help?

[hard]

I want to know whether it is possible to transfer from an Australian university to an American one as a post-grad. Let's say i am a post-grad engineer in melbourne, would i be able to transfer to princeton or harvard as a post-grad or isn't that possible? Would that also depend on your scores?

[enwiabe]

That would be my goal. You have to get AMAZING scores. I know a guy who's doing that who was a physics lab demonstrator for me this semester. He maintained a solid 90 average throughout his course and was on a whole bunch of research projects and work experience etc. and got admitted to a Masters of Engineering at MIT. In conclusion, very hard but DOABLE.

[hard]

WTF MIT. Masachussets(don't know how to speel it) Institute of Technology! that is friken awesome. Yer i'd figure it would be very hard. Why's it so hard though i mean, it's post-grad? Guess i have to go out less at uni although unlikely lol.

also do you know how much are the expenses there?

[Eriny]

It's very expensive to be educated in the US! Part of the reason why you have to do so well is because you'll probably require a scholarship of some sort. As for actual figures, I'm not sure.

[hard]

yer true without a scholarship i don't think its possible.

[bturville]

When you talk about 'transferring' from post grad, do you just mean applying directly to a US institution after your undergrad...or what?

[hard]

nah after you graduate as undergrad and you are about to do your honours or something like that. Undergrad, i presume, would be VERY hard.

[bturville]

Yeah after you graduate, thats what i meant. I would love to do post grad study overseas. Does anybody know if its truly worth the large time, effort and/or money involved? Obviously it would be very desirable to employers and set you apart, but I guess if your marks are amazing anyway, thennnnnnn

[excal]

Probably not, depending of your field of study.

If you're like enwiabe and you want to work in NASA one day, getting a degree in the US is the first step to gaining the right to live/work there (like it is here). Furthermore, I don't think anyone offers space propulsion here

[Eriny]

I want to be an academic, so going overseas (US or UK) to do a PhD is probably the best thing I can do career-wise. And I think, certainly, a degree from say, Harvard or Oxford or whatever would give most people better employment opportunities than a degree from an Australian uni. But, depending on what you want to do, it's usually not necessary.

[mark_alec]

Why's it so hard though i mean, it's post-grad?

Why should the top universities in the USA (and the world), allow anybody to study there? You will need to be exceptional to even have a chance of being admitted.

[darlok]

It's by no means impossible to gain post graduate education at a top US university, the main problem is the cost. I would say if you are motivated to get in, and are undertaking a degree at a top Australian university then there is nothing stopping you. As the American undergraduate courses are 4 years, you will require more than an undergraduate degree from AUS on most occasions, maybe a masters or something like a diploma in mathematics.

As to cost, it's tough being an international. You will probably have to apply to what is called an "need blind" college, which means they accept people before looking at their requests for financial aid, therefore such requests will not disadvantage you. If you were to apply to a non need blind college and were to request financial aid, being an international you would want to have some OUTSTANDING past academic results to get in.

[/0]

That would be my goal. You have to get AMAZING scores. I know a guy who's doing that who was a physics lab demonstrator for me this semester. He maintained a solid 90 average throughout his course and was on a whole bunch of research projects and work experience etc. and got admitted to a Masters of Engineering at MIT. In conclusion, very hard but DOABLE.

I don't get it... is 90 really that hard to achieve in university? Is it like 90% or 90/90?

[hard]

well if collin got like 80's or whatever and got HD's then i'd assume 100% or 90% would be VERY difficult.  most my mates are failing anyway even though they got 88+ on their ENTER's.

[mark_alec]

I don't get it... is 90 really that hard to achieve in university? Is it like 90% or 90/90?

It is 90%, and as the years progress, it becomes increasingly difficult to score that highly.