What is the Deal With College?
Universities are no longer necessary for most careers. I also don't think we should discriminate, so I understand my desires do not match reality. I worked in software engineering for most of my career. My Computer…
AP Exams
When I was in high school, I took two AP tests: Calculus BC and Chemistry. All I was told was that I should take them because then I wouldn't have to take the classes in college.…
Netherlands Universities for Americans
There are six Netherlands schools in the Top 100 Global Rankings. RankUniversityCityLanguageTuition56University of AmsterdamAmsterdamEnglish & Dutch**$14,80062Utrecht UniversityUtrechtDutch*$20,00076Wageningen University and ResearchWageningenEnglish & Dutch**$17,80083Leiden UniversityLeidenEnglish & Dutch$21,00086Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdamEnglish & Dutch$7,400-$14,00092University of GroningenGroningenEnglish & Dutch$11,000-$16,400139Delft University of TechnologyDelftEnglish…
Germany Universities for Americans
There are four German schools in the Top 100 Global Rankings. RankUniversityCityLanguage36Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichMunichGerman49Heidelberg UniversityHeidelbergGerman60Technical University of MunichMunichGerman88Humboldt University of BerlinBerlinGerman125RWTH Aachen UniversityAachenGerman133University of BonnBonnGerman137University of FreiburgBreisgauGerman*150Technische Universitat Dresden (TU Dresden)DresdenGerman162Free University of BerlinBerlinEnglish***Bachelor…
Australia Universities for Americans
There are eight Australian schools near the Top 100 Global Rankings. RankUniversityCity33University of MelbourneMelbourne47Australian National University (ANU)Canberra51University of SydneyCamperdown61University of QueenslandBrisbane66Monash UniversityMelbourne67University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)Kensington100University of AdelaideAdelaide107University of Western AustraliaPerth English is the…
Canada Universities for Americans
Although Canada has no universities in the top 20, it has three in the top fifty. RankUniversityRegionLanguage23University of TorontoToronto, OntarioEnglish34McGill UniversityMontreal, QuebecEnglish38University of British ColumbiaVancouver, British ColumbiaEnglish101University of AlbertaEdmonton, AlbertaEnglish123McMaster UniversityHamilton, OntarioEnglish163University of CalgaryCalgary, AlbertaEnglish166University of…
Switzerland Universities for Americans
The next highest Non-US/UK university is from Switzerland. The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zurich) was founded in 1854 and is known for chemistry, mathematics, and physics. There are other top-ranked universities as…
United Kingdom Universities for Americans
I made a post about the top universities in other nations besides America. But are any of these universities realistic opportunities for an American student? The UK has a system called UCAS, the Universities and Colleges…
Studying Abroad
My oldest loves geography and is curious about the world. They are an exceptional student and should be able to do whatever they want in their educational career. They started their first year in high school,…