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Should I study Abroad? Australia or US?

• I am an English student studying my A-Levels, I think by the end of college I will have achieved AAB in Business, ICT and Film Studies. I really want to study international business but the universities in England are very competitive and usually only high-end ones offer year abroad schemes to study. If I do not get into the university I would like I am thinking of spending a year working and then go to university abroad because I would have enough money to pay for a lot of the university fees. I really want to go somewhere that is fun but also academically recognised, but I am deciding between Australia and the US. I really like the look of Australia, there seems a lot of things to do and apparently the people are very laid-back and friendly, is this true? :) a lot of people say the opposite about Americans. So if I end up deciding to go to university abroad do you think I should go to Australia or America? In Australia I am thinking of going to a university around Melbourne as there is a lot of things to do and the people are meant to be nicer than people from Sydney lool, I don't know if this is true or not :P In America I am not totally sure about where I would like to study, maybe in LA.... I would really like somewhere that is fun though, I don't want to spend all of that money and not enjoy it lol :) So yeah I am more sided towards Australia at the moment, when I have went to open days here in England a lot of students say they had the best time of their lives there :) Going skydiving visiting so many places and the people were very out-going and friendly. I have not found out a lot from people what they think of the American college life. So yeah :) Aussie or US?? and if you have any information on the type of people, things to do and any recommended unis at these place I would love to hear them :) Thanks alot.

• Answer:

  I apologize that I can't offer a lot of information about business schools here in the US (I'm going for a Biology degree so that's more my area of knowledge). Some Americans are laid-back, but it sometimes depends on what part of the country you go to. As for California, I don't think LA would be very laid-back, haha. Very busy, touristy, and road rage is pretty bad. I'm sure the schools there are great and there is a lot to do, though. I know UC Berkeley is a good school, not sure about their business program though, but the area is really nice and not too far from San Fransisco, which is a really fun city. Then there's UC Davis, very good school. It's located in Sacramento, which also gets pretty crazy drivers, and it's hard to describe the people there -- some are laid back and fun, others are angry and crazy, but it is a good school. Sacramento itself doesn't have a lot of crazy attractions, but it's kind of nice because it's sort of the midway point between the bay area and Lake Tahoe. And there's UC San Diego. I know the school is really good, and the city is absolutely beautiful -- fun beach environment, and it's pretty much moderate temperature and sunny most of the year. I don't really know about the people there, though. There are some good schools in Oregon and Washington too. Most of Oregon is pretty laid-back, other than maybe Medford or some of the other places more in the southern part of the state, except for Ashland, which is a huge hippie town. But Eugene is pretty cool and I think they've got a good college there, Portland has a University. The people in Portland are -- eclectic. Generally more laid-back and nicer than people in California, but some are kind of weird. There is a lot to do in Portland. I'm going to Washington State University in Vancouver, and it's nice so far, although since it's not the main campus they don't offer a lot of classes that they do at Pullman, but the schedules tend to be a little more manageable. I've only really been on the west coast of the US, but the Pacific Northwest (WA and OR) is pretty fun and laid-back for the most part, however I'm not that knowledgeable about the rest of the country (from what I've heard, a lot of the mid-west is a bit uptight). But I've never been to Australia, so that might be even more fun. Good luck in any case!