Wednesday, November 19, 2008

German Brazilians and Higher Education


This is a picture of the last standing part of the Teutonic Knights castle in Toruń. I took my friend, Beatriz from Brazil, and her friend who is also on Exchange, but in Germany, for a tour around Toruń. I don't know how I know so much about the history of this city, I surprised myself actually, I even knew a legend about how the teutonic knights killed people by throwing them down a hole in the tower you see in the picture (which was also the bathroom by the way). Hm, jeez, I never thought I was so nerdy until today :D. Anyway, here is also a picture of Copernicus's house. In case you are wondering, "Who the heck is Copernicus?!?", shame on you, he was the scientist who came up with the Heliocentric model of our Galaxy. He was born as Mikołaj Kopernik (Nicolas Copernicus) here in Toruń, Poland. His house is now a museum, and he is very loved in Toruń, he even has gingerbread named after him, and the main meeting spot is under his statue in the center of the Old Town.


I'm having a very hard time deciding where I want to study for university. In fact, now i'm having a hard time deciding what i want to study, let alone in which country. I know that I really want to study outside the United States, but whether that's Poland or London or even Paris (but I don't think so).
I'll tell you about Poland and London in a bit more detail:

Uniwersytet Warszawski (Universtiy of Warsaw)

-best university in Poland
-only 4,000 euro a year
-cheap student dorms
-very high, world recognized education
-very nice location (old city of Warsaw)
-beautiful city
-250,000 students
-Psychology Masters Program in English

Minus point
-Polish is extremely hard, studying in Polish would be very hard.

Richmond University
The American International University in London
-A semi-American University experience, yet still in a European atmosphere.
-Perfect middle of what i've been deciding on
-Great School, people have graduated to work for UNICEF or the UN, which is the type of job I would like.
-An international student body from over 120 countries
-In the heart of London
-All the majors are in English
-Beautiful Campus, easy access to public transportation
-I could still practice my Polish
-I can work anywhere as an International Student (the pound is higher than the Dollar)
Minus point:
-14,000 pounds a year + 7,500 pounds for room and board.

So if anyone has any advice or suggestions, I would love to hear them.

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