Dear All Beloved Lowyat Supporter,

The main purpose for me to open this topic is try to get as many questions and answer for students who wanted to go to overseas but there have queries.

E.G.

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

2) How much is the living expenses overseas

3) What is so good about overseas.

Please type in your questions into this topic and I will try to give you the best answer.

Looking forward for All your reply.

Plz only for Students who are serious in going overseas.

Kind Regards

Magentus

1) if money is no problem, UK in my pov
2)it differ from countries, unis, locations, etc
3)having a better experience? better quality?

UK FTW...
i'm currently in scotland...havin a good time here...
i'll say living d first world country is really different...and d experience is not able to b describe using words...

What do you think of going community college?? Is it worth going there?
Btw Magentus, where are you currently? Malaysia or overseas?

Depends on what language you know or willing to spend at least a year learning, what subject you plan to take and what you can afford.


Depends on where you live: Nasi Lemak is RM4.50 in Taman Tun but RM6+ in KL.

Example, for Sheffield, UK:
Rent: £45 - £65 /week (lower the further away from the city centre and Uni you get)
Food: £30/week (assumes I don't eat out, buy from the market in town and make my own three meals a day)
Utility Bills: Greatly varies depending on number of housemates, provider, usage, etc.


You learn of at least one other culture. This will make you less an ignorant American and a more informed person. Television and music can only tell you so much about a different country; actually living there will give you a much bigger picture. You adopt the good and be aware of the bad, and if you do ever care to come back to Malaysia you'll bring those lessons with you.

i would really want to go to the UK to experience their culture.
Waiting for jpa.!

This post has been edited by Angel01: Apr 23 2009, 10:43 AM

I understand money is always the problem for everyone. For you information, you can probably try twinning program. This will save you more money rather than going there directly.

There are many college in Malaysia which give overseas twinning program. What course are you interested ? and Where are you living currently.

You will get different exposure which I can guarantee because UK have a different culture and also weather. This will allow you to gain experience and to be more independent.

HKU?

Do you mean community college in UK? Most of the community college provide course like english and nothing specialist. I am currently in Malaysia. I just got back from UK. I have been living there for 8 years.

You are more than welcome to PM me if you need any personal advice which you don't want to share in the forum

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Added on April 23, 2009, 8:11 pmGreat Reply, Where are you based in UK.

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Added on April 23, 2009, 8:12 pmHi there,

Are you in HKU?

What course are you taking?

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Added on April 23, 2009, 8:12 pmWhat is JPA ?

This post has been edited by magentus2002: Apr 23 2009, 08:12 PM

I would like to know about the living expenses in UK. As we know rate of Sterling is high, lets say i spend about rm500 on food per month here at around ss15 subang jaya..how much will i spend in UK..for food.

Can also state down the rental rate there if possible..thanks =)

It depend where you are living. You will pay higher in London. Average the rental is about 150-250 pounds per month.

Then the food you can easily spend up to 70-100 pounds per month.

Where are you looking to go to study

University of Reading perhaps?

Thank you for your reply. If you look at the map, Reading is located very near to london so you will be expecting to pay an additional 30%-40% to what i have mention.

kind regards

Thanks for the information..cheers =)

Please also recommend your friends who wish to go to UK about this forum. I will be able to ans question on visa application as well.

Looking forward for your reply

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Added on April 26, 2009, 7:10 amAr there really so little students who is going to overseas

This post has been edited by magentus2002: Apr 26 2009, 07:10 AM

I have many photostated textbooks which I would love to bring it with me to UK. What is the best way to do that ? I fear that it will be confiscated for plagiarism

Also, should I buy book in Malaysia or UK ? which one is cheaper or is it the same ?

Should I use courier service to send my text book ? which courier company is recommended for UK ? DHL ?

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Added on April 26, 2009, 10:17 pmcan you tell me which universities in UK is renowned for e n e field ? I have applied
sheffield university
southampton university
birmingham
manchester
bristol
loughborough

I am applying for taught master course btw.

what else should I apply ?

This post has been edited by jasperng: Apr 26 2009, 10:19 PM

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

I'm transferring to USA this fall.

2) How much is the living expenses there?

3) I had offers from 3 universities, namely University of Illinois, Minnesota and Purdue.
Maybe you can suggest to me which one should i pick? I'm doing Psychology major.

totally agree with this.



tv or reading a lot about a country is not the same as living there.
another thing is online qualifications is not taken seriously by major companies in malaysia and even in singapore.
better choose fully recognised colleges only. fyi singapore government is even more selective than malaysia.

Interested to know about UK.
What is the latest requirement for visa application esp. on money needed in bank account?
let say we want to go without any sponsorship, how much money should we have before hand for visa application to be approve.
given situation, where parents also already retired. so parents money also is out of picture.
but we're planning to be working there. e.g husband go there for studying, and wife eligible to work fulltime.
should the wife should be applying for work while still in malaysia, or can apply when already arrive there?

very expensive studying at other countries

For your information, if your husband is studying the wife will be able to work full time with the dependant visa.

When you are applying for visa please ensure that you have enough money in the bank for at least 6-8months living expenses in UK round about RM30,000- RM50,000 at least this figure.

In term of work, you can look around and apply, it is better to apply when you are in UK because u get to see the company and get use to the environment before start working over there.

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Added on April 27, 2009, 6:12 pmOverseas certificate is more recognise and u get different exposure especially culture.

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Added on April 27, 2009, 6:13 pmNo idea about USA but I will be able to get information for you.

This post has been edited by magentus2002: Apr 27 2009, 06:13 PM

Any recommended job search websites for UK ? I know www.prospects.ac.uk . Anymore ?

one of the most common is www.monster.com

wat type of work are you looking into...

www.jobs.ac.uk

For graduates, you can also consider Prospect.ac.uk and milkround.com.

Thank you for your contribution

Will be going to UK this sept. But im wondering which uni should i go, currently i have offer from University For The Creative Arts, Northumbria university, Coventry university and waiting result from Teeside, portsmouth and chester. Im majoring in graphic design, was confusing which uni should i go.

Hi there, I would surely recommend you university of Northumbria. It is located in Newcastle and there is alot of historical building, the culture there is different. There is many cultural events that usually happen in Newcastle e.g. art gallery, musical events and others.

Also University of London. It is because ur course is Graphic and you do need a lot of ideas, creativity and also the environment is one of the main factor. Therefore before selecting uni. Apart from looking for the uni ranking, the place is also another factor. If the place is interesting and there is other cultural things you can learn then it will be good for you.

Kind Regards...

erm I was only suggesting HKU coz its ranked 18th in the world's top universities. Not many people thought abt Hongkong as a location for tertiary education. can anyone plz provide more info on universities in Hongkong and also the cost of fees.. accomodations etc?

thx

The tuition fee is not expensive as far as I am concerned. It's $100,000 Hong Kong Dollar per year if not mistaken.
Accommodation (perhaps catering as well) in the university is relatively cheap, if I am not mistaken.
But the rest should follow the normal rate (ie expensive) in HK. Transport, entertainment etc.

But, I would say you should consider if you want to study in HKU.
One of the concern is you are not going to have a very good studying experience.
The culture is similar to most Asia places, still people that don't queue up for buses, still in buses can quarrel, simply throw rubbishes etc.
UK, US, Aus and other popular countries for studies not only do well in education part, but experience part as well.
That's why you don't listen people heading HK for studies.

Hm, how about teeside, portsmouth and chester, as northumbria 's tuition fees is the most expensive among the rest.

As a HKU student, I think I am qualify enough to give some comments.

For me, I am doing BEng (Logistic) + BBA (Finance) , double degree. Choosing which country for further education is really depends on what you are gonna study, and whats your expectation towards life. For me, I want knowledge and to learn the tactics to be an entrepreneur.

Frankly, I do agree that you might get "exceptional" experience in UK, the weather, "culture", and perhaps, social status (recognition). For me, I think UK is just suitable for the "boring" subjects, eg, pure science, math, literature, etc ... Thats why I have made up my mind not to go UK despite I got the offer from Imperial, which is to study aerospace engineering. For me, I prefer the colorful life of studying business, analyzing the case studies, and calculate the math that does not involve x,y,z but $. Although some of the business program in UK is quite reputable, but I think you would not like to study business in a place that shops close at 5 pm, since business program is about interaction with people.

For HK, especially HKU, which is just 5 minutes from central, where IFC, Bank Of China, Bank Of America, Cheung Kong, AIG, Citi located. Although I am just a year 1 student, I always get the chance to interview in big firms, applying for internship for my summer holiday. It is really not an unusual scene watching everyone wearing suit walking cross by you, and remember, the salary for a fresh grad is around $13,000 - 15,000, averagely.

And for your information, people in the HK island, especially those near to central and Causeway Bay, are much highly educated, where most of them can speak English in the US or UK accent (Many of them who chose to migrate to US / UK / Canada during 1997 had come back). Since most of the tourist will prefer to hang around in Kowloon site particularly in Tsim Tsa Tsui and Mong Kok, they might have the misconception that all HK people are the way they think. While, I must admit that people in New territory are lowly educated, and some of them might still throw rubbish everywhere, but as my friend who studies in Sunderland said, the condition in Hk is much more better than there.

Another reason you need to consider is the level of respect you might gain when you are overseas. FYI, Malaysian are among the very few nation they respect, due to our advantage in knowing tons of languages and dialects (For me, I have no problem in Eng, Malay, Cantonese, Putonghua, Hakka, Hokkien). I bet you will just be another yellow skin asian guy in the eye of UK people, and I doubt whether they know where Malaysia is ?

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Added on May 8, 2009, 3:24 amOh, another point need to mention, as we all know, China might be the next leader in the world, and for the mindset of mainlanders, study in UK and US are just for the extreme rich (with the exception of top uni) , but places like HK and SG are the sign of intelligence. Check on google news to verify this. I was quite surprise to hear from my friend studying in UK told me that the mainlanders there are quite lazy, and will spend a lot of money in buying unnecessary stuff, cause the mainlanders in the HKU are not just, but extremely smart.

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Added on May 8, 2009, 3:38 amOh, and FYI again, if you were to do traditional engineering course such as mechanical, civil, electrical, you better have it in uk or us, but if you were to do the interesting engineering such as financial or logistic engineering, you can bet hk is the best choice for you. Just think of the 4 pillars of HK, Finance, Logistic, Tourism, Service. But I heard the government is changing soon to include R&D, particularly in life science.

This post has been edited by chen9wei: May 8 2009, 03:38 AM

quite difficult to get 250 pounds per month per room nowadays to be honest, except of a room not inclusive of anything.

you would be looking around 280-300 pound per month for a room in reading. stay in the university accommodation, reading has a nice campus based uni.

do not bring. you can make use of the library in universities instead. it a shame to bring around material that has infringed copyright, to be frank with you.

and it cost bomb to post such heavy stuff to uk. cheapest would be around rm100+ for 15kg via pos malaysia by sea which took 3 months, and not 100% guaranteed delivery. just make use of the library from the uni, i doubt you couldnt find the book you want from the library, unless the uni is a crap uni.

If the duration of ur course is 9 months or less then:
in london, course fees + 800 pounds for each month of the course

outside london, course fees + 600 pounds for each month of the course

If the duration of the course is more than 9 months then:
in london, first year of fees + 7200 pounds

outside london, first year of fees + 5400 pounds

if gt dependant: add 533 pounds per dependant per month for london and for outside london its 400 pounds

if the husband gt student visa then the wife can works there(nt sure whether its full time o nt) provided that he's goin to study there for over 12 months and able to support his dependants.

hope this help ...

This post has been edited by vanPersieXX: May 8 2009, 07:29 AM

dependant can work for full time.

It has nothing to do with plagiarism, but infringe copyrights law. Plagiarism is the term used when you copy the work of others without acknowledge the copyright holder or state the sources, or you simply do cut and paste in the assignment.

Plagiarism is a serious offense, do not try to attempt it as I have the experience of being caught.

Hi there,

It is nice to see everyone is participating in giving comments. Thank you

reply me pls..someone pls help me

I would recommend you to go to portsmouth becoz it is a nice town. i feel the tuition fees is not expensive as well.

ya,the tuition is not expensive among all northumbria is the most expensive. Thanks for your help dear

It is ok, if you need more advice as well. Plx PM directly and you can have my contacts to contact me directly. Next month there are agent from a few university will be coming to visit me.

If you need to do any application, please let me know or any other information

Kind Regards

can anyone tell me more bout ITB ( Institute Technology Bandung) for pharmacy course..izit only recognize in Malaysia how bout other countires like UK AUS Spore

For all the institute in malaysia, it is usually not recognised in other countries. They will ask you to study an additional year in order to be recognised. I think you should try twinning programme e.g. 2 years in Malaysia and 2 years in UK. UK will be the good for pharmacy because you will be able to get job after you graduate. Besides, with the weak currency exchange at the moment it will be the same price as Aus.

If you need any further assistance in choosing which university please leave your message.

I'm going to start my postgrad studies in Newcastle University this September. Could you please tell me which is one better; living in a uni hostel or a private accommodation? (the range of allowance that I might get is around 400 pound/month)

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Added on May 16, 2009, 8:25 ami'm sorry, that 400pound/month is solely on accommodation allowance. ok no, make it like 350-400.

This post has been edited by dndelion: May 16 2009, 08:25 AM

Thank you for your question. I would think accommodation in the uni will be better for new students because you don't need to worry about electric and gas. Besides, in private accommodation you will need to worry who you will be staying with.

thank you very much, magentus2002

oh ic..between i get an offer for uni of machester the tuiton per year is around 13,000pounds plus living cost it needs around RM100k is really costy...wat should i do

hey, im heading to University of Salford this september.

just wondering, should i buy my laptop over there or here in Malaysia?

thanks!

For your information, it does not really matter where you buy. You will still have the world wide coverage. I would surely recommend you purchase HP or Asus as their service is good in UK.

Have you arrange your pick up from the airport to the university. Do let me know if you have not as we offer that service as well.

Any further assistance do PM me.

Kind Regards

I am most probably entering University of Salford, Manchester.

What do you think of the University? in term of facilities, education and etc.

Im taking Bsc in Quantity Surveying and Salford has the best in Build Environment.

What's your comment on this?

Hi there, For your information. I am also a QS but I did not study in University of Salford. University of Salford is a very famous school in Quantity Surveying. It is one of the top school for QS as well. My boss and uncle is graduate from there (20 years ago). If you need any pick up service from airport to the uni, please let me know. I would be able to check whether there is any pick up service. There will be only a small charges on the pick up. I am not sure whether there is any orientation offer.

Keep in touch. PM me if you need any further assistance.

Hello there.

I heard of a scheme that students graduate from UK based university in Malaysia are egligible to apply a 1-2 years permit in UK to look for job. Is there such thing? Thanks a lot.

This is what they call postal worker (point based scheme). You will stand a better chance in applying it if you are in UK. Which University are you currently studying.

What course are you studying?

Probably you could think of doing a Postgraduate in UK. Then you will get higher point and then you will be able to apply work permit there which is 4 years.

Hi I am asking for my girlfriend. It's because I'm plannning to go over UK for PG, then we heard of this scheme which she considers to participate in order to go with me (she doesn't want to study anymore). We're from University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Chemical Engineering. However, she doesn't mind to get a non-engineering work over there.

how to get any sponsorship or funding for my studies in uni of manchester...

Overseas certificate is more recognise and u get different exposure especially culture.



Can you please elaborate on more recognise?

u r going to UoM? me also...what subject u r going to take?

Most common are:

JPA scholarship, MARA scholarship (Bumis only)~

you need proof of academic excellence in order for these government agencies to even consider you for a scholarship, interviews are to be expected...

I'm planning to go study in China, but now I have to choose which city should I go.

i) Suggestions of cities with their living expenses estimates or direct me to any of the sites
ii)What uni?

Hope you guys can answer

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

i go through studycare.co.uk website and i found that university greenwich is one of your university partner.
so how can you help with the application? UCAS application is free, right?
can u guide? pls PM me.

I have PM you. Thank you for your questions.

no PM received. pls send again

hi there,

I have just PM you the answer I hope that will help.

Kind Regards

Hello,

A Form 5 student here. Just keen to know the procedures to get into an university.

1)Leaves school with a SPM certificate
2)Go for a Pre-U course
3)Apply for universities while finishing the course
a Send out application letters/forms
b IF i am accepted,
c Apply for a scholarship
d Prepare visa, ....


How to write application letters?
Do they offer full scholarships for excellent students?
My definition of EXCELLENT STUDENTS is students who thrived to gain TER 90 and above.
Anyway, is it easy for a 11As (SPM) student to achieve TER 90 in SAM/AUSMAT?

Your reply is greatly appreciated!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Ryan

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Added on June 9, 2009, 9:50 pmI'll stand corrected.
Pls correct me if im wrong
TQ

This post has been edited by ryanyu123: Jun 9 2009, 09:50 PM

[quote=ryanyu123,Jun 9 2009, 10:41 PM]
Hello,

A Form 5 student here. Just keen to know the procedures to get into an university.

1)Leaves school with a SPM certificate
2)Go for a Pre-U course
3)Apply for universities while finishing the course
a Sen d out application letters/forms
b IF i am accepted,
c Apply for a scholarship
d Prepare visa, ....
How to write application letters?
Do they offer full scholarships for excellent students?
My definition of EXCELLENT STUDENTS is students who thrived to gain TER 90 and above.
Anyway, is it easy for a 11As (SPM) student to achieve TER 90 in SAM/AUSMAT?

Your reply is greatly appreciated!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Ryan

Hi there,

Although it seems for you too early but it is good to do planning now. I would surely recommend you to do A-level. If you have good results in SPM you can apply to UK A-level and study in UK for A-level. Then while completing ur a-level you can pply university with ur A-level forcast results. For scholarships, some A-level college do provide it for outstanding students. This apply same with university.

You can also apply local scholarship with the government.

@ryanyu123, by referring to SAM/AUSMAT specifically, are you after UK or Aus uni?

i think he is trying to compare which one is better or possibly apply for both as well

i think we should let him explain his thoughts first, ay?

Erm. Tq for your great concern.
Im after Australia Us since Aus is nearer to M'sia.
N i haven't make up my mind whether to take SAM or AUSMAT.
SAM is offered by Taylor's whereas AUSMAT by Sunway.
Im just deciding which college to go and not the course as i assume both the courses are virtually the same.

Another Question here:
Is it possible for International Students to apply for the PR in Australia after their studies?

Possible, though it's getting tougher. Depends on what you study and what you occupation you can nominate upon completion of your study. Any idea which field of study you're interested in? Engineering? Accounting? Finance? Arts?

Accounting

As of now, professional accountants (and graduates possessing such qualifications) can apply for PR. Otherwise you will need to apply for TR, work in a related field (accounting in this case) for at least 1 yr before you are considered for the grant of a PR.

In other words, you need to look out for Accounting courses with professional accreditation, not just ordinary BCom(Acctg). Not many uni offer them, so be very careful when you do your research.

Not too early at all for you to think about uni courses. In fact, you're doing a good job by forward planning your career and then work backwards to determine what you need to do to get you there in 10/20 yrs. Keep it up and good luck!

As for scholarships, I don't think TER 90 is good enough. But then again, you might be underestimating yourself at this point. My advice is, do your homework, find out who's offering what, understand your options, and work on them. It sounds tedious, but whatever it is, it will be rewarding at the end of the day.

This post has been edited by Tony C: Jun 10 2009, 02:26 PM