Universities in Colombia

adrimm says on Apr 14, 2005, 12:53:

Consideration Although things may be different in the UK, I know a number of Colombian people who have had difficulty getting equivelant employer recognition for their Colombian degrees in other countries. I doubt you would have as much diffifulty with a degree from the UK. If I were you I would consider researching your UK Uni's to see which of of them would be willing to accept some of your courses from a Colombian uni so you can spend a year on exchange in Colombia but still get a UK Uni degree. Some may even have an exchange agreement set up already.

It would be considerable research as you will need to decide on and look within a specific program area and see what the courses are like in Colombia and the UK and see which can be matched up. I think it's a considerable job becuase at this stage it may be difficult to narrow down what exactly you intend to study. I ended up doing something entirely different to what I first had in mind when starting university.

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kikiortiz11 says on Apr 14, 2005, 15:04:

Univ Yea, you are better off starting there in the UK but if possible you can find a way your University over there can have some type of exchange program with a University in Colombia. That way you can spend a few years in Colombia at the same time getting credits recognized in the UK.

Kiki Ortiz-Matallana

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kikiortiz11 says on Apr 14, 2005, 15:04:

Univ Yea, you are better off starting there in the UK but if possible you can find a way your University over there can have some type of exchange program with a University in Colombia. That way you can spend a few years in Colombia at the same time getting credits recognized in the UK. But you would be fine fitting in. There are a good number of foreigners in Bogota. You would fit in just fine!

Kiki Ortiz-Matallana

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cali373 says on Apr 14, 2005, 20:09:

I would cut of a finger for an opportunity like that when I was college bound. To each their own but you can always go back to the UK, that is easy. The hard part is getting an opportunity like the one your mother is giving you.

Smile if you are a thinker!

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cypher says on Apr 15, 2005, 00:53:

i would stay in the UK
my parent's offered me that same "opportunity".. i rejected it cos a degree from the UK is better recognised anywhere in the world, than a degree from colombia (unless you plan to stay in colombia). i know so many people who have come to the UK with degrees from colombia and they are not even doing what they studied, it is very hard to get the degree validated.

Also, you dont really want to be studying the rest of your life, and there is no point in doing a degree in colombia, then coming back to the UK to redo it, for example.

I took a gap year, actually 2, gave me the opportunity to live in colombia a while, and also decide on what i wanted to do.
If you want the experience of studying in colombia.. take a gap year and go there for a year, if you really like it and dont want to leave, stay.. but if not, you can always come back to start your degree in the UK. Or find a Uni here in the UK that does exchanges to Colombia.. i havent really heard of any.
Or better still go there just to improve your spanish on a long extended holiday =)

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Cerealkiller says on Apr 15, 2005, 05:16:

I think you should come over during the summer holidays enroll in a summer course or soemthing of the sort, a lot of people take subjects during the summer to earn extra credits. If you like it, you can do your first year here and always apply for a second year entry in the UK, most unis, except Ox-Bridge of course, will accept this. I tell you because thats what Ive done myself. However, I think you might wanna earn our degree in the UK...If you end up doing it here, make sure you enroll prestigious unis, otherwise you wont get your degree recognized overseas. You can send me a PM if you want more info..Id be happy to help. :)

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