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It's interesting (if not disturbing) to see just how big of a gamble Americans are forced to make with their college decision. I'm lucky to live in a country (S
by algorias 16y ago
It's interesting (if not disturbing) to see just how big of a gamble Americans are forced to make with their college decision. I'm lucky to live in a country (Switzerland) where college is practically free, making the whole thing a non-issue.
- smcl 16y agoSame thing here in Scotland. However even though we have plenty of good universities, we don't have anything quite like MIT, Harvard or Caltech.
- nickbarnwell 16y agoWhile it's no comparison for the global recognition that like Harvard, Oxbridge, et. al enjoy, within certain fields the Scottish Unis are quite well known. For example, Edinburgh is widely regarded to be the worldwide leader in AI Research, and St. Andrews has a renowned International Relations division.
- troels 16y agoYes, it's a surreal thought really. When I was in my late teens, I was certainly not capable of dealing with that kind of decisions. Must be very hard.
- jarek 16y agoYup. I'm really happy with the university decision I made when I was 17, because I now realize I didn't know shit and it was mostly through luck that I ended up making a decent one.