FrddyGV

Hello,
I've been looking at study abroad programs lately, how would you rank the following: (for a business or econ major)
University of Melbourne [Melbourne/Australia]
McGill University [Montreal/Canada]
Copenhagen Business School [Copenhagen/Denmark]
University of New South Wales [Sydney/Australia]

That is the order I have been thinking about I'm pretty sure about the top 2 but for the bottom 2 I don't really know which one is more "prestigious". For study abroad apps you have a top choice and then 2 more if you don't get into the top one and i'm not sure about which would be my third

scarfmadness

i dont know about prestige, but i can tell you that copenhagen is an AMAZING city. i'm sure sydney is too but.. copenhagen is just so great. do you speak danish?

FrddyGV

nope thats the thing lol. I'd be ok at australia and canada because I speak english and french, however the classes are held in english so the problem would be when out in the city

eulenspiegel

non-english instruction experience (if you can deal with it) > non-english speaking country > english speaking country > no foreign experience at all

scarfmadness

my college requires that if you study abroad in a country where the official language is not english, you have to have either one year of that language in college, or you have to take an intensive course in the language while you are there. does your college not have that requirement?
i would recommend studying in denmark if only because it's a different language. it would be a great experience to be immersed in something so different from what you know - i've always heard that it's best to study abroad in a place completely different from your own culture. and denmark would afford you the opportunity to travel in europe, whereas australia wouldnt - although australia has lots of other perks.
you can always visit australia, but you cant really get the feeling of being immersed in a language without living there.
for me, i'm planning to study abroad in both denmark (my mom is danish) and either scotland or australia.. heh.. so you could solve your problem by going to two places!

sid19

Hey i am at the University of New south wales ... feel free to ask me any questions


Melbourne is more prestigious than UNSW but UNSW is definitely high on the list of Australian uni's. I have been to Copenhagen and it is a very pretty place. I would say that your main concern is the type of lifestyle you are looking to lead while away. UNSW is situated between the beach and the city. Most exchange students live near the beach (bondi or coogee) and it is a very modern university with 40 000+ students, always things going on. While i dont know much about Copenhagen as far as a place to study i imagine it would be quite different to Australia. Danish are good at english so you dont need to worry too much about getting around town.

oh i forgot to ask what you are studying? If it is business then UNSW may even be more prestigious than Melbourne. There may be an argument there heh. Remember they are in different sides of the world, if you are looking for a name then it depends where you will want to use that name.

I have lived in a few different places and i think there is a foreign experience even if it is a english speaking country. There may not be as much of a culture shock, yet there usually are differences to your home environment.

iheartdonuts

I say mcgill should be you're first choice. Being in a french speaking environment for a semester will definately help you perfect your french which is something you shouldn't drop after having spent time learning it.
Aside from that its an amazing school .

yougotjohn

Those are all great schools, but if you're interested in more, check out American University. There are different American Universities in places every where between Paris and Cairo and Washington, D.C. and they're all affiliated.

FrddyGV

Well I currently have the possibility for the IES study abroad programs which are everywhere but I prefer a 4 year university and the list I mentioned above has the ones I prefer plus manchester business school.

sid19

Personally i dont think you can really go wrong with the selection you have.

Just think about about what kind of lifestyle you want to try out. Obviously if you are living in california at the moment then sydney wont be TOO different, however if you live in most other parts of the states then there would be quite a difference. You could also consider what other areas you want to visit .. e.g: Asia or Europe..

Last year i was trying to choose between Ireland and the U.S .. then once i chose the US i was trying to pick a place within it. Its hard work but a lot of fun! Good luck making a choice