Whats the difference between going to college in New York City and London?|109745

I want to go to college in one of those two places, and lived in the US my whole life.

So what_s the difference? (Besides the driving on the other side of the road)

Massive difference between UK and US college systems that are more important than which is the better city to hang out in for a while.

The biggest difference between UK and US college education is you specialise very early in the UK. There is no such thing as pre-med or pre-law in the UK, you go straight into medicine and you_re a doctor by the time you are 24. Study is a lot more demanding, a UK undergraduate degree is only three years, but it crams in the same amount of stuff a four year US degree does. UK universities rarely have an extensive pastoral support service, it is sink or swim. Students don_t pay the full amount for their fees, just a portion of them, universities are largely funded by the government. This wouldn_t apply to you, as a foreign student you would have to pay full fees.

if i lived in the US for all of my life and had the chance to study in London, i_d do it, if only to know that i could take the train to Paris (and from there to the rest of Continental Europe) in only 3 hours!

here_s an idea: go to college in London, and spend a summer term in NYC.

Well, the first difference might be transportation costs. And, of course, there are cultural differences. But the big factor is which country can offer you the best education in the area you plan to study.

Best of Luck to You!