I've heard that alot of poorer foreign countries have better colleges because less people go. Not class size, but that they teach a better cirriculum because more money is poured into fewer colleges. Anyone know about this?
That doesn't really make sense. If the country was poor, why would it be home to prestigious universities? If it was, than it wouldn't be as poor since a significant number of its citizens would have such a good education. If you notice, nearly all of the world's famous universities are located in rich countries. Plus, college is a big enough adjustment as it is without having to adjust to a new culture on top of it.
Just because a country is poor does'nt mean that there are'nt rich people living there. I was'nt seriously considering going to college in a third world country, I was just wondering.
Well...I've been to Tanzania and that certainly isn't the case there. I guess it would depend on the country though.
Many developing countries have larger differences amongst the distribution of wealth hence the wealthy and the poor go to very different schools. Depends on how you look at it. In any political system, corruption is inevitable but much more apparent in poorer countries. The wealthy can then control many of the schools or politicians hence not really letting the school work on its own education mechanism. But in some places, because the wealthy have a higher standard, then they would demand more so the quality is kept high. However, I do know that some of the kids of the rich get into good schools just because they are rich, not because they are good. You can save a lot of money by going to a university in a developing country plus the cultural experience is unreal. Doing it as an exchange student is cool.
i dont know if thats true, but i can tell you as someone who is (eventually) transferring into an overseas college- its a bitch. i have 30 days before the semester starts to learn the language fluently- because no classes are in english. you cant work being you wont have a working permit, so all food, fun and clothes are funded by money you earned before you left the US.... the list goes on. im sure its worth it, and i cant wait to go, but theres a lot mroe than cheap education and small classes/better curic to think about
