Drebin

Well, if the UK university you study at has a 'deal' with the US ones then you can end up paying *less* tuition than you would over here. I studied at UEA Norwich in the UK, and exchanged at CU Boulder. Here's what I paid:

98/99 in UK - £1000 (first year of tuition fees, thanks Tony! )
99/00 in US - £500 tuition fees
00/01 in UK - £1000 again.

YMMV since it's a fair few years on. ... and living costs IMO were cheaper than that of my time in the UK. But I guess when you factor in that you're likely to do 'extra' things when you're abroad (I went skiing/snowboarding for example), then it's going to be a bit pricier. San Francisco though you're probably looking at quite an expensive year. I was on a J-1, the UK university I went to organised the paperwork for me. I'd suggest if you haven't chosen your University here yet, then you shop around for one that'll get you to the part of the US that you want to study. Mine for example only did Boulder, and two Uni's in Canada.

I echo what people say about a full-blown job placement. You'd be pretty lucky to get a position out here, and unless you've done something pretty outstanding (I mean from a commercial POV, not a hobbyist/Uni project) then you probably won't get paid much if at all.

And mate, don't listen to the naysayers. A lot of people on this board have a "we're here, and we're special, you're not." attitude. "Just kidding" as they have to say over here of course. If the US appeals to you a lot more than Australia, then go for it!

Sarah

If you do a degree in American Studies, you often have the opportunity to do a year of your course in the USA. Otherwise....
Have a look at these:

http://www.mountbatten.org/
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-fulbright.htm
http://www.bunac.org/uk/workamerica/

Rob B

Thank You for all the information guys, appreciated.

I have contacted head of department at my Uni, Salford, and will see what he has to say about it.

scrubbedexpat099

CU Boulder is currently $3,000 a semester.

Well that was the amount of the cheque I wrote. Would vary according to exactly what you were doing.

In State Tuition.

Drebin

Well, I guess I should add that my experience was a 'cultural exchange'. The tuition fees I paid that year went to the UK gov't, and the deal I believe was just reciprocal. The Americans coming in the other direction paid smaller fees than usual for their year which effectively paid for my studies.

Privately I thought CU Boulder was more than that TBH! A friend of mine went back to do a Masters and I think it cost him a pretty-penny to do it.

I did Comp Sci, and spent a year of that course abroad. Credits transferred back to the UK system based on percentage grade. My UK Uni offered quite a few degrees with the exchange option. They also IIRC allowed you to switch from the 'regular' flavour degree to the exchange-one midway through your first year if you wanted. I knew one guy who managed to do that.

Manc

Rob

I know for a fact that some faculties of the University of Salford have exchange programs with the University of Toledo in Ohio.

I didn't go in the end, becasue, well it's Salford..........

AdobePinon

And I did go because, errr...., well...... yeah.

Rob, I would aggresively enquire about this. At one point (before Salford forgot it was a scientific university and became a 'university for the 21st century'), multiple departments participated in the Salford-UT exchange program. The interesting thing is that those departments shared resources and knowledge to do it. There's no reason (other than laziness) that another program could not piggyback on top of what was built for those earlier programs. Several were added because of student requests.

As for Toledo, it's a nice campus. It's fun for a year. Really. But then you'll be ready to go somewhere else.

Partystar

Whore!

Partystar

I wouldn't if I were you, it tastes like crap!

evoal2003

Your in an exceptionally good mood.

Ray

I see you missed this thread
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=384742

patbrit7

If you can get here on a student visa, and IF you can afford to attend University here, and IF you are outdoorsy, you should consider Colorado, as in University of Colorado, or Colorado State University. You could look them up on the web and see if they offer the courses you want.

Partystar

Yeah, I'm a ray of f**kin' sunshine!!!

Bob

no, you have to pay the fee and to get the visa you have to show you have the funds, but there are things like ERASAMUS and the other one, can't remember that will sponsor most EU students to do a year exchange who can't afford it...still need living expense money though...

Bob

Brunel does an exchange with San Fran State, about 20 students a semester...need to show you can get your hands on £10K tho