I have been thinking about going to a university abroad for a couple of years. I have always loved to travel, discover new places and meet new people. I started learning English very early in my childhood and one summer me and my whole family went to London for summer holidays. This made me realise that…
August 17, 2019
Studying in Scotland
When I told my friends that I was thinking of studying in Scotland, I was greeted with a chorus of comments about “haggis” “Loch Ness monster”, “kilts” and Braveheart. But Scotland is so much more than these clichés. I had visited Scotland the previous summer and was blown away by the sheer beauty of the…
August 17, 2019
Questions you need to ask when choosing to go to a high school abroad
If you are reading this, then it probably means that this is a moment in your life when you are considering studying abroad. Maybe you have been tempted by the thought of the excellent teaching at the universities, maybe you want to study in a multicultural environment, or maybe you are thinking about the high…
August 17, 2019
Why choose a high school abroad?
Great Britain and the USA are the favourite destinations of young people who want to attend a high school abroad. Most young people dream of making this step, not only because of the language and cultural riches, but because these countries are the epicentres of pop culture and innovation. Courage, openness to the world, a…
August 17, 2019
Success Story. I decided to study abroad and I don’t regret it!
Everything started just before my third year of high school, when I still had no idea what I might want to study – all I knew was that it definitely wouldn’t be maths. I sat down in front of my laptop and typed in “study options” and the first thing that I saw was Elab.…
August 17, 2019
Applying to study in the Netherlands
Applications to study in the Netherlands are processed through the centralised StudieLink system, which opens at the beginning of the school year – a year before you are planning to start your course. Dutch universities have a number of application deadlines. Some of them will accept applications until the very last minute, whereas others –…
August 17, 2019
How Ivy League universities deal with applications
Nelson Ureña is someone who has sifted through literally tens of thousands of Ivy League applications over the years. He is the man who decides what will happen to the applicants, ambitious young men and women alike – the brightest and the best. How does he make his decisions? Read on! Do you remember how…
August 17, 2019
Studying in the USA: Road to NYC
What do you think of the idea of studying in the USA? It’s a wonderful adventure and you should look into it, like I did a year ago! MATURA/IB This year I finished high school in Warsaw, and sat the IB, with extended geography, economics and Polish, which probably supported my application, because I was…
August 17, 2019
Why study in England?
If someone had told me in my first or second year at secondary school that, in the future, I would be studying in London, I don’t think I would have believed them. I’m an example of the fact that even if you decide to study abroad quite late in the day, you can still get…
August 17, 2019
UCAS Applications
Acronyms and systems seem far more daunting than they are in reality, so here is a short explanation of how UCAS works, what it does and the part you have to play in sending off your application to study in the UK. The UK has a centralised application process for undergraduate courses, known as UCAS,…
