<p>So, umm first of all I’m from Estonia(between Finland, Russia, Baltics, you know) and I’m getting 17 next year.
I have always dreamed of going to one of the best universities in the world. As I have always been one of the bests at my schools, getting into Estonian top universities is absolutely no problem for me(90-100% all years at my city’s best school). I have been learning English as A-foreign language for about 10 years and I am perfectly capable of expressing myself in social situations, but is it enough to cope with world class universities?
It’s hard to ask something direct from you. I would just like to know is there even a small percentage that in, let’s say, 3 years I will be studying in Stanford, UCLA, Columbia or MIT?</p>
There are plenty of foreign students in the US who cannot express themselves in social situations but do fine academically. (I was one of them once upon a time :)) I needed a dictionary to do the reading and write papers in my first semester, but it’s not nearly as bad as one might imagine.</p>
<p>So learning hard-core Law or Medicine in English should not become a problem.
Maybe I’m worrying too much, cuz all the people from Estonia gone to the US have said that language was not a barrier.
Still, when I have looked some older SAT tests, I find reading or filling gaps with English words difficult. Maths or science seems pretty easy, but it’s alll these worddddsssss…</p>
<p>It has helped alot of people including me My tip is that you should start reading classic novels in English and find some good lists of English words to study. This is what I have just started to do. Will you apply to the class of 2016 (which I will) or 2017?
Good luck!</p>
<p>M4 - it’s great to dream, but realism doesn’t hurt either. Are you aware how expensive American universities are? As an international student you may have to pay $50,000 a year. If your family can pay such an amount, you should have no problem getting in to an American school. But to get significant financial aid, you really need to be an exceptional student, with interesting and extensive extra curricular activities.</p>
<p>to add on, medicine and law both require around 7-8 years worth of study (4 years for undergrad, and then 3 years grad school for law/4 for medicine), which is almost 400k USD in fees alone! there isn’t much financial aid available for international students. if money isn’t an issue then go for it.</p>
<p>Hey, Dio, the thing is that I don’t want something lovely, I want something more challenging, diffirent, exciting. Plus the ratings ofcourse.
But I’m glad you know it ; )</p>
<p>Swedish- I’m gonna finish high school in 2013, so in the best scenario I would start in the autumn of the same year. But ofcourse I am having the Army duty here, so that wouldn’t be before 2014.
Yeh, it’s reallly expensive to study there, but if anything goes right, I should be able to get some finances.
I also went to one conference where one speaker claimed that the easiest way to get all kinds of scholarships are with sports.</p>
<p>First, you need to research the American system as it’s quite different from the European. During undergrad studies, 4 years, you will not study law or medicine. You study to become a lawyer or doctor after your 4 years of college, law school is another 3 years, medical school 4 years.</p>
<p>While there is limited financial help for international undergrads, there’s none for law and medical studies. And because it’s hard for internationals to remain in the US after finishing their studies, most law and medical schools will not accept internationals unfortunately.</p>
<p>First, you need to research the American system as it’s quite different from the European. During undergrad studies, 4 years, you will not study law or medicine. You study to become a lawyer or doctor after your 4 years of college, law school is another 3 years, medical school 4 years.</p>
<p>While there is limited financial help for international undergrads (and yes, being exceptional at a sport helps a lot), there’s none for law and medical studies. And because it’s hard for internationals to remain in the US after finishing their studies, most law and medical schools will not accept internationals unfortunately.</p>
<p>First, you need to research the American system as it’s quite different from the European. During undergrad studies, 4 years, you will not study law or medicine. You study to become a lawyer or doctor after your 4 years of college, law school is another 3 years, medical school 4 years.</p>
<p>While there is limited financial help for international undergrads, there’s none for law and medical studies. And because it’s hard for internationals to remain in the US after finishing their studies, most law and medical schools will not accept internationals unfortunately.</p>
My tip is that you should start reading classic novels in English and find some good lists of English words to study. This is what I have just started to do. Will you apply to the class of 2016 (which I will) or 2017?