Olga Childs

original scottish univertsities, such as St Andrews, actually grant Masters as a first degree as a result of a 5-year program ))

but that is an ancient feature limited only to several universities in scotland

generally most UK degrees are recognized as valid in the US, even though they often (in case of English degrees) shorter in study period than equivalent US degrees

I personally having experience with both systems think that English (not scottish) education is more shallow, but I dont think it is politically possible in the next 100 years, that US will stop recognizing english university degtrees ))

original scottish univertsities, such as St Andrews, actually grant Masters as a first degree as a result of a 5-year program ))

but that is an ancient feature limited only to several universities in scotland

generally most UK degrees are recognized as valid in the US, even though they often (in case of English degrees) shorter in study period than equivalent US degrees

I personally having experience with both systems think that English (not scottish) education is more shallow, but I dont think it is politically possible in the next 100 years, that US will stop recognizing english university degtrees ))

@buddy16cat -- I do not want to comment on the subject of the discussion, but I want to point out that you make a lot of grammatical mistakes when you write, which can not be excused because they are associated with a negligence toward the language, currently prevalent among the lesser-educated young people. I do not know what your age is, and obviously if you are in computer science no one is going to judge you very stringently, but if you are trying to apply to PhD programs and your writing -- for instance, your SOP -- has "who's" instead of "whose", and "definately" instead of "definitely", this signifies your discomfort with the written language and a possible difficulty that you may have expressing yourself in writing. So, being a person who naturally writes poorly, you have to have someone proof-read your SOPs and anything else sent with your application. As someone who used to teach English, I would surely hope that we do not yet admit people to can't tell "who's" from "whose" to Doctoral programs in this country? Mind you, English is actually my second language -- but from experience both learning and teaching it, these are mistakes made most commonly by native speakers who are ignorant to the language, rather than those non-native speakers who studied it academically. Just my 5 cents, nothing personal.

I used to live in San Francisco, and I agree Berkeley is a dream place and a legendary school -- while Harvard, where I've been to campus, is all old-school and uptight, at least by Northern California standards.. Boston is also snobbish and boring. The rest, you know yourself... I can see how one could go to Harvard in similar circumstances -- vanity simply prevails. I would have probably done it. But Berkeley is also Berkeley - I think there is a good chance the money will be there, after all. If you are into Berkeley and the Bay area and such like, I think you should go with your heart ))

I used to live in San Francisco, and I agree Berkeley is a dream place and a legendary school -- while Harvard, where I've been to campus, is all old-school and uptight, at least by Northern California standards.. Boston is also snobbish and boring. The rest, you know yourself... I can see how one could go to Harvard in similar circumstances -- vanity simply prevails. I would have probably done it. But Berkeley is also Berkeley - I think there is a good chance the money will be there, after all. If you are into Berkeley and the Bay area and such like, I think you should go with your heart ))

now, again.... first of all. UC is a better school than UF I think. ANY branch of UC. Second, California is pretty diverse and multicultural, and in Florida and Texas -- especially Texas - there will be some rednecks and whatever (if you are from Iran, it may matter.). I am Russian and have lived in the US for years, and even I would not contemplate living in Texas, apart from maybe metropolitan Austin area. generally anywhere in the South, you risk encounters with crazy racists and anti-immigrant enthusiasts.

Even though A&M I heard i a good school.

Also, if there is no funding UC may let you re-classify as California resident for tuition purposes in a year, or something.

Univeristy of Florida, if we are talking Tallahassee, only consider it if it's the cheapest by far. Tallahassee itself is a relatively progressive town (by Florida standards), but those are Florida standards. Again, Florida can bore you quickly if you are from halfway around the world and a large city. Tallahassee is not its worst place, but it's a big and relatively dull village

You cultural experience in California will be much better, and the UC system itself is ten times more reputable than University of Florida system

I used to live in San Francisco, and I agree Berkeley is a dream place and a legendary school -- while Harvard, where I've been to campus, is all old-school and uptight, at least by Northern California standards.. Boston is also snobbish and boring. The rest, you know yourself... I can see how one could go to Harvard in similar circumstances -- vanity simply prevails. I would have probably done it. But Berkeley is also Berkeley - I think there is a good chance the money will be there, after all. If you are into Berkeley and the Bay area and such like, I think you should go with your heart ))

I used to live in San Francisco, and I agree Berkeley is a dream place and a legendary school -- while Harvard, where I've been to campus, is all old-school and uptight, at least by Northern California standards.. Boston is also snobbish and boring. The rest, you know yourself... I can see how one could go to Harvard in similar circumstances -- vanity simply prevails. I would have probably done it. But Berkeley is also Berkeley - I think there is a good chance the money will be there, after all. If you are into Berkeley and the Bay area and such like, I think you should go with your heart ))

well, it is actually UCL which is like on the list of world's top 5 universities in most rankings, I think ))

I mean generally, it is considered that UCL is ranked higher than LSE in education generally -- UCL is a broad discipline school though, and LSE, however, is probably better for a business or economics degree specifically in terms of its international fame

both UCL and LSE are actually parts of the University of London

Earlgrey we like you, but the same post in 4 different topics at the same time? seriously? )))