UCLA VS. Warwick University

b_r_um
Mon, 13 Mar 2017 02:56:15 +0000

I would take a different approach from the writers above.

I would ask myself first, which continent do you want to live on after college? Where are you allowed to work? I would let that answer be my first and foremost guide.

You will have more opportunities (for networking, recruitment, job applications, easy path to graduate school, even possibly for a work visa) in the same country that you attended university in.

While it is of course possible to attend graduate school in another country, you are in a much better position to apply to the top graduate programs if you got your undergraduate degree in the same country. American colleges will groom you to have the resume and accomplishments that American graduate programs are looking for, while European universities would lead you down a different path.

If you are hoping to emigrate, consider the difficulty of getting a work or immigrant visa. Getting a work visa to the US is difficult (it literally requires winning a lottery) and an employment-sponsored green card is nearly impossible to obtain (unless you are a physician or you have $1 million cash to invest into a US business). Canada is easier to immigrate to. I know nothing about immigration policies in the EU or UK.

Of course none of this applies if your goal is to return to another country entirely, or if you already have a job waiting for you. In that case, please ignore everything I said and listen to the writers above.