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    karoshi Senior Member solypsist's Avatar
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    keep in mind that here in the US one has to pay to go to school; it isn't free like in the UK

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    Wasn't really free for me either, so no big deal.
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    and no mate...you can never aim too high !

    what do you want to study ?
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    My problem is I've never been good at knowing what I want, which is why I think the US system is rather good, in that the first year at least, is rather broad in scope. I mean, my interests range from classics to science... but I can't work out what it is that I'm especially in to.
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    If u work that out and get back to me, I could help you.

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    This is not a flame or 'american bashing' etc - I just curious.

    I've heard that American qualifications from um.. 'high school' etc (?) aren't considered to be equivalent to European A levels and other higher qualifications.

    Is this the case or is it just Old Guard European elitism ?
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    It is true - as A levels are much more specialised. The flipside is that we with our A-levels may well be very good at a few subjects, but are very weak at everything else. I'd much rather have had a broader education to a slightly lower standard, than the narrow, high quality one I had.
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    Which seems to be a good place for a post-doc for international relations/international politics kind of stuff?
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    Georgetown, perhaps?
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