Which is more expensive, study abroad program or student visa and just going to a UK university?
Is it more expensive to be in a study abroad program or to just get a student visa & go to university in the UK ? If you are a student from another country looking to go to school in the UK ?
Other - United Kingdom - 1 Answers
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A study abroad programme is cheaper as that's usually only for one year not an entire education.
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Which is more expensive, study abroad program or student visa and just going to a UK university
Which is more expensive, study abroad program or student visa and just going to a UK university?
Is it more expensive to be in a study abroad program or to just get a student visa & go to university in the UK ? If you are a student from another country looking to go to school in the UK ?
Studying Abroad - 1 Answers
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Normally it is cheaper to enroll directly into a foreign university. I know this holds true in France. If you decide to study abroad for more than 3 months (90 days) you will have to get a student visa. Obtaining a visa is a long process- so start well in advance. I work for a new travel/study abroad website that's dedicated to helping students go abroad. It's called Gulliver (http://www.gullivergo.com). You can search more than 2,000 programs in over 70 countries. Check out these UK programs (http://bit.ly/JsNpv). You can compare prices as well. Before you travel, check out our Prepare to Go section (http://www.gullivergo.com/prepare-to-go) to learn about funding, scholarships, housing, internet, visas, and other tidbits for your trip. We also have a discussion forum (http://www.gullivergo.com/discuss) where you can connect with students who are currently abroad or have recently returned home. Good Luck and Happy Travels!
Is it more expensive to be in a study abroad program or to just get a student visa & go to university in the UK ? If you are a student from another country looking to go to school in the UK ?
Studying Abroad - 1 Answers
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Normally it is cheaper to enroll directly into a foreign university. I know this holds true in France. If you decide to study abroad for more than 3 months (90 days) you will have to get a student visa. Obtaining a visa is a long process- so start well in advance. I work for a new travel/study abroad website that's dedicated to helping students go abroad. It's called Gulliver (http://www.gullivergo.com). You can search more than 2,000 programs in over 70 countries. Check out these UK programs (http://bit.ly/JsNpv). You can compare prices as well. Before you travel, check out our Prepare to Go section (http://www.gullivergo.com/prepare-to-go) to learn about funding, scholarships, housing, internet, visas, and other tidbits for your trip. We also have a discussion forum (http://www.gullivergo.com/discuss) where you can connect with students who are currently abroad or have recently returned home. Good Luck and Happy Travels!
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Thursday, July 8, 2010
How do i maximise my chances of getting into the best medical schools in the UK
How do i maximise my chances of getting into the best medical schools in the UK?
Besides getting the grades (which I am already working on.. Studying in my own time, going to the central library after school for a couple of hours almost every day).. What else can I do to maximise my chances of getting into let's say, Imperial College or Cambridge?
Higher Education (University +) - 1 Answers
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Rather than suggest specific things that you could do to pad your resume, let me offer some overall tips: 1) The basics To begin any pre-med resume, you have to have the things that most medical schools expect a pre-med to have done. They want to see that you have done community service, because this shows that you are interested in helping others and have compassion. They want to see that you have had leadership experience, because you will be in charge of a number of nursing, techs, etc, and good leadership is necessary when you are dealing with people's health or lives. They want to see that you have done clinical volunteering, so that you have seen doctors and patients interacting and are interested in helping people medically. They want to see that you have shadowed doctors (probably less important than the volunteering), so that you have a better grasp of what you are getting yourself into. I personally would recommend at least one year of clinical work or volunteering. It would be best if you started this year no later than your junior year, so that it doesn't ring of last minute resume buffing (salt shaker alert here, this is just the common consensus among pre-meds that I know). If you do your year of volunteering at the beginning of your Freshman year, I would recommend that you punctuate the remaining years with shadowing and short term medical stuff like a blood drive or two, so you don't have to explain why you suddenly stopped all medical related activities. The last "basic" is always useful, but only absolutely necessary when applying to heavy-weight research schools, and that is research. Off the top of my head I believe that 93% of acceptances at U of Michigan were given to students with research experience last year. Similar stats occur at other research schools. It doesn't have to be medically related research, so long as you were part of the creation of new knowledge. Publications are nice, so I would suggest getting started on this early in your undergrad years. Remember, you can list activities that you began before college, so long as you continued them in college. Everything else must be after high school to be most effective. I cannot offer much advice to non-traditional applicants, but I would assume that the rules are a bit more relaxed for you, especially if you were, say, a Fullbright scholar ten years ago. 2) Have something that will make your readers say "Gee, I want to meet this applicant!" There is no such thing as a guaranteed acceptance. I know people who were accepted at Top 10 schools, only to be rejected post-interview from their state school that they were highly competitive at in terms of academics. A 4.0 and a 45T alone isn't going to get you accepted everywhere, though I wouldn't go so far as to say as it wouldn't get you anywhere. For the rest of us mortals, though, extracurriculars are the best way to make ourselves stand out from the pack. As such, have an activity that is really unique, because these things can be quite strong selling points. For me, it was being involved in some post-post-post-post modern dance performances. You have plenty of time to pick up something that is off the beaten pre-med path, so have an interest that isn't what you would normally find in a room full of scientists. There's a reason that the top schools are always telling us how their students are marathon runners, Olympic competitors, composers, singers, and the like. For one, its just plain cool and impressive, and so those are the students they highlight. However, even the students who aren't quite as stand alone as that will often have things that are still pretty interesting to hear about. This desire for interesting applicants occurs at every medical school, and an interesting activity might land you an interview at your dream school. I'm not saying that you should fill your resume with nothing but outlandish activities, but one or two ice breakers will be very helpful. 2) Combine your interests and talents with your activities This goes hand in hand with my first point, but it can really improve your extracurriculars when you combine your activities. Say you go volunteer at the VA or at a hospice, and on the side you take violin lessons. Why not go play your violin at the VA or hospice? If you want to help out a community service, why not run in a charity marathon if you happen to be a runner? Avid painter? Teach a painting class to inner city youth, or paint a mural for a community center. Be creative, it will mean a lot more to the people you help as well as the person reviewing your application. 3) Represent your message If you want to go into academic medicine, research, public health, etc, make sure that you can justify it. If you tell your interviewer that you absolutely love teaching, but you haven't done anything teaching related (according to your resume), you risk making yourself look like you are trying to just be impressive. If you are
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Besides getting the grades (which I am already working on.. Studying in my own time, going to the central library after school for a couple of hours almost every day).. What else can I do to maximise my chances of getting into let's say, Imperial College or Cambridge?
Higher Education (University +) - 1 Answers
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Rather than suggest specific things that you could do to pad your resume, let me offer some overall tips: 1) The basics To begin any pre-med resume, you have to have the things that most medical schools expect a pre-med to have done. They want to see that you have done community service, because this shows that you are interested in helping others and have compassion. They want to see that you have had leadership experience, because you will be in charge of a number of nursing, techs, etc, and good leadership is necessary when you are dealing with people's health or lives. They want to see that you have done clinical volunteering, so that you have seen doctors and patients interacting and are interested in helping people medically. They want to see that you have shadowed doctors (probably less important than the volunteering), so that you have a better grasp of what you are getting yourself into. I personally would recommend at least one year of clinical work or volunteering. It would be best if you started this year no later than your junior year, so that it doesn't ring of last minute resume buffing (salt shaker alert here, this is just the common consensus among pre-meds that I know). If you do your year of volunteering at the beginning of your Freshman year, I would recommend that you punctuate the remaining years with shadowing and short term medical stuff like a blood drive or two, so you don't have to explain why you suddenly stopped all medical related activities. The last "basic" is always useful, but only absolutely necessary when applying to heavy-weight research schools, and that is research. Off the top of my head I believe that 93% of acceptances at U of Michigan were given to students with research experience last year. Similar stats occur at other research schools. It doesn't have to be medically related research, so long as you were part of the creation of new knowledge. Publications are nice, so I would suggest getting started on this early in your undergrad years. Remember, you can list activities that you began before college, so long as you continued them in college. Everything else must be after high school to be most effective. I cannot offer much advice to non-traditional applicants, but I would assume that the rules are a bit more relaxed for you, especially if you were, say, a Fullbright scholar ten years ago. 2) Have something that will make your readers say "Gee, I want to meet this applicant!" There is no such thing as a guaranteed acceptance. I know people who were accepted at Top 10 schools, only to be rejected post-interview from their state school that they were highly competitive at in terms of academics. A 4.0 and a 45T alone isn't going to get you accepted everywhere, though I wouldn't go so far as to say as it wouldn't get you anywhere. For the rest of us mortals, though, extracurriculars are the best way to make ourselves stand out from the pack. As such, have an activity that is really unique, because these things can be quite strong selling points. For me, it was being involved in some post-post-post-post modern dance performances. You have plenty of time to pick up something that is off the beaten pre-med path, so have an interest that isn't what you would normally find in a room full of scientists. There's a reason that the top schools are always telling us how their students are marathon runners, Olympic competitors, composers, singers, and the like. For one, its just plain cool and impressive, and so those are the students they highlight. However, even the students who aren't quite as stand alone as that will often have things that are still pretty interesting to hear about. This desire for interesting applicants occurs at every medical school, and an interesting activity might land you an interview at your dream school. I'm not saying that you should fill your resume with nothing but outlandish activities, but one or two ice breakers will be very helpful. 2) Combine your interests and talents with your activities This goes hand in hand with my first point, but it can really improve your extracurriculars when you combine your activities. Say you go volunteer at the VA or at a hospice, and on the side you take violin lessons. Why not go play your violin at the VA or hospice? If you want to help out a community service, why not run in a charity marathon if you happen to be a runner? Avid painter? Teach a painting class to inner city youth, or paint a mural for a community center. Be creative, it will mean a lot more to the people you help as well as the person reviewing your application. 3) Represent your message If you want to go into academic medicine, research, public health, etc, make sure that you can justify it. If you tell your interviewer that you absolutely love teaching, but you haven't done anything teaching related (according to your resume), you risk making yourself look like you are trying to just be impressive. If you are
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Thursday, July 1, 2010
What schools in the UK offer a masters in Art Education
What schools in the UK offer a masters in Art Education?
I'm going to school in the US to get my bachelors in Art Education, but it's been my dream to continue my education in England. So, what schools in England offer a Masters degree in Art Education? I don't want to teach in the UK I just want to study there.
Higher Education (University +) - 1 Answers
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None. To teach art in the UK (well to teach anything) after you get your degree you take a PGCE.
I'm going to school in the US to get my bachelors in Art Education, but it's been my dream to continue my education in England. So, what schools in England offer a Masters degree in Art Education? I don't want to teach in the UK I just want to study there.
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None. To teach art in the UK (well to teach anything) after you get your degree you take a PGCE.
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