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…
Courses at universities
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…
What are the advantages of studying abroad?
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…
Jobs on campus
Job on campus – how to get one, and where to look for it! Why get jobs on campus? There are many benefits to getting a jobs on campus – apart from the obvious one of earning a little money to make university life more comfortable, reducing worries caused by financial stress and expanding your…
What is Advanced Placement?
In the US, high school students are able to gain credits by following a college-level curriculum and sitting examinations while still at school. Advanced Placement, or AP, has no set syllabus, since the classes are created by teachers and have to comply with guidelines and standards set by the College Board, which started organising AP…
Public and private universities – what is the difference?
The basic differences between public and private universities all stem from one source – funding. Public universities are funded by the state and operate on a non-profit basis, whereas private universities are financed by alumni, donors, private organisations, endowments and the tuition fees paid by students, and some – though not all – are run…
The International Baccalaureate (IB)
What is the IB programme? Launched in 1968 in Switzerland, the International Baccalaureate is now taught all over the world, in over 4.000 schools and 145 countries. The standardized global curriculum is committed to cross-cultural, holistic and creative education, which will produce socially-focused young people, who are culturally understanding and connected to society in a…
Volunteering
10 reasons why this will help your application and why you should do it straight away! Volunteering is good for you, good for the community and a valuable asset when you are applying for a place at university. These days, getting excellent grades is often not enough for securing an offer on a course, for…
Triple Crown Accreditation
What is Triple Crown accreditation? Triple Crown Accreditation – what is that? Accreditation is a process of independent quality assurance, carried out to determine whether an organisation or a specific programme (for example, the MBA,EMBA or MiM) meet recognised standards of excellence. Accreditation has to be renewed, approximately every five years. If a business school…