8 Steps Involved To Choose a Suitable Foreign University

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Today, many bright students in UAE want to pursue higher education from premier foreign universities. While selecting a foreign university it is vital that it should essentially meet your expectations as well as your criteria. You have to be realistic at times of applying for university abroad. You should not apply to any institute only because your friends are applying for the same university. Each country has at least two to three premier universities but it is not necessary that all these universities will provide the program that you wish to study. Here are a few steps that may help you choose the foreign university for your best academic experience.

Determine your career goal

Before you apply for a foreign university it is vital that you should decide your career goal.  Identify the area where you wish to explore further. You should not forget that you have to spend loads of money to buy an application form. Do not waste your money by buying application form for no reason. If you are unable to fix your career objective, then you should postpose the decision of applying to a foreign university. Apply only when you are confident and absolutely determined about your career that you wish to pursue.

Research well

The next step is to decide the type of course you wish to pursue. For higher education, you have multiple options such as Law, Master in Science, MBA, humanities, medical studies and many more. Once you decide your course, then you decide the area where you wish to go for your studies. Most students prefer to go to the US, Australia, European countries or Singapore. The selection of time is also important. Normally, the total number of courses available in fall (August and September) is greater than those available during spring time (February and March). You chance of getting admission seems to be more during fall session.

Know about ranking of the particular university

Do you wish to know about the ranking of your university? There are few reliable sources that provide the exact ranking of the top universities across the world. Finding ranking, experienced faculty, funding aids of your university from this type of source is not difficult.

Find out about the funding resources

Check out the universities that offer financial aids to the students of foreign countries. Search out the universities that do good research in your area of interest and also provide financial grants. Try to gather information from official websites of these universities or else, you can visit the consulates in order to get unbiased as well as accurate information. For example, different universities in the US offer special financial aid. Depending on few essential factors, the students are eligible to enjoy either partial or full financial grants. Few grants would cover only tuition fee and the foreign students also have to work on part time basis to cover the living expenses. Plus, there are few cases when students only enjoy admission to a university and then they have to bear the entire tuition cost by themselves. Ensure that you have done enough research and then figured out all the options available for you. Otherwise, you may be denied visa if you fail to provide adequate funding proof.

Ask all your questions directly

In order to get authentic information it is best to send email highlighting all your queries to the concerned admission officer, faculty members or alumni.  Most universities offer official email numbers of alumni or admission officers and you can ask all your queries directly.

Try to contact seniors who are studying in foreign university

You can consider the universities where your seniors in college or school have already taken admission. You can also consult your tutors and take valuable suggestions from them in this matter. Listen to their experiences, the facilities they received and then take decision regarding application to this university.

Consider the chance of employment

At times of applying for a university, few students also consider few factors. For example they find out if the industries concentrated in the specific state you want to go are hiring students from the nearby universities.

Know about the advantages of studying in your favorite foreign university:

While applying for any university you must consider the advantages of studying there. Type of test necessary to take admission, maximum or minimum test scores required for admission, accreditation as well as recognition, documents you need to submit at times of admission, tuition fee, cost of accommodation, location of university and so on. Only if you are convinced about the advantages of studying in his university, you must apply there at the scheduled time.

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