Hey, thanks for all those replies. I think the USA is the better option for me, i am out there already (No Airfare) it will cost an extra $40 to upgrade my insurance. To me living expenses is not a hidden cost, as said above, i eat here. I currently have been made redundant, so no lost earnings, i have no mortgage or rent to pay whilst i am away. So i think it weighs up for me, i have had 3 hours in the air over here and i will come back and have at least ten or so and join a club. Thanks all for the responses, been a great help, just now got to get an M1 visa as i have a J1.
I am thinking of OBA, which i have heard good and bad about, but they seem to be priced in the middle and are friendly and helpful, any views on OBA?
Plus, they are down in orlando, i am up in boston in the summer, thats a 22 hour train journey, are there any good schools up the north of the USA?