lie... FRESHMAN... transfer (European student)

theskyisgrey2day
Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:27:30 +0000

heyy
so i have some friends in italy/England and they basically applied as freshmen, and used their year at their universities as a “gap year”… not sure if that helps but anyways it was too complicated to use a first year in italy as a first year in US because in italy you can choose how many exams to take and stuff.
also i completely agree that high school is ten times harder in europe, while university is a lot better in america… i have a way easier time in the states with work compared to my high school in europe BUT the quality of education in college is so much better than any of my friends studying back home (and they are in unis in holland, uk, france, germany etc… )
anyways hope that helps… you could always call admissions and ask them about your specific case without telling your name etc just to see what their reaction is… maybe they’ll be understanding of the fact that you come from a different system etc.
good luck!