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I was watching episode 13 of Personal Preference, and suddenly remember I had a dream where Do Bin and Yoon Sub (Chang Ryul's dad) got together. I remember being happy because Do Bin got someone to love (and Yoon Sub got a lot kinder). I have some damn odd dreams sometimes.

I've been thinking more and more about studying overseas. There are a lot of programs in Europe that I like (most are in the Netherlands). And while they are cheaper than American universities, they're still so expensive (over $20,000 a year... admittedly cheaper than the school I was looking at here, which is like, $43,000 a year). Schools in Asia are around $2,000 - 5,000 a year, which is my price range. BUT they either require you to have proficiency in the language (not happening) or don't have a program I want. I know Sweden's colleges are free, but I also know they recently instituted a fee, which will be effective in 2011 (and which will bring the price up to something I don't want to pay).

So question for those who live overseas, or have any experience with non-American higher education -> Do you know of any good and cheap programs? Honestly, I've already got a large debt from undergrad, I really don't want to add to it.
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I have decided to apply for the Master of Science in Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases at Georgetown University.

It's my dream program, and the school is located in Washington DC, which is my favorite American city by far. Not to mention that the school has ties to all the major government agencies where I'd like to work (especially the NIH, CDC, CIA, and the Department of State).

Bad things about it:
- I have to take the GREs, which I am definitely not looking forward to (I'm not the best test-taker)
- It's ridiculously expensive. RIDICULOUSLY. $45,930 a year.
- While I love DC, it's not the international traveling I would have liked.
- I have to get three recommendations. I HATE getting recs.
- DC is an expensive place to live. Not as expensive as Boston, but expensive none the less.

I'm also looking at programs in Taiwan. There are a few degrees taught in English for what I'm looking for (biomedical sciences), and in general, the tuition is waived for international students (seriously, WHAT?!), plus since Taiwan really wants people to study there, they have awesome scholarships.

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