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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have an undergraduate degree from Belgium. You mentioned your daughter doesn't want anything too academic. The European system is much more demanding academically than the U.S. The American University in Paris might be fine. I would caution against the French system or even the Germany system.  Maybe the U.K.?

I also agree with the other poster--if she doesn't know what she wants to study then the European system would be a disaster for her. A LAC in the US would be better.[/quote]

I went to LSE for a masters degree and a top twenty American SLAC for undergrad. I disagree with this. lSE was super easy compared to my undergrad in terms of workload. I took three classes and had three exams at the end of the year with a few papers during the year and a mere ten thousand word dissertation. I had tons of free time and very little work. I think oxbridge might be more work.

I agree with the long post up thread that most UK universities make you specialize in one subject.

However there are some schools - most not as well regarded like the American University of Paris - where that is not the case. I don’t think you have to specialize right away. I don’t think it is very hard to get into nor particularly academically intense.[/quote]

Ok, I just reread your post and my response and realize I don’t respond quite correctly.

I agree American Univeirsity of Paris is probably not as intense.

I disagree that European Universities are more academically intense than American undergrad, particularly if you are going to places like Yale or Amherst etc. I think American undergrad at a top school is much more work most of the time.[/quote]

Me again! So many typos! On iPad, sorry[/quote]

OP please do not listen to this person. Grad degrees are top notch in the US in a way that they are not in Europe.  This post accurately reflects why the brightest do to not have European grad degrees.[/quote]

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