'College vs University'

A Cheaper Way to Study in the USA

Heey guys!!! Today the topic is university and here it goes a great option for those who want to study in the USA. We know that many people are curious about studying abroad, so we thought it might be a good idea to write about it.

I'm gonna try to explain it a little bit better.. Here in the USA you can choose between two different options, that would be study 4 years in the same university or study 2 years in a college and then get transferred to a university in order to study 2 more years.

Ok, but what is college ? Well, college is just a small university (I would say) where the students take the same classes as in the university but with a better price per unit .

Surely that it depends on the institution but some colleges are easier to get in than some universities. Many of them require the TOEFL and/or SAT, tests that are designated to test the student's capacity, especially on the English language. Oh, and I must remember you that the schools here are usually paid per semester, not month.

There's one thing that international students usually complain about and it is the difference of prices between them and american students. Every university/college here charge a fee besides the regular price per unit. Not fair, I know.. Especially if you are an international student that goes to class with american students and you see that only 40% of them pay attention or stay untill the class is over. Anyway.. despite the price, the experience pays off.

Those who are used to small universities, don't even imagine how big the universities here are. The small ones occupy one block, at least, and major universities such as UCLA, look like a small town. I've been lost, at least, 15 times inside de campus and I study in a small college that is half of a university. Here everything is separated by subject and each subject has its own building. And when you have one class in "Humanities", one in "Mathematics" and one in "Music" in the same day, is almost impossible to don't get lost in the beggining..

Well, that's it by now...

We hope you like it!

See you soon.. 

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