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Working Title: University in the U.S. vs Europe: Why Studying Abroad is a Foreign Idea Topic I have chosen to explore the differences between European and American higher education, with the specific goal of explaining why students from both regions decide to attend university in America, where tuition costs are much higher, and not pursue an education abroad in Europe, where tuition is reduced or often free. This means that I will be exploring the similarities and differences between both education systems, particularly how the privatization of education (or lack thereof) relates to the quality of education, the number of students who attend, and the demographics of those students who attend. Research Question Why do many students, both from the United States and from abroad, choose to attend university in the U.S. when many international institutions have reduced or free tuition and American tuition costs continue to rise? Why does the allure of prestige of American univer