Utenlandsstudier i Minnesota eller South Dakota, noen med erfaring?

[Erik]

Jeg holder på med utdannelse for å bli kjemisk ingeniør og tenkte at jeg skulle ta et semester eller to i utlandet. Jeg har snakket med skolen (HiT) og de to alternativene de har i USA er South Dakota School of Mines and Technology og Minnesota State University, Mankato. Jeg lurte på om det kanskje var noen her som har vært på en av disse skolene og eventuelt har noen erfrainger fra dem. Hvordan studentmijøet er der osv.?

[jjkoggan]

Jeg holder på med utdannelse for å bli kjemisk ingeniør og tenkte at jeg skulle ta et semester eller to i utlandet. Jeg har snakket med skolen (HiT) og de to alternativene de har i USA er South Dakota School of Mines and Technology og Minnesota State University, Mankato. Jeg lurte på om det kanskje var noen her som har vært på en av disse skolene og eventuelt har noen erfrainger fra dem. Hvordan studentmijøet er der osv.?

 

Since you are considering studying in Minnesota eller South Dakota I will provide my input in my native tongue. I have never visited these schools you are considering but I am very familiar with many american universities and attended 4 different ones in my lifetime and have visited over 50 personally I would guess over the many years here.

 

From an academic perspective I am guessing that the South Dakota school is much more focused and demanding while MSU is likely less focused and less demanding academically. The South Dakota school is specialized though and probably will give brighter job prospects. It is also smaller and you are more likely to have a more personal relationship with your professors if you need extra help.

 

From a social perspective the South Dakota school is dominated by male students and more isolated geographically from things to do outside of school than MSU. If you want to date american women you will have a tough time in South Dakota because the school is 75% male whereas MSU is even steven and it should be relatively even. If you are female it might be a good thing though. MSU is much closer to the urban center of Minneapolis so weekend trips to the big city are possible there, only an hours drive away.

 

Each school has their charm I suppose, small, cozy and academically challenging versus medium sized, diverse and more things to do.

 

I enjoyed my college time, and I believe the atmosphere of american universities to be much different from Norwegian universities which tend to be in urban centers with many students living close by. Most american universities, on the other hand are in small towns and the colleges become cities unto themselves, except cities where almost everyone is 18-23 and ready to engage in fun social activities.

 

 

Much luck to you, I wish I could help more but I've never been there, I just am familiar with the college life.

[Erik]

Thanks for your insight!

 

Er det noen som har noen erfaringer bare fra å leve i en av disse delstatene, trenger ikke nødvendigvis å ha vært student, bare noen som har et innblikk i disse to?