hey guys, ive made this thread on CF aswell, i just want to see more answers, any answer would be appreciated
hey,
there are many threads about this, however i could not find the exact answers i wanted and some of them made me feel worried about studing in the states. First of all, i have an acceptance from purdue and psu. Being an international student, i have also applied for engineering courses in the UK, and got conditional offers(whereas psu and purdues are full acceptances)
I would like to know how serious engineering studies in these universities are, i somehow feel more confortable about attending psu. Are students serious about there studies or are they slack(overall, all students), will i get distracted easily? What makes me think about this is the culture shock i will getting(being an international student).
Plus, im studing GCE`s(british cirruculum) and our studies arehard but im only studing 3 main and 1 minor subject being maths(stats, mechanics, core maths-integrals-calculus-algebraetc), physics-mechanics,particle physics,motion etc, chemistry-organic,enthalpy etcetc. My grades for these are overall maths being A, physics being high B and chemistry B. and with these grades i could attend one of the top 15 engineering unis in the UK(my winter examinations were under my predictons im repeating those to get better results) i need to achieve ABB OR ABC to get into the unis i wanted(i need to get the final grades, which i dont really need if i`d choose to attend a uni in america)
Many of my friends are trying to convince to to study in the UK, undergraduate studies are 3 years and you can do and extra year to get your masters degree.
The difference between the UK and the US would be the education system, US universities are more theory based (loads of studies exams)and UK unis give more importance on projects and experiments for undergraduate studies.
I have a sister, studing in a good uni in Turkey, she is the one putting pressure on me to study in the states, i would have more advantages studing there no matter which uni im attending(according to her). But the thing is, im afraid i may not be able to spare 5/6 hours every single day for my studues with less social life(stabling high gpa). If i study in the Uk, i might have a better social life(some high school mates) and be closer to my parents.
I just need good reasons to be happy with my offer from psu, im planning to accept my offer soon, but, if i`ll study really hard this summer and get better final exam grades(which are required by UK unis), i think i would change my plans and study there
Im very very confused and have 5 weeks to make a decision.