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Which city should you study abroad in?
22 questions to find the study abroad city that fits how you learn and live, including roughly what a year there costs
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Rankings alone won't pick your city. These 22 questions cover the eight things that actually shape life as a student abroad: what you want to study, your budget, language, how you handle cold, the pace you like, the kind of community you need, whether you want to stay after graduating, and how far from home you're willing to go. Then we rank 33 international student cities and show your best fit with a match score. The full report spells out what studying there is really like: roughly what a month costs, the language bar, notable universities, the hardest stretch, your options after graduation, plus a backup city and the popular one that isn't right for you. Takes about 5 minutes.
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Your best study abroad city
Boston
Pulls all-nighters on a thesis by the Charles River
- Match90%
- Country / regionUnited States
- Rank#1 of 32 cities
From the full report
What studying in Boston is really like
Notable universities
Harvard University is known for law, business, public health and nearly every other field, MIT for engineering, computer science and the basic sciences, Boston University for communications and biomedicine, Northeastern University for its paid co-op program, and Berklee College of Music for contemporary music and production.
A typical week
Weekdays you basically live in the library and the lab, grabbing lunch from a food truck and eating on the walk. A weekend browse at the Harvard Square bookstores or a run along the Charles counts as serious downtime.
Where the money goes
Rent is the big one, so many people share apartments on the edges of Cambridge or farther out. Winter gear is the surprise expense of year one: a real down coat and snow boots aren't optional.
The hardest stretch
January and February bring early darkness and cold so deep you don't want to go outside, right when papers and midterms pile up. With brilliant people all around, impostor syndrome is especially common here.
What's in the full report
8 sections. The first 2 are free as soon as you finish; the rest open up with the full report.
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Your study abroad city and match score
Which of 33 study abroad cities fits you best, and by how much.
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Your top 6 cities
Your six best matches and how far apart they are.
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Your overview
The kind of student who thrives in this city, and why it beats your second choice.
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This city and your eight factors
How well it fits on academics, budget, language, climate, pace, belonging, life after graduation and distance from home.
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Your eight factors, point by point
Each of your answers set against the city's reality: roughly what it costs, the language bar, the winters, and post-study work visas.
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What studying there is really like
What a week looks like, where the money goes, and the hardest stretch.
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Also worth a look, and one to be careful with
Where your backup city differs, and what holds back the popular city that doesn't suit you.
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Three steps to take from here
One step each for schools, your biggest sticking point, and language prep.
Where a title mentions your type, city or tier, the report uses your own result.
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