Before the pandemic, it was standard practice that all aspiring international students would sit an in-person exam to meet English language requirements to enrol in English-speaking universities.
The day arrives when you finally receive news about your application to the University of Cambridge, but sadly it’s not the answer you were hoping for. First of all, don’t beat yourself up over not getting an offer.
Every university in English-speaking countries will have some form of English language requirement to enrol. This is to ensure that students are as prepared as they can be for success in an academic environment. While the , their English language requirements are quite similar to other universities in the US and UK. However, their overall admissions processes can be more rigorous.
The clock is ticking and just two weeks remain before the 15 October deadline on applications to study at Oxbridge or for a medical degree. Perhaps you have left it late through indecisiveness or because of extraneous circumstances. Regardless, if your heart is set on a degree in one of these areas but you have yet to complete the application process, here is some last-minute advice.
The Common App began as a way to simplify the college application process for both domestic and international students. It was started by 15 colleges who decided to “pool” their applications into one easily navigated application site. Today, the Common App has grown to extremely large proportions.
While there is still a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the next academic year and universities are putting together plans for online and in-person learning, the admissions process continues as normal. Or as normal as possible!
Once considered only an option in the United States, liberal arts degrees and programmes are now offered by universities around the world, including in the UK, Japan and South Korea.
But what actually is a liberal arts degree? What do you learn and what kind of jobs could you do with one?
The lockdown owing to the Covid-19 outbreak has brought the entire world to a standstill, which was almost unthinkable in today’s world and economy.
The academic industry, which depends heavily upon the brick and mortar set-up, has been adapting itself to the change at an accelerated rate. Schools and colleges have set up classes on Moodle, massive open online course platforms and other virtual tools.