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Planning to got o US, need some advice :)
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| St_Andrew |
okay i need some advice :)
I'm planning to go to US to study for one (possibly more) year(s). I have been offered to go next year to study high school and live in an american family. That would coast me 5700 USD including food, school fees, etc, yeah everything except entertainment stuff. But the disadvantage of this is that:
I have heard that high school is a ty education (true?).
The Swedish high school system doesn't "care" that i have stuied there so i have to study one extra year in Sweden.
But i would learn English, which is one of the main reasons for going to US.
The second alternative is to go to study at collage/university when i have finished Swedish high school. But that would coast a lot! approximately 19 000 USD (at least in the schools i was looking at, i don't know maybe you have better proposals? (it was included with school fees, and living coasts)) for one year, compared with about 7000 USD in Sweden for university (no fees needed to pay in sweden, so that's just living coasts). And one good thing with to study at US university is that Swedish universities does count some of it so i don't have to read everything all over again when i come home to sweden (of course i can also graduate in US but that would also coast a lot)
My parents will pay high school for me, and for collage/university i can get "student loans" from the Swedish government but it is not that fun to own the government money...
So what should i do? hopefully you know a lot more about this then me :p |
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| TwoPlow |
Well, the chance to study abroad is basically a once in a lifetime thing, and not many people get to do it.
The school system is often deemed ty because everyone goes to highschool, so the really bad scores lessen the really good ones. As much as any student bitches about their schooling, I think it's actually not bad. But it depends on where you were planning to go. Some areas have a much better school system because of more funding and so forth, I happen to be lucky enough to live in one of those areas.
College here does cost a lot, but it can be worth the money. Yet again, still depends on where you go. One of my Dad's roommates in college was a guy from Sweden, who did the same thing you're thinking of doing. He really enjoyed his time over, etc.
Anyway, it depends a lot on where you plan to go and what schools you plan to attend.
I think thats about all I have to say. |
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| moncster |
Well this is how American highschools work in my experience. If you have poor grades, you'll be in regular classes with crappy teachers that really can't teach sometimes. BUT if you have good grades then pick honors or advanced placement classes, and you will usually have great instructors that really know their stuff well.
Plus, those classes behave differently because there's an understanding that everyone there is trying to learn (otherwise they really should be in the regular classes). |
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| placebo |
| And not only that, but America is filled with hot chicks. |
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| DJ Nuclear |
| The high schools in the US kind of run as processing facilities to sort out the people who will do well in college from those who will not (not that it always works). In the one I went to in the US, there were honour's classes where the smarter/harder working kids went to, average classes, and then classes for less intelligent people. The honour's classes were pretty rigorous if you actually decided to work well enough to get into them. |
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| PHALPAX |
| quote: | Originally posted by St_Andrew
okay i need some advice :)
I'm planning to go to US to study for one (possibly more) year(s). I have been offered to go next year to study high school and live in an american family. That would coast me 5700 USD including food, school fees, etc, yeah everything except entertainment stuff. But the disadvantage of this is that:
I have heard that high school is a ty education (true?).
The Swedish high school system doesn't "care" that i have stuied there so i have to study one extra year in Sweden.
But i would learn English, which is one of the main reasons for going to US.
The second alternative is to go to study at collage/university when i have finished Swedish high school. But that would coast a lot! approximately 19 000 USD (at least in the schools i was looking at, i don't know maybe you have better proposals? (it was included with school fees, and living coasts)) for one year, compared with about 7000 USD in Sweden for university (no fees needed to pay in sweden, so that's just living coasts). And one good thing with to study at US university is that Swedish universities does count some of it so i don't have to read everything all over again when i come home to sweden (of course i can also graduate in US but that would also coast a lot)
My parents will pay high school for me, and for collage/university i can get "student loans" from the Swedish government but it is not that fun to own the government money...
So what should i do? hopefully you know a lot more about this then me :p |
In respect to the high school question, it depends where you are in the country. A high school education wouldn't be all that great in a poorer part of the U.S. (Southern States) compared to a richer part of the country (West Coast & North Eastern areas), and I'm being very general when talking about rich and poor sections of the country (thank you capitalism). If you do very well in a good American high school you have a good chance of getting really good scholarships (I have a lot friends that went to a University for free). |
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| Bloodflower |
| why did u delete ur thread in the german forums? |
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| jonSun |
I think you should just go to the USA. American High Schools will teach you alot more than you think. You will learn how to fire a Gat. You will learn what a Phat Bag is & what isnt. You will also learn that whenever confronted by law enforcement you say nothing. Then if you plan on going back to Sweden for good, before you leave make an alias for yourself & knock up as many women as possible.
Good Luck |
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| AnotherWay83 |
if i had to choose, i would choose college anyday over high school. you'll have much more freedom to explore on your own...you'll be able to do alot of things you wont be able to do while in high school...and overall i think the experience will be more...FUN :D
on the other hand it would be more expensive... |
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| St_Andrew |
okay, thank you everyone :D some usefull tips there =) but keep on going i still have a hard decission to take :)
| quote: | Originally posted by Bloodflower
why did u delete ur thread in the german forums? |
huh!? :conf: :conf: :conf:
| quote: | Originally posted by placebo
And not only that, but America is filled with hot chicks. |
you should defently see the swedish chicks, OMG :p |
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| Omegasox |
Basically just reiterating what everyone else has said. It all depends what part of the country you go to, and what sort of classes you take in high school. If you take the basic classes, it's more like daycare than actual learning. The teacher spends most of their time keeping the attention of the class than anything.
But if you take college prep and AP courses, they are definitely worth it mainly due to the fact you're not American and part of the "system". It seems your english is very good for a second language, so you're well on your way already. :)
State colleges are much cheaper than private universities, but I'm not sure how long you need to be a resident of your respective state to get the benefit of the discount. You still could probably attend a state college for less than $10,000. So it won't be much more expensive than your classes in Sweden. |
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| St_Andrew |
forgot to write in my last post, if i attend to high school i will be placed somewhere by an organisation so i have no idea if i will be placed in a good or a bad state.. but with collage i can choose.
i'm not sure but i think i can fix to get into one of these "better" classes, i'm above average in sweden at least... |
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