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This time last year, I received an email from the HEC Paris admissions team confirming my admission and scholarship. I was super excited and happy but confused and lost at the same time. It had only been two days since I had settled in Germany after spending months in a refugee camp, uncertain of what the future held when I left my home country after the Taliban took over.
I had to decide whether to stay in Germany and build a new home or move to France to pursue a master’s degree.
My name is Paula Vivas. I’m a second-year joint honours BA history and politics and international relations student at Royal Holloway, University of London. As a student ambassador at Royal Holloway, I meet many prospective students who are eagerly awaiting their A-level results but are often terrified about not getting into university. I always remind them that there’s often another chance – through clearing. It’s great to be able to write about my experience with clearing because it means a lot to me.
A university education is – by design – a life-changing experience, but it is especially so for those who enlist in student exchange programmes and seize the opportunity to study abroad. Living, learning and working in a different culture helps them develop new skills and perspectives, exposing them to new career pathways.
When you’re choosing an MBA student loan, you can customize the following:
Understanding the true out-of-pocket expense to obtain your degree:
Step 1. Start by Learning the Sticker Price of the Schools You Want to Attend
Poets&Quants has examined the average MBA debt burden at the top 25 U.S. business schools and a handful of others, and come away with two key conclusions: Debt is rising at most schools, and that fact has prompted most schools to stop reporting their student debt burdens altogether.
It’s no secret that thousands of graduate programs at universities all across America leave students with mountains of debt and mediocre incomes. Many master’s students have gotten themselves into debt beyond what their incomes will easily support once they graduate.
But the slim odds of getting into have only fueled the admissions consulting industry. The Poets&Quants profiles over 562 consultants alone, up 13% in just two years.
However, he made a fatal mistake: he underestimated the importance of the MBA interview. He did not prepare well for the interview, thinking that his credentials and achievements would speak for themselves.