
The comparison with Germany was sooo true!!!
U are a awesome professor ..?… I wish i have a teacher or mentor like u ..
Good information I was an exchange student last year and have a question what about the scholarship? Thanks ?
Great presentation!
thanks!
You are amazing…you know that right? 🙂
Are you trying to get an A this semester? Because you are well on your way 🙂
What about scholarship? Language requirements (TOEFL..)?
Thank you!!!
This is such an awesome video. Can’t believe I just discovered it. ?
Even though it is a bit dated, Mark should definitely link this in the Dx box of all of his future videos. Answers a few common questions from all of his new subscribers. And it’s a great discussion of college life in the US. Love university towns. Have been to Knoxville and Athens but need to get to Oxford one day. Want to experience The Grove on game day. ??
You’ve taught in Lithuania? I’m from Lithuania!
Hey professor thank you for the informations! i have a question, so i’m a moroccan student and i really really love usa and everything related to it and i want to study there but my parents can’t afford the price so if you can give me any information on how to apply for 100% free scholarship ?thank you again !
There are plenty of major American universities in Cities. All the Boston Schools, Columbia, NYU, UPenn, John Hopkins, GWU, Georgetown, Emory, Northwestern, U of Chicago, Washington U in St. Louis, U of Texas, Berkeley, U of Washington, UCLA, USC, Tulane, and many more. It’s perfectly possible to study in a major city in the U.S. if you want.