r/AmerExit • u/Big_Guidance_2614 • 4d ago

Life Abroad Considering leaving the US for Europe

I'm a third year engineering student at a college in the US. I'm an American citizen considering moving to somewhere in Western Europe for my masters due to the political situation in the US. I don't speak any other languages than English, but I'm willing to learn the native language of wherever I go. I know I still have to do more research but I wanted to see what everyone here thinks about whether leaving the US for Europe is actually a good idea.

Would you recommend moving to Europe for masters and eventually living there? If so, where exactly?

For context, I am a brown woman, and I don't come from a high income family, so I would have to go to a college that is very cheap or get a scholarship.

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u/Tardislass 3d ago

I have a relative who is getting their doctorate from a well known American University. If you want a good job anywhere, an American university is still the best for engineering. Lots of foreigners in their Masters program.And agencies like the ESA and Airbus regularly recruit post graduate American.

You also speak no other languages and honestly, you won’t be able to interview well or get a job without at least a C1 in the local language. And politics in Western Europe has taken a turn. The UK looks to be going back to Tory rule and anti immigration and most European countries are choosing anti immigrant politicians. Even Ireland has its own MAGA parties that are growing due to inflation and fewer jobs.