Choosing a college or university

ECCTIS + Information Service offers a CD-ROM containing accurate information about all courses of higher education in the UK. This program allows you to search by subject, location, method of study and educational institution.

You may find that a dozen different schools offer the same curriculum. Note that the depth of the theoretical coverage of disciplines in different universities of the programs may vary. If the same course where something fits in a shorter time, please specify whether the figure in the program of all the sections that you need.

Perhaps the most important criterion for the choice of profession - is it you like. The fact that the methods of teaching in the UK is that the responsibility for the success of training is largely the responsibility of the student. All the research work, the lion's share of a university course, performed independently, and therefore need a lot of work. Without enthusiasm is not enough. Choosing the majors "not love", and for reasons of prestige, you run the risk of failure - then the course is challenging and attractive for you can be a great intellectual stimulus. The living conditions offered University, as important as it is offered to them training programs. Choosing a place of study, note the following:

1. Does the institution own homes? If yes, is the place for international students are guaranteed?

2. Does your school library? Library - is the heart of the university. If it is poorly staffed, it will take time and money to get the required book through inter-university library service. The oldest university in the long years of existence collected a huge number of books, new is a more modern foundations applied orientation.

3. It does at school sports facilities? If not, whether you can use those that are nearby?

4. Is there a career guidance course for beginners? Paid or free it?

5. Are there conditions for employment of students with disabilities?

Tuition payment

Academic course on the basis of secondary education for the degree of Bachelor, 1999-2000 academic year, the cost for foreigners:

- Class hours: 5.300 - 7.300 pounds

- Laboratory studies (science): 5.800 - 9.000 pounds

- Workshops: 14.900 - 17.400 pounds.

Try to find out whether the co-payment is required for the use of laboratories and offices. Possible additional payment for working materials: for example, in the design of the course - for photographic materials. The same goes for trips to the field exercises. Detailed information is best obtained from the relevant institution.

Additional expenses:

Books and textbooks: 300 - 500 pounds; Clothing: 400 - 500 lbs

Accommodation:

In London, Oxford and Cambridge: 7,500 - 9,000 pounds; in other parts of Britain: 6.500 - 8.000 pounds.

Application form to the university: ucas system

Students-Britain serving application form, while still at school, usually for a year before entering university and, as a rule, on a provisional basis, even before the results of the exams "A-levels", get a place at university. Statements made on the basis of characteristics, outstanding teachers, and expected test scores, which will be known only in August, served through a centralized system of UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admission Service) -National reception in universities and colleges. This channel should benefit foreign entrants.

An applicant fills out the application form UCAS, which points to the six options they preferred schools (study medicine or dentistry if you wish - up to five). UCAS provides detailed guidance on the receiving system, including the provision of information of interest to the selection committee.

UCAS service cost for 2000 is 5 pounds in one embodiment of the institution, 14 pounds - 6 options; payment is made by bank transfer. Four-page application form at first glance seems complicated, but you will get it with the "Guidance to help international students", which should be carefully examined to avoid mistakes when filling. This form can be obtained from the British Council or directly to UCAS. UCAS is developing a schedule of revenues for each academic year. The following chart provides a regular schedule of submission of applications (as already mentioned, this should be done about a year before the start of training). For foreign students the opportunity to breaks, but still better to submit an application before, rather than after the deadline - in particular, this applies to the disciplines of high demand (including medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine and many humanities)

Approximate timetable for applications to UCAS

September 1 - UCAS begins accepting applications; October 15 - deadline for submission of applications to Oxford and Cambridge; December 15 - the optimal deadline for the submission of applications to other universities; December - April - universities and colleges respond to the requests of applicants; December 15 - end of June - the applications submitted during this period (a little late), are sent to each of these there are higher education institutions to be considered at site.

Those who wish to study at Oxford, should be sent to the selection committee of the university application in the form approved for Oxford. As for Cambridge, application for admission should be directed to the teacher responsible for the enrollment of students in the college, which is listed as the first option, if the applicant has not yet decided in what the College wants to learn (this statement is called "open") - then in a joint selection committee of Cambridge University.

Please note that applications for courses of fine art and design are handled somewhat unconventionally. For clarification, please contact the British Council. So, in preparation for the British higher education institution, the applicant must know:

Reception through UCAS - receiving a service in universities and colleges. If at the time of application to UCAS (this must be done no later than 15 October for admission to Oxford and Cambridge, and not later than December 15 - to other schools), you do not have the results of exams, any offer from UCAS should be regarded as conditional, ie, .e. does not guarantee admission. Once the exam results will be announced, you should immediately send a copy of the examination of documents in the university or college where a proposal is received.

Training courses

If your grades are not quite meet the requirements of the receiver, the university can offer to pass a preparatory course. The length of such training is usually six months to a year. There are courses that provide substantive training, but for the most part of their task - improvement of the English language, respectively, academic requirements, as well as to impart training skills. As a rule, course work closely with a specific university, so those who successfully complete the training course, guaranteed a place at this institution. In Scotland, preparatory courses for foreign students who intend to enter the first stage of the Scottish universities, organized in Colleges of Further Education Scotland international training program (Scottish International Foundation Programme - SIFP). One of the components of this course is an intensive program of learning English. For more information on preparatory courses can be found in the reference book "Access to UK Higher Education Institution".

Tips for entering UK universities:

Decide for yourself what you need an academic degree; Make sure that your qualification meets the admission requirements; Make no mistake in choosing a college or university; Similarly, calculate the cost of tuition and living expenses; Apply for admission through the UCAS system.

Colleges of further education (FE)

Further education colleges also offer courses that prepare graduates with a degree. Such courses are often in contact with companies and agencies whose employees visit them in the evening or in their spare time. Such a system of interaction between education, industry and commerce is encouraged by the government.