The University of Birmingham is one of the founding members of the Russell Group of top-ranked, prestigious British universities, and was established in 1900. Located in the West Midlands, it enjoys a reputation for excellent…
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Why study in Belgium?
Studying in Belgium is an attractive, and often overlooked, option for international students. Situated between Germany, the Netherlands, France and Luxembourg, it is ideally placed for visiting nearby cultural treasures, in the UK and Western Europe, and has an excellent transport system to…
UCL – University College London
UCL (University College London) is a highly prestigious public research university located in the heart of London and ranked 9th in the world (QS, 2024). Established in 1826, it has the largest postgraduate enrollment in the…
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College, the prestigious liberal arts university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, is a private, research university. First established on its rural campus in 1769, as a missionary school to educate Native Americans, it is…
The University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, (UCSB), has an ideal, magical location. Imagine leaning against a palm tree, textbook in hand, with the Pacific Ocean spread out before you. This is the reality of student…
Queen Mary, University of London
Queen Mary was created by the amalgamation of St Bart’s Hospital Medical College, the London Hospital Medical College, Westfield College and Queen Mary College. The new institution became part of the University of London in 1915.…
The University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university, and part of the Russell Group of outstanding and highly prestigious UK universities. Granted a charter in 1948, it boasts one of the most beautiful campuses…
Best Student Cities in Europe 2024
The best student cities in Europe, 2024 Which are the best student cities in Europe in 2024? Let’s start with the fact that Europe is rich in history and offers students the opportunity to immerse…
UC Davis
UC Davis started life as the state of California’s agricultural college and became amalgamated into the University of California in 1959. Its historical roots can be seen to this very day, since it is ranked No…
East Carolina University
Situated in Greenville, a small college town with a population of around 93,000, East Carolina University (ECU) started life as a teacher training college at the beginning of the twentieth century, and became a public…
Why study abroad?
In 2023, over six million young people have made the leap and decided to study abroad, a number which is growing year by year. So why do so many students decide to study abroad and…
The Ivy League
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,…
Extracurricular activities
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…
Careers of the future
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…
The GAMSAT
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…
Maastricht University
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,…
How to write a motivational letter
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…
Courses at universities
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…
Northwestern University – How to apply?
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…