I never thought I would decide to study abroad. 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”…
August 17, 2019
Studying in the USA: Road to NYC
What do you think of the idea of going to study 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…
August 17, 2019
Why study in England?
Why study in the UK? 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…
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,…
August 17, 2019
Doing a Foundation Year – is this the right choice for you?
So what is a foundation year? It is simply a preliminary year which prepares you to start your studies. The majority of courses last for a year and are orientated towards the subject you have chosen for your degree. During this period, students improve their English language skills and familiarise themselves with academic topics. The…
August 14, 2019
Ola at home in Denmark!
How to feel at home in Denmark? It’s quite a paradox to find yourself making an important decision when you are young – on the one hand, you want to be serious and adult about it, make your dreams come true, and on the other hand when some kind of crisis crops up, you ask…
My weekend in the land of the Vikings
What is it like in Denmark? We are young. We want to live new experiences, taste other cultures, different climates and customs. To create memories which we can look back on when we are older. While we are making these memories, we don’t think about old age, but concentrate on the people we meet, the…
August 14, 2019
Architecture or nothing?
In my second year of high school I was surfing Facebook and I came across an article on architecture studies in the UK. I always knew that I would find it hard to break into architecture, because there was no one in the field in my family. And this made me even more certain that…
August 14, 2019
Five pieces of advice which will help you decide to go abroad to study
Are you feeling doubts before leaving to study abroad? Read a five pieces of advice which will get rid of your doubts once and for all! It’s not too late If you are thinking that it’s too late, my advice is believe me, you are wrong. It’s never too late to fulfil your dreams. This …
August 14, 2019
First impression of Richmond, the American International University in London
The magic of studying abroad is based on the feeling you have of being a citizen of the world. I have learnt this by starting my studies at Richmond, the American university in the UK. And this is not all I have learned… If you are a fan of discovering the unknown, of exploring different…
