Study / Questions about studying at UAM In Poznan ( US citizen ) [14]

@DominicB Thank you very much for being realistic! I apologize about that lack of information; the Portland I am from is in Connecticut. In high school I believe I held around a 2.7 GPA, I'm not sure if Polish Universities look at clubs and such; so I won't go into detail there. Currently I am holding around a 3.5 GPA, and by the end of this semester will have 21 credits. I haven't declared my major yet, as I decided to go to a community college for the first two years to get my general education classes done for cheap. If I were to study in Poland I would be limited to study in English, which I have a question about further on. After that I was planning on transferring to a large out of state university. The only problem I have with that is the insane cost (Would be $50,000+ per year). Community college is really disturbing. I'm learning things I have known since my high school and having to pay around $5,000 a year for them. Which I why I was considering studying in Poland.

However if what you said is true, and you certainly seem to know your stuff, it may not be worth it. Is studying English useless out there? I'm unsure of where you can go beyond the degree. Furthermore, is it similar to the states where there is student housing? Or are you on your own? I can't seem to find that on the website.

Again thanks for such a detailed response.

@monitor I have read that, the school has actually already replied to my email which is astounding. I'm used to waiting at least a week for colleges here. I wouldn't be able to use their study abroad program as my current college has absolutely no funding. (They just cut every single sport). I wouldn't be able to study in polish yet, so english would be preferred. Thank you for the link, I'll look more into that right now.

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@Harry Do you mean the classes are so poorly taught they are hard, or something along those lines? Also does this translate to a useless degree then?

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Yes, my credits are transferable to the universities I have been looking into here in the States. However most universities here are beginning to lose money to community college transfers. Which leads to them changing the names of the course or making slight changes to the curriculum. I found this out the hard way by talking to University of Connecticut about transferring. So I am not sure how long my courses will stay transferable. I appreciate the list of colleges! I'll certainly check those out.

Do you have any examples of exceptions of English degrees being useful?

I am more interested in psychology, which I would need a masters in if I do want to do much with it. I've been looking into science or math degrees but I can't seem to find a a topic that interests me to much. Not because it's hard, it's just never been my area of interest. I am however taking as many math classes as I can to keep my options open. However that's another topic.

Thank you again for the points you're making, it's a huge help.

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Ah! That makes much more sense now, chances are I will skip studying in Poland then; perhaps I'll look into study abroad programs in the future.

I am aware about the unsteady future in Psychology; this is the main reason why I haven't declared my major yet.

I'll continue the search for majors. Thank you again for being realistic, that's exactly what I was looking for.

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In the US, with a masters you are able to obtain a certificate and practice as a Clinical Psychologist. With a PhD you have the possibility of teaching.

Overall, Psychology isn't very useful here either; especially not with a four year degree.

I was referring to studying English in Poland. I wasn't sure if studying there would make finding, for example, an English teaching job easier. Teaching has always interested me, but from the looks of it English teachers aren't flourishing in Poland.