PRESENTATION BY MRS RACHAEL SCHUPP UNIVERSITY INFORMATION EVENING NOVEMBER 2015 (Please scroll your mouse to advance the pages)
WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION EVENING 2015/16
Beginning Questions What is the right course for me? Where do I want to study? What are my career goals? Where can I afford to study?
WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? Accounting Business Administration Computer Science Communications Economics Engineering Environmental Science Finance Law Mechanical Engineering Marketing Material Science Medicine Marketing Molecular Biology Nanotechnology Nursing Photography Psychology Politics and International Studies Public Relations Renewable Energy Engineering Sociology Sustainable Development Tourism and Event Management Veterinary Science
What if I haven t decided yet? You might want to consider the study of Liberal Arts and Sciences Make a plan A, B and C to keep your options open Connect with former ISB students and find out what they are doing
WHERE HAVE ISB GRADUATES GONE? In the UK University of Glasgow Royal Holloway University University of Sheffield Edinburgh Napier University Nottingham Trent University London Metropolitan University Manchester University Loughborough University Anglia Ruskin University Oxford Brooks University Roehampton University In the Netherlands TU Delft Groningen University University of Maastricht University of Twente In the USA University of Miami Belmont University Wake Forest University St. John s University, NY Wheaton University Florida Institute of Technology Syracuse University Elsewhere In Germany Sorbonne University Jacobs University Paracelsus University Hamburg University Masarykova University Bremen University Carl-Benz University TU Munich Fachhochschule Bremerhaven Hochschule Rhein-Waal Globe Business School Munich Münster Universität
WHAT ARE THEY STUDYING? Law Sociology Engineering Psychology International Business Criminology Biomedical Sciences Physics Chemical Engineering Economics Geography Logistics Business Administration Mathematics Art and Design Medicine Dentistry Creative Technology Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering
UK over 370 universities and colleges UCAS application 5 university choices course database with direct links requirements for entry www.ucas.com
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? UK nationals and EU citizens International students England and Wales - GBP 9,000 GBP 9,000 25,000 Scotland no Tuition fee through grants Living Costs are extra!
HOW DO I PICK THE RIGHT UNIVERSITY? Search on UCAS Check out the IB entry requirements Check out the university websites Watch their video clips on the websites and on youtube VISIT universities
ACTION PLAN Summer 2016 Make your list of 5 universities of your choice Register for admissions tests (i.e. UKCAT, SAT, BMAT, TOEFL if needed) Study during the summer and take tests Meet with me to discuss your choices September 2016 Register with UCAS Start completing online application Turn in the 1. draft of your personal statement
UCAS APPLICATION DEADLINES October 15, 2016 OXFORD and CAMBRIDGE, Medicine and Dentistry January 15, 2017 Deadline for all other courses.
USA More than 3900 colleges and universities Search on: http://www.collegeboard.com Find schools that: *offer your field of interest, *are in your reach academically and financially *provide environment you are comfortable in
ACTION PLAN SAT and/or ACT at least twice (September, October, December, January or May) Join GIN, KEY Club, D of E, sports NOW Final selection of universities by August 2016 Start application before September 2016
COMMON APPLICATION Common Application Apply *Early Decision: Nov 1 or 15 * Regular Decision: (varies) Required application documents: *Transcript * Recommendation letters * Multiple application essays THIS WILL TAKE LONGER THAN YOU THINK!!!
FEES Tuition:$15,000 $50,000 Room and Board: ca. $10,000 Books: $1,000 Travel cost, Insurance, etc
THE NETHERLANDS Research Universities vs. University of Applied Sciences Over 2100 programmes taught in English Search for courses on www.studyfinder.nl/ Register through: http://www.studielink.nl Entrance requirements: IB Diploma (24 pts) for most courses Application deadlines vary from January until May Tuition Fee: 1, 951 Euro for EU students 7,500 Euro + for International students
CANADA Most diverse, multi-cultural country High quality of education and living standards Very safe Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada www.aucc.ca Search courses on: http://www.universitystudy.ca/ Deadlines vary (January to March)
WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT? Start your research now: University fairs See University Guidance Bulletin in the hall Open Days. Visit universities Talk to friends/former ISB students Search on the internet Meet with me