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Comment author: tomme 22 September 2012 10:12:43AM 1 point [-]

The crux of my confusion is not what school to pick, but what to study and in which country.

Anyhow, in the USA I'm thinking some liberal arts colleges: Berea, Bowdoin, Bates, Carleton, Harvey Mudd. England - I got an offer at Durham for Biology.

Comment author: AspiringRationalist 23 September 2012 06:00:32AM 2 points [-]

From a financial standpoint, Harvey Mudd may be a good choice; its graduates tend to do pretty well (I am in no way affiliated w/ Harvey Mudd, though I was accepted there): http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/top-us-colleges-graduate-salary-statistics.asp

I can't really speak to the others.

Regarding biology vs. medicine, how well does medicine pay in Hungary? How transferable is a Hungarian medical degree?

Comment author: Larks 25 September 2012 02:58:38PM 1 point [-]

Durham is widely viewed in England as second only to Oxford and Cambridge. (For some specific subjects, Warwick, LSE, Imperial etc. do better, but Durham does well overall).