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I don't know...want a taste of a life in an overseas university...and also have a great experience! However, I don't think it's going to be possible for me.

I totally understand, i ve always wanted to go to an American uni, just wanted to live the American way of life. So basically i just want to get out of the UK ASAP. But you could do a degree in Canada and do a postgrade in UK. But personally if Oxbridge was in both canada and the UK, i would probably go for canada.

I don't know...want a taste of a life in an overseas university...and also have a great experience! However, I don't think it's going to be possible for me.

why is it not possible 啊? the unis really don't accept IB? maybe you have to apply by UCAS so you can get UCAS points for your IB results, because IB is acceptable qualification for UCAS

I think it would be nice to study abroad but international student fees are expensive and British Unis aren't bad...

are you sure, i thought IB were looked as equals to A-levels.

Well...we do a hell lot more than people in A-levels for the same result. That's not fair...

Likewise, the bloody American unis require SATs. Now in A levels, the standard required is clearly much higher than the standard required for SAT I for example, or even SAT IIs.

However the top Unis they say even though you have done more difficult exams and have achieved a grade in higher levels of work, you STILL need to do their stupid SAT I. Now if you look at the maths Section in SAT I you can really have a good laugh about it... and the reading and writing section in it, I mean, it's all a big joke, when do you ever use any of the skills that "The Collegeboard" brainwashes you with... I mean, critical reading and writing skills, should be more like "How to create a bunch of mechanical kids to write automatic essays in 20 minutes". It's truly ridiculous to me, however they still do require it and it's a pain in the arse however we skill need to abide by it, we have no other choice even though the qualifications we have are much more than what they require...

Also, I don't know about IB, but I surely do doubt that IB has THAT much more than A levels, I mean, there are clearly differences, but not as much as SATs and A levels right?

i always thought SAT were harder than A-levels since US unis are more competitive that UK unis

Not really...considering there are thousands of US universities compared to hundreds of UK universities.

I suppose but the top US unis get alot more competition that UK unis apparently harvard med school has 1 place for 20 applicants whereas oxbridge its more like 1 in 5

I just read some stuff in the closed threads and really want to say something.

I find it ridiculous that most of the people here usually think from their own perspective and make arbitrary conclusions.

One sentence is always around me these days because I'm heading to UK to study, that is "You'll never realised how you love your country until you're abroad." why? Because there're dirty words, racist, someones who spit on you, someones who have comments like "defiant, rude, crazy Chinese". Evan someone like me who dislike politics hate these and want to defend our lovely country, like defend our families.

Every coin has two sides, stereotypes though, is always the truth. China is different from western countries, culture, society, gov, etc. And China is still a developing country, I need to mention that. Different cultures lead to different understandings. Take policemans and soldiers as example, we Chinese regard them as someone who can offer help and defend to all Chinese. So when the miserable earthquake happened, they were the ones who set up immediately and rescued the people in rubble with hands when no devices were available. but what does other western policeman and soldiers do? Think about it. It's no wonder some western journalists found it wierd that no Chinese soldiers took guns alongside when they came to Sichuan. And when the disaster happened, most of the Chinese donated. In our city only, the donations from companies and citizens added up to more than 2 billion RMB (average salaries no more than 25,000 RMB per year), evan beggar donated. Just think when similar disaster should happen in your country, how many people would offer your hands?

I can also UNDERSTAND that our gov sometimes hide something to us. there're 1.3 billion people in China and a good proportion of them are not well educated( has been much improved now). It's easily to arouse rumors and fears in those people and bring distrust and resistance to the gov which would lead to another similar "Tibetan Affairs"(don't quote me here). Keep something back from us but also make it easy to management and live a peaceful life and unite Chinese better. I would like to know more but I can understand this.

Every country has omething to be ashamed of, something to be proud of. Most western people here criticized for what Chinese gov did but why should you never stop and think how much stuff that you have to be ashamed for your country? oh, sorry, there're must be someone here who evan hate their country.:s

people have the right to speak, but not in a way to always blame others and force your own opinion to others. You don't like our society, that's ok. You find our gov ridiculous, that's ok. It's your idea but not a truth. You think it wrong or you dislike it doesn't mean it IS wrong. We love our country. That' enough. As for me, a lot of brits are selfish and hypocritical. but I never regard all the british this way.

Don't point out that I'm logically wrong somewhere or quote some words I said to be stupid and finally lead to the point that all my words are rubbish, though someone did it before. I would like to receive some comments but not something like "How can you explain this" or something like "You Chinese are rude, defiant, etc and you should learn to your neighbour etc." I hate this, to be frank.

China is improving and growing, and this is the point that better than most of the countries.

Oh, I thought she played a mathematician in a show but no! She is an actual mathematician!

Good post. Rep given!

支持一下，大家尽量不要吵架。

Welcome, I hope everyone will try to be polite here.

She's hot and she's a really good mathematican. Should look up her papers!

UCLA Math is one of the best in the US (top 10).

Well, with yet just another Chinese thread being closed and silverwolfalpha being permanently banned, we know better.

Shock is one of the better posters here.

Shock may be one of the better posters here...but he may not be in this thread. We're not into political issues in this thread...just pure leisure conservations and chatting with others about your interests on anything Chinese.