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Today I wan to share

5 reasons why I decided to apply to American Universities

instead of going to study in other countries.

Now these reasons would vary

from one person to another

because this is my video

I wanted to share my five reasons.

The first reason is being in the centre of the world.

You can say so

I can compare with studying in Germany

When I was in Germany

I thought that

everything was comfortable

everything was nice and easy

scheduled

I had free weekends when everything was closed

I had days when I had to study in the university

But at the same time

I didn' have a feeling that I am

in the centre of events.

I thought like everything else is happening

somewhere else

not where I am right now.

When I travelled to United States

in 2013

I realised this is where the centre of the world is.

Every day we're using Facebook,

which is headquatered in California,

every day we use Apple

which is headquatered in California.

We use google.

Which is headquatered in California.

There's MIT.

where they develop the newest

thing we're going to use in 20-30 years

And I thought yes

this is the place where the future is born

and for me

as an active and innovative person

this is really important to be

where things are happening and where the future is born

The second reason is

funding

Now I know many of you

are dreaming of studyimg in Great Brtain

Believe me, I've been there

when I was 14

I traveled to the UK for he first time

And I thought this is the country where I want to live in

And this is the country where I want to study

Oxford and Cambridge are basically the best universities

in the world.

Then I started researching my options

in terms of funding

because my parents told me

we're never gonna give you 60 K

in pounds to study in the UK

So you have to figure out yourself

I started researching

The only steep-end scholarship

was Chevening scholarship

It was so complicated

I thought I would never be eligible for it.

I just left my dream of studying abroad

before 2014

when I was scrolling through my Facebook feed

I saw a story of a girl

who got full financial aid

to study in the United States

I was like is it even possible?

Studyimg in the USA is also very expensive

if we take top American Universities

and Master's degree

the minimum tuition fee would be like $ 60 K a year

and that's just tuition fees.

Then I started my own research

on funding

from American Universities

I realised there are several

funding options that you can choose

assistanship when you work

on American campus,

University compensates your tuition fees and housing.

There's scholarship

which is the best when you get money and continue study.

There are fellowships

and work/study programs

if you guys want to see a full video on

financial aid

in the American Universities

I'll leave a link below

I made a whole video of how I got

full funding to do my MBA

and Master's in the USA.

The third thing about studying in the USA

which really applies to me

you'd have a lot of prominent lecturers

coming to your University and telling you what's happening in the world.

I got my first degree in Russia

What I noticed is that

we were taught economics by people

who were born and raised

in the Soviet Union.

Soviet Union and Modern Economics

have nothing to do with each other

I was suprised that

people who have never ever traided

on financial markets

actually taught us how to do that.

In America it's completely different

For example, in Stanford

you'd have Elon Mask or Peter Thiel

who are the best enterpreneurs in the world right now.

You'll have them giving lectures

to students who study enterpreneurship.

You'll have Tim Ferris in Columbia

He wrote a book how to be productive

and how to work 4 hours a week.

I'll leave a link below

because I'm reading this book right now

and it's changing my life completely

You'll have these people who actually have

real life experience

teaching subjects

It's really important for any sphere

America is one of the best countries

in terms of having great people teaching

students.

The fourth thing which is important

for everyone

how much money will you get after you graduate

If we take top American business schools,

for example the average salary would be around

100 000 $

and this is really amazing.

It differs from one subjest

to another

and if you're a teacher

you won't be getting that much money.

If you're doing anything connected with science,

business,

I think there are great opportunities in America.

I have a couple of friends

kind of friends

adult friends

professors in American Universities

and they live a happy life

If you want to become a professor in the United States,

you'd have 4 years of work

and then 1 year of travelling.

I don't remember the word.

If you know the word, please write it down.

In the comments.

They have this freedom

amd they have resources to

to conduct research and

phD students

working for them.

Opportunities after you graduate

from American Universities

are bigger than in other countries

And the last thing

but not the least

If you're international student

like me

you'd be interested in

staying in the country where you got education.

and applyig what you've learned

in real life.

Now in Great Briatain

it's almost impossible right now

you have to pack your bags

in 3 months after you graduate.

In America

it's easier

If you graduated from an American University,

got an American degree,

you're eligible for OPT

which is 1 or 3 years.

You can stay in the United States,

apply what you've learned.

If you're studyimg STEM,

subjects like technical, engeenering,

mathematics.

You get up to 3 years.

This is great.

There's be an opportunity

for you to find an employer

if you want to stay in the United States.

If you just want to get

work experience in the States,

which is considered everywhere

in the world as one of the best

then you have this opportunity

and you don't have to go home

after you finish university.

These are my 5 reasons to study in the USA.

I hope you guys enjoyed this video.

If you want to add something

please comment below.

I think this would be useful

for people who're deciding where they want to study.

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because I post a lot about education

abroad, about passing exams

and about being an immigrant in the USA.

If you're interested in those topics,

I'll find my channel amazing.

I hope to see you in the next video.

Thank you for watching this one.

Bye bye.