What is the Ivy League? The Ivy League is made up of eight elite northwestern universities in the USA. It was originally conceived as an athletic league, to encourage the schools to play each other, and was founded in 1954. The following universities make up the prestigious, world-famous Ivy League: Harvard …
Why do extracurricular activities matter? Extracurricular activities matter a lot! The average university application assessor deals with literally hundreds of extremely similar requests for a place every year. Applicants all have good grades, have passed their exams with distinction. They invariably note that they are “passionate” about the subject they want to study in their…
According to the IFTF, the majority of careers of the future have not yet been invented in 2023. One thing which we have learned from recent history, is that there is no point in fighting to freeze time and prevent change and progress. The industrial revolution of the late eighteenth to the mid- nineteenth century…
The GAMSAT The Graduate Medical School Admission Test, or GAMSAT, is used to select candidates for admission to a Graduate Entry Program to study dentistry, medicine, optometry, veterinary science and pharmacy in the UK, Australia and Ireland. Over ten thousand people sit the test every year. GAMSAT evaluates general skills, critical thinking, problem-solving and basic…
An overview: Established in 1976, Maastricht University is a public research university, ranked sixth, globally, in new university listings. It has established an excellent reputation in a range of subjects, including biological psychology, law, business and economics, and clinical and health studies. Maastricht itself is situated in the southeast of the Netherlands. This historic and…
Motivational letter vs Personal Statement. The difference Motivational letters are not identical to personal statements. They focus on the future: your plans, career objectives. In short, the reasons why doing a particular course at a specific university is essential to your development and your master plan. Personal statements, in contrast, tend to dwell on past…
How do I choose which course to study? In general, by the time you have reached the last two years of secondary school, you have already had to make a number of decisions on which subjects to drop and where to concentrate your educational efforts. However, you will still have key decisions to make when…
Northwestern University – an overview Northwestern University (or NU) is a prestigious private research university located in and around Chicago, Illinois, with a branch campus in Qatar. Established in 1851, when it opened its doors in 1855, there were ten students enrolled – a figure which has now risen to over 23,000 undergraduates and postgraduates.…
Why study in Milan? Situated in the North of Italy, in the Po Basin, Milan is the second largest city in the country, with a population of 3.4 million in greater Milan itself. The capital of Lombardy, is a prosperous city and the financial centre of the country – although, in popular legend, it is…
The advantages of studying abroad – an overview There are many advantages of studying abroad, and the latest statistics bear this out. In 2020, 5.8 million young people decided to take this huge and exciting step and apply to foreign universities. This figure is predicted to rise to 8 million by 2025. The following table illustrates the…
