you can surely ask ur gf try applying it. Try logging to

http://www.ukimmigration.com/five-tier-poi...em-overview.htm

Hopefully this will be able to help you. There is also another type of scheme which is holiday makers (i am not sure whether it is still on or not.

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/in...ngholidaymakers

There is no hard trying. Any more question do let me know.

Kind Regards

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Added on May 18, 2009, 5:59 pmYou should try to see whether University of Manchester do provide discount for international students. Try contacting their international student office.

Also try to look whether the government do offer loan or scholarship.

Last option is to loan from the bank which might be be the highest risk

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Added on May 18, 2009, 6:01 pmSorry we have no ideas where in china is the best but there are friends who study in Beijing and shanghai. Their living expenses are quite high.

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Added on May 18, 2009, 6:02 pmAgree with you...a way to try out as well

This post has been edited by magentus2002: May 18 2009, 06:02 PM

1) Where shall I go to further my studies - UK, AUS, USA, Canada or China

I dont mind answering any questions if you want to know about studying in France, most of the students here are sponsored by;
-KPM
-MARA
-JPA
-PETRONAS
-TELEKOM
-parents

come... come... bienvenue en France

2) How much is the living expenses overseas

Depends on where you live, some big city is just insane. but normally there is a student hostel called 'Cite U' the price is around 160 euro a month, approx 800MYR. but all the student here will be helped by the french government for their accomodation around 60 euros per month. you can choose to stay in a small appartment too, its your decision.

pain bagnat = sandwich with eggs, tuna, salad = 4 euro = 20MYR
kebab = sandwich with beef = 3.5 euro = 16 MYR
coca cola = 1.2 euro = 6 MYR

3) What is so good about overseas.

Well, here you learn their culture. How their education system works, How they are freely to mock their president in the newspaper without getting sued. How they preserve their historical values. How friendly they are. How they do debates regarding every issues that is not solved. How their students and workers make a strike protecting their rights. So basically you will adapt into their culture, and yes french are friendly.

Thanks for the advice contribution as well.

Been looking at the posts here. Most of the ppl here are joining UK universities.

Just wondering, anyone thought of studying or currently in Australia?

I noe currently there are many international students in Australia, but in Malaysia itself, most ppl reckons that UK's education quality is much better than Australia's.

And me myself, though pursuing my studies in Australia, i still have this perception as well. Can anyone here actually explains the situation now?

Is the situation remains the same? where UK>Aus?? Recognition wise?

Btw, im speaking in general. Overall in this case.

Will going to teeside for Ba honor of Graphic Design(Adveritising) in Teeside University. Would like to know the living expenses over there. Is the facilities in the Uni good for a design student? Can get informations about design within Middlesbourgh?

USA depends on which state your going to stay at.

This is a list of all the top Psychology Universities in the US. Hope this helps (seems like Minnesota would be your best bet)

Gourman Report Ranking

Rank School Department Score
1 Stanford University Psychology 4.66
2 Yale University Psychology 4.65
3 University of Pennsylvania Psychology 4.64
4 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Psychology 4.63
5 University of Minnesota--Twin Cities Psychology 4.62
6 University of California--Berkeley Psychology 4.61
7 Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges Psychology 4.59
8 University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Psychology 4.57
9 University of Chicago Psychology 4.56
10 Columbia University Psychology 4.55
11 University of California--San Diego Psychology 4.54
12 University of California--Los Angeles Psychology 4.52
13 Indiana University--Bloomington Psychology 4.51
14 University of Colorado--Boulder Psychology 4.49
15 Carnegie Mellon University Psychology 4.48
16 University of Wisconsin--Madison Psychology 4.47
17 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Brain and Cog Sci 4.46
18 Princeton University Psychology 4.45
19 University of Washington Psychology 4.44
20 University of Oregon Psychology 4.42
21 Cornell University Psychology 4.41
22 University of Texas--Austin Psychology 4.40
23 University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill Psychology 4.39
24 Brown University Psychology 4.38
25 Northwestern University Psychology 4.37
26 Stony Brook University Psychology 4.36
27 Johns Hopkins University Psychology 4.35
28 Duke University Psy/Neuroscience 4.34
29 Pennsylvania State University--University Park Psychology 4.32
30 New York University Psychology 4.30

Living expenses, if your thrifty close to 20k USD a year can get by. If your average about 35k USD and if your eccentric well I dont really need to answer that. I believe alot of US universities allow foreign students to work on campus for side money or if you need you can easily find a chinese restaurant to pay cash daily for washing dishes or something of the sort. Its quite common there.

This post has been edited by rainpocky: May 21 2009, 12:42 AM

Thanks for the info there.
Yea, i think i will probably chose Minnesota.

very helpful thread

Before you transfer in, you should check with the university what type of foreign scholarships you can apply for. Every year there are many scholarships offered that many students never apply for. Even the smaller ones of 100-500 USD , its quite easy for people to say "oh its too small its not worth while", but remember its free money. Therefore applying for everyone that your eligible for, its a chance of lowering your expenses. I'm not sure if you need the money, but whenever there is free money ,i'm not one to say no.

Yea, i will definitely look into it.
However, i dont think my CGPA is good enough to earn the scholarships lol.

You have experience flying there?
I wonder what should i bring along with me?
Oh yea, should i get the Macbook here or get it there?

oic. If you're a QS as well, which University did you study? i'll contact you as soon as i confirm

I study in University of Wolverhampton. Nearby Birmingham. Unfortunately Wolverhampton is no longer recognised by RICS and ISM

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Added on May 23, 2009, 4:11 pmThank you for your question. There is no actual saying where is more Recognise. Australia education will be exactly as good as UK. But in your education apart from academic, you will need to have exposure. You will gain more exposure in UK because it is near to Europe and US. In europe, you can visit to different countries to learn about their culture and know the development of the country. Then you will be able to gain more. Besides, in Aus the nearest place is just Asia.

This is base on fact

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Added on May 23, 2009, 4:13 pmUniversity of Teeside is a small town and the living expenses is not high as well. It is also a famous school in Graphic. I have a few friends who is studying there. The university is clean and near to town.

This post has been edited by magentus2002: May 23 2009, 04:13 PM

Hey, I want to ask about the University Of Manchester. Is that a nice city for studying? Cause my Aunt keep telling that the city is more to industries. Is that true? Anyway, I got my conditional offer from Man Uni, as it is my firm, and University of Sheffield will be my insurance.
My another question is when do I have to apply my Visa, as I'm still having my A2 exam in Taylors, and the result will come out at August. Or i should apply it when the University give me unconditional offer?

Thanks.

Hi there,

University of Manchester is one. Although it is an industrial area but it have been upgraded this few years with a lot of model buildings. If you are a football fans, you will get the chance to watch the English Premiership Football (not a lot of ppl have the chance). Besides, if you like shopping, they have the biggest shopping mall call the trafford centre.

Please check the following website for the course ranking for manchester uni.

http://education.guardian.co.uk/university...2276673,00.html

Below is the link which show how satisfied is students with the University. Manchester is in no 27 and sheffield is 22.

http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/tol_gug/go...ersityguide.php

Besides, wat course are you looking to study. I think you should apply your visa earlier. If you need any further service e.g. pick up an also studycare staff greeting at the airport, transportation to uni, a short tour to supermarket and other important places like post office etc, and opening bank account.

Please let me know. As there will be charges on the above service.

Hmm. I want to study mechanical engineering. For the Visa, It's just conditional offer, what if i can't meet the requirement? Anyway, i had received the offer letter from them. So should i apply after i got my result. As the result will be on 10th of Aug, and the course start at 20th of Sept.

Thanks.

you can oni apply after u get ur result..i think you need a letter from your uni for the visa application which they will send to you provided that you fulfill the conditions of your offer

so, if we're applying for postgraduate in uk from here, later we can apply for work permit that valid for 4 years?
or we can apply for work permit straight from here?
is that 4 years applicable for full-time jobs or only part-time job?

This post has been edited by reynna: May 26 2009, 11:06 AM

I am Sam Wong from Studycare.co.uk.

In term of visa application, you will have to approach either the British Council or British Embassy in your local area for accurate information.

In the UK, the spouse can always work full/part time on the basis of his/her valid dependant visa, no other visa is required. The wife can look for job once she arrived in the UK, getting a job prior to arrival is uncommon unless you posses certain expertise extremely sought after in the UK, most UK companies would like to conduct face-to-face interview with the candidate.


Sam Wong
swong@studycare.co.uk

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Added on May 26, 2009, 6:47 pmI have many oversea postgraduates who work for me as part time tutor in the UK, as far as I know, postgraduate students would have to renew their visa annually, UK home office no longer grants a 3-years long visa to postgradudate students in the UK, this new policy is stop people to misuse the student visa to work in the UK.

The procedure to apply a work permit is:
1) find a employer who is willing to sponsor your visa (cost is around £1600-£2000)
2) employer sends the application form to home office
3) once approved, you will have to leave the UK to complete the application, eg. go back to Msia to complete the application in the local embassy.
4) go back to UK with the new visa.

The work permit shoud be 5 years not 4 years anymore, once the 5 years is due you will be able to apply for permanent residency status.


Sam Wong
swong@studycare.co.uk


This post has been edited by studycare: Aug 23 2009, 08:16 PM

magentus,

You mentioned the following:
- personal meet up and pick up at the airport
- private transport service to university
- personal guided tour of the campus and local town
- a welcome pack containing info of local town, transport, etc
- personal help in applying travel card and bank account


I wanna know how much do you charge for those ? and which areas do you cover ? What can you do to make me trust you ? I am just trying to be safe =) no offense

Very well, is it in huddersfield.

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Added on May 26, 2009, 11:12 pmWe understand that. Please refer to this website:

www.studycare.co.uk

www.studycare.co.uk/forum

They are a UK company registered one. They have been working with the University Closely to provide the mentioned service especially to foreign students (Malaysian / China)

Regards the charges you can contact them and they will be able to quote u the price.

If you wan further info please PM me and i can add u to my MSN.

This post has been edited by magentus2002: May 26 2009, 11:12 PM