<p>By the way, when you say you’d be transferring for the full academic year, does that mean you’d be studying abroad in an American college for a year, while still getting your final degree from your original NZ university? Or would you actually be transferring to an American school for the duration of your studies? If it’s the latter, keep in mind that both A&M and OU have general education requirements which all students must complete before graduating. From my understanding, this is different than what most universities in other countries require of their students and one of the reasons why American degrees almost always take four plus years to complete.</p>
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I had quite a few options regarding college since I could afford to go anywhere in the country. My final transfer choices came down to the University of Arizona, Montana State (which I’m actually working for right now), the University of Vermont, and the University of Oklahoma. I ended up choosing OU for the following reasons; guaranteed admission, great geology, excellent transfer advising, a variety of other strong programs were I to change my mind, good Jewish life for being in the Southwest, large size, a nice college town within easy driving distance of a respectable city, and a general desire to be in another part of the country I hadn’t seen. Were I to go back in time, I would probably choose Montana State or CU Boulder simply because I love the outdoors.</p>