In terms of fees Switzerland universities are actually dirt cheap. The fees are 500 CHF per semester plus whatever course material costs, but it's never more than maybe 2'500 a year. Which is really good considering in Geneva you could say attend the International High Studies Institute which is far more renowned than what has been suggested above...
No no I was already accepted at the masters level, which I had filled out explicit paperwork to the letter to be in and got a letter confirming my intentions. Which should translate into starting with a masters program.
As it was, I could not go to anybody else for a second opinion, the office of the Rector etc. all said this one person was responsible for my subject and he was the only one to make this decision.
Considering I went to a university that is in much a similar standing as the ETH worldwide with regard to the quality of education and the university I applied to does not come close, I do not believe it was a matter of credit acceptance. I also got a lovely rant on the US university system and how it is far less superior etc. We are all entitled to our own opinions but in a situation where you are sitting face to face with the person who can say yes or no to your degree, I found it very unprofessional. All the more reason to go somewhere else.
and i just wanna ask where someone can evaluate his diplomat at swiss ?
i found it now and i will type it if someone will need it :>>
http://www.crus.ch/information-progr...r/usa.html?L=2
The general comment that High school diploma allowes to follow a higher education in Switzerland must be competed by the small print... and that is a little bit more difficult, as it depends where you apply. From that list, I can see that they often require:
- either two years of university before applying to Swiss university,
- or 5 Advanced Placements with certain specifications (two language, maths, sciences and minimal grade for each 3...)
Careful: Those as not accepted as subjects in Advanced placements and High school diploma (if your son's high school diploma has one of those, it won't be accepted, says the website): Art History Computer Science Comp Government & Politics Environmental Science Music Theory Psychology Studio Art U.S. Government & Politics And don't forget to ask their language requirement when you have found a university that seems to fit your search... son will be studying in the local language, it be you find something in English (there was a thread about that in this forum somewhere).