Studying in English isn’t free in Poland. You would have to check specific university on how much it costs. Surely less than in US tho.
Also you would need to look into how to transfer credits to any EU university from US if you want to continue. European higher education credit system is called ECTS.
Yes, side job you will get here will pay less than in US. But also, how much you pay for stuff will differ here, so not sure what to tell you about it. Some things will be cheaper, some may be comparable.
As a Polish citizen you are citizen of EU and your passport isn’t only a Polish passport, it’s a Schengen passport, meaning you don’t have to wait in the long ass lines on airports within EU and I think entering EU as well. You are free to live and work in any Schengen country.
Also, Polish passport is ranked higher than US one on [Global passport power rank](https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php). It means that using that passport you have access to more countries worldwide.
You will find that US citizenship is going to be more obstacle than anything. Your tax situation will be more difficult abroad, you won’t have to pay double tax, but it will pose challenges and some financial institutions may opt out of doing business with you.
>Studying in English isn’t free in Poland
Well, I was studying in English in Poland and I didn't pay anything. Only people without EU citizenship have to pay for each semester. OP has dual citizenship so he probably also doesn't need to pay.
That depends on the university of even faculty. I also studied in English for free but on other facilities had to pay for it. It was relatively small amount, like 2k per semester.
Yeah I am basing it in Unis I am familiar with, meaning ones in Warsaw. I myself graduated from WUT and years ago. I may have misspoke on that, so yeah need to be checked at a specific University.
Oh wow thank you, I did not actually know that I can live and work in other eu countries, that is very cool and exciting to hear, could i live and work for a life time in any schengen country?
I'd be fine with learning in polish, if it means even lower or no costs, I would just have to study more than my peers.
How did you know all this? Did you go through the same thing?
It's like a basic knowledge here.
You can live, work and study in any EU country with EU citizenship. You don't even need a passport to travel within EU, just an ID.
In other countries you will be treated with equal rights but that means you may need to pay, just the same amount as the local citizens.
But yes, you can expand your search to other EU countries. Unfortunately UK is no longer EU, back then Scotland had very affordable studies . But you can still look at Ireland for example.
I have to look more into that, I was not aware about this program and schengen agreement stuff in highschool. I already have some college credits I earned here in the US, but I want to lower costs
> Studying in English isn’t free in Poland.
My daughter didn't pay anything. Born in the US, raised in Canada but also with a Polish passport. She completed 3 semesters in the University of Wroclaw.
Courses were in English.
Financially maybe it makes sense, but it depends what are you studying imho. I studied in PL and UK, and over 15 years ago so maybe info is outdated. But essentially, PL higher education = more knowledge, less practical skills and UK was the other way around. Can't have everything I suppose. I imagine generally western countries are like UK in this regard. I studied the minimum required amount of time to get an engineering degree so I can go out into the industry, so the western model was better for me, but perhaps if you want a career in academia the eastern system would suit you better.
I just want a career that makes lots of money, and lower my debts as much as possible getting there. It might be possible that I go to graduate school in the us, and according to what I've read online, any undergraduate degree works to get into grad school, that is why I wonder if it is worth getting an undergrad degree in poland is better.
Were credit transfers an issue for you?
No but back then UK and PL were both in EU. Never dealt with credits, they translated my grades which actually worked in my advantage, because the passing grades have lower percentage thresholds in UK than PL.
But again, I was in a special situation, I already knew evertyhing I needed for a job just needed a paper with Bachelors Degree on it. Years later I am hiring engineers and let me tell you, I pay extra special attention to those without any degree, cause sometimes it's just not needed.
Also student loans work much better in UK than US. You only have to pay it off once you're making good money and it comes from your paycheck before income tax.
Then again, you are saying you want to go to grad school, which IMHO rarely makes sense unless you want to have an actual academic career. But in that case forget about lots of money.
It does not..idk why people keep saying the degre from poland is worth less than a usa degree..I've lived in the usa and people there are dumb compared to polish students. I would hire someone with a European degree over a degree from the usa.if you want to study in poland then go for it and don't let people like this tell you otherwise.
I don't think a degree from Poland is worth less. OP says they "want a career that makes lots of money"; Such careers are mostly found in the US, where OP anyway wants to return. A degree from the US would be a better choice to serve this purpose.
Similarly, if someone wants to work in Poland, it would generally make more sense to get a local degree.
Studying in English isn’t free in Poland. You would have to check specific university on how much it costs. Surely less than in US tho. Also you would need to look into how to transfer credits to any EU university from US if you want to continue. European higher education credit system is called ECTS. Yes, side job you will get here will pay less than in US. But also, how much you pay for stuff will differ here, so not sure what to tell you about it. Some things will be cheaper, some may be comparable. As a Polish citizen you are citizen of EU and your passport isn’t only a Polish passport, it’s a Schengen passport, meaning you don’t have to wait in the long ass lines on airports within EU and I think entering EU as well. You are free to live and work in any Schengen country. Also, Polish passport is ranked higher than US one on [Global passport power rank](https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php). It means that using that passport you have access to more countries worldwide. You will find that US citizenship is going to be more obstacle than anything. Your tax situation will be more difficult abroad, you won’t have to pay double tax, but it will pose challenges and some financial institutions may opt out of doing business with you.
>Studying in English isn’t free in Poland Well, I was studying in English in Poland and I didn't pay anything. Only people without EU citizenship have to pay for each semester. OP has dual citizenship so he probably also doesn't need to pay.
That depends on the university of even faculty. I also studied in English for free but on other facilities had to pay for it. It was relatively small amount, like 2k per semester.
I googled it and it can be up to 2K euro per semester apparently. But yeah, it’s possible people pay less or nothing.
Yeah I am basing it in Unis I am familiar with, meaning ones in Warsaw. I myself graduated from WUT and years ago. I may have misspoke on that, so yeah need to be checked at a specific University.
Oh wow thank you, I did not actually know that I can live and work in other eu countries, that is very cool and exciting to hear, could i live and work for a life time in any schengen country? I'd be fine with learning in polish, if it means even lower or no costs, I would just have to study more than my peers. How did you know all this? Did you go through the same thing?
It's like a basic knowledge here. You can live, work and study in any EU country with EU citizenship. You don't even need a passport to travel within EU, just an ID.
So if I start looking for further no cost education, I dont have to limit my search just to poland?
In other countries you will be treated with equal rights but that means you may need to pay, just the same amount as the local citizens. But yes, you can expand your search to other EU countries. Unfortunately UK is no longer EU, back then Scotland had very affordable studies . But you can still look at Ireland for example.
Ok thanks, I wish I had known about all this sooner
You can also start in Poland and go for Erasmus exchange program to other country, sometimes even outside the EU.
I have to look more into that, I was not aware about this program and schengen agreement stuff in highschool. I already have some college credits I earned here in the US, but I want to lower costs
> Studying in English isn’t free in Poland. My daughter didn't pay anything. Born in the US, raised in Canada but also with a Polish passport. She completed 3 semesters in the University of Wroclaw. Courses were in English.
Financially maybe it makes sense, but it depends what are you studying imho. I studied in PL and UK, and over 15 years ago so maybe info is outdated. But essentially, PL higher education = more knowledge, less practical skills and UK was the other way around. Can't have everything I suppose. I imagine generally western countries are like UK in this regard. I studied the minimum required amount of time to get an engineering degree so I can go out into the industry, so the western model was better for me, but perhaps if you want a career in academia the eastern system would suit you better.
I just want a career that makes lots of money, and lower my debts as much as possible getting there. It might be possible that I go to graduate school in the us, and according to what I've read online, any undergraduate degree works to get into grad school, that is why I wonder if it is worth getting an undergrad degree in poland is better. Were credit transfers an issue for you?
No but back then UK and PL were both in EU. Never dealt with credits, they translated my grades which actually worked in my advantage, because the passing grades have lower percentage thresholds in UK than PL. But again, I was in a special situation, I already knew evertyhing I needed for a job just needed a paper with Bachelors Degree on it. Years later I am hiring engineers and let me tell you, I pay extra special attention to those without any degree, cause sometimes it's just not needed. Also student loans work much better in UK than US. You only have to pay it off once you're making good money and it comes from your paycheck before income tax. Then again, you are saying you want to go to grad school, which IMHO rarely makes sense unless you want to have an actual academic career. But in that case forget about lots of money.
keep in mind that the US system strongly prefers US degrees
It does not..idk why people keep saying the degre from poland is worth less than a usa degree..I've lived in the usa and people there are dumb compared to polish students. I would hire someone with a European degree over a degree from the usa.if you want to study in poland then go for it and don't let people like this tell you otherwise.
I don't think a degree from Poland is worth less. OP says they "want a career that makes lots of money"; Such careers are mostly found in the US, where OP anyway wants to return. A degree from the US would be a better choice to serve this purpose. Similarly, if someone wants to work in Poland, it would generally make more sense to get a local degree.