I'm an American student who's looking at universities. I was wondering if anyone knows of any schools in the UK or France that are small, liberal arts universities. I don't speak French, so if you recommend schools in France, please make sure that they have classes in English. The reason I'd like to go to school in one of those countries is to meet students from those countries and from other parts of the world. So the American University of Paris or Richmond University aren't very high on my list. Thanks
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Small liberal arts colleges only exist in America. French universities where you will be taught in English will not have French students. All French students that speak good enough English to be taught in that language attend uni in the UK. You are quite right that you will not meet any British Students at the American university of Richmond, I have never understood why anyone would take the trouble to cross the pond for an education that they can get at home. British universities vary in quality but they all require at least three APs and you will need to chose your major before you start. My suggestion is that you attend a liberal arts college in America and do a year abroad.
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You didn't specify your education budget and the kind of University you'd like to enroll into- for instance any University which has more than 80% pass rate can be called good and it stands true for so many Universities in UK and France. There are posh ones like Grenoble Ecole De Management (Paris), Paris Graduate School of Management (Paris), Uni of Oxford, Uni of Cambridge etc will cost you an arm and a leg but still it can become relatively affordable if you apply for scholarships, bursaries, grants etc. Some unis I've heard also offer reduced rates to American citizens..so look at that option. In my opinion, UK is regarded best worldwide as far as higher education goes. Below is a list of good UK unis and english speaking French institutions- French Unis- University of London Institute paris Grenoble Ecole De Management Paris Graduate School of Management (they have branches in UK as well) (and as you mentioned you did not want to go to the American University in paris, then there is slim chance for you to be offered a place because most french universities DO NOT teach in languages other than french, except if you do a degree in English Literature. And French unis also conduct tests to verify a advanced level of french of the pupil, because in the course they'd expect you to be fluent in written n spoken French) UK unis- University College London (rank 1) University of London (Arts faculty) It has several colleges affiliated to it and is very highly reputed. Look up the website. University of loughborough ( Good UK level ranking) ranked no 4 UK wide for Arts courses University of Exeter (again a highly regarded institution) Brunel Uni( rank 3) Oxford Uni (rank 2) Kingston (london) rank 15 Kent uni (rank 12) Leeds Uni (rank 11) Edinburgh college of arts- picturesque scotland (rank 17) P.S- these are ranks for Arts colleges, hence, the smart alecs who say "they do not know where I got my facts from, they might as well confirm their own
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Don't know where Rahmneek dhillon got his rankings from but that's not what most people here in the UK consider to be the order of the best institutions. French universities will only teach in French, a case of national pride. In case you're interested in anywhere outside of France universities in Denmark and Holland do teach a lot of courses in English. This is a popular general ranking of UK universities: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2010/jun/04/university-league-table note that there is a group called the Russel group made up of the top twenty uk institutions and the 1994 group made up of smaller but research intensive universities. Essentially they make up the top 40 of respectable universities most British people aim to get into one of them. You also need to check which subject you want to do as most universities excel in two or three subjects but might be lower down the league tables if they aren't brillant at the others. Also look at the QS world rankings to get a more research aligned ranking. http://www.topuniversities.com.dev.quaqs.com/university_rankings/results/2008/overall_rankings/top_100_universities/
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