ALSO what is the equivalent of university in USA? Very confused and hoping to sort it out when I get there. I've finished college here and hoping to study nursing!
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Sorry, I don't really understand the "equivalent of university in USA" part. But the US is a great place to study about nursing and becoming one! Although I am not from the UK, I do know how it is like to move from one place to another. My father was asked to move to Shanghai, China from San Jose, California for a higher position in his job. At that time, I was quite young, only 9 years old. Luckily I spoke Chinese because my father was born in China. Your lucky you are moving to a country where you at least speak the same language, even if you have different accents. As you probably know, the US is a country where there are many different people with different backgrounds. So there are many different accents everywhere. When I moved to China, I was surprised at how different it was. It was nothing like what I thought. China is still kind of behind in culture. The people there have such a different life. They did outrageous things that I thought was disgusting beyond belief, rude, and very unclean! But then again, everyone is raised up differently. So I think if you be yourself, people will like you and you will fit in easily, because true friends should like you for who you are and what you do. It's always good to be a little different from everyone else. If everyone was the same, wore the same clothes, acted in the same way, this world would be very boring. I hope I helped and best of luck in your new home!
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In the US, universities and colleges are used almost interchangeably. The progression is high school (usually grades 9-12) to college (4 year undergrad degree) to grad school (2 yr Masters, 4-6 yr Doctorate). There are a lot of deviations from this (community college, professional school, trade, etc), but that is the most basic. For nursing, there are many levels, including some that require no university, but just specific training to some with Bachelors and Masters degrees. There are a LOT of nursing schools here, though. Will you fit in? That depends on your personality, and how willing you are to accept that we do things differently here. Our pronunciations and spellings are different, not wrong. We are louder, and tend to do things bigger than you are probably used to. We can be crass and petulant, but turn right around and be the most generous people you could imagine. We come from all over the world, and the "American culture" is one that changes and flexes all the time. Just do your best to accept the differences without a lot of commentary, answer questions about whatever nation you lived in (you'll be shocked at how little geography or world politics Americans generally know), and you'll be fine. Your accent (yes, when you are here, it is YOU who has the accent) will get a fair amount of positive attention, as we generally like foreigners from east of us (south gets some trouble right now, but east is good). Oh, and football is a game where the ball rarely touches feet, while soccer is only just starting to gain some attention. Rugby doesn't really exist (sadly), and cricket is of no real interest to almost anyone. We play our football, baseball, basketball, and somewhat hockey. Be a little familiar with each of them, and you'll be able to break the ice with a lot of people here. Good luck!
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Just watch Cricket and Soccer. And go to pubs you will fit in just fine.
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