Oh ic. Thx alot for the info. Will do more research onto it...this scholarship is only for international student?

ok..ya i think the scholarship just for international student..

i got sunderland and norhtumbria .. northumbria is 10k pound IINM while sunderland is 7.3k.. others IDK..

Ya sunderland is quite cheap compare to northrumbia. But northrumbia graduates have higher employment rate according to research. So u will be leaving to sunderland this year sept?

oo..i did not know about that.. do you have link for the employment rate research?

ya probably if my visa approve .. i will fly to sunderland this year sept..

hmm i forgot where did i read it before...anyways is sunderland good enough? and their cert recognize worldwide?...
Rank
Sunderland has this 52 rank in UK from this link...

i applied for sunderland as well last year. got scholarships deduction for 1.5k pound sterling.

what concerns me is, my friend that just passed his diploma (around 2.6-2.7 cgpa) also got the so called scholarship.

sounds strange, it looks like the uni is trying their best to get student to study there. Just my humble opinion

Added some malaysian students in facebook of that uni to ask around, they told me don't expect too much.

ended up choosing other uni lol.

kael : thx for the info ya for the cert im not sure about worldwide..im only check for malaysia oni and it is approved .. or u can double confirm for it.. ~

mistercrono : so did you go to the sunderland uni?
the scholarship is Guaranteed GBP 1,500 scholarship .. there is not stated any requirement for the scholarship ..

hmmm so where u ended up right now?...but at least those with budget can get this scholarship and have the opportunity to study in UK

the lower half of the pecking order of uk unis are fill with ex-polytechs and tafe's turned unis.......

full fees international students are highly sort after, as the fees help cushion the dropping state funding.......

from the perspective of fees paying students, with the amount of fees you are paying, it makes no sense to go to lower rank unis.....the top half of the table are full of good unis with equivalent fees...........

I ended up in University of Gloucestershire

though the ranking is not high, but the ranking of the particular subject im taking which is tourism management is number 9 in whole uk.

i agree with kael, it's good for those with slightly tighter budget to study in UK. After all, when we get back to malaysia, we do have a "UK certificate"

for the budget wise, it is better to prepare at least rm10k-20k extra. what the agents estimate the overall price in uk is for really strict budget.

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Added on May 2, 2011, 11:49 pmi see, i applied it last year before i got here in uk, might have forgotten about the scholarship thingy.

but it do really sounds like financial support or discount rather than 'scholarship'

why not think about northrumbia? I just visited my friend back 2-3 weeks ago and the environment and facilities are superb. and convenient for student as well.

This post has been edited by MisterCrono: May 2 2011, 11:49 PM

ya.. thats why i prefer sunderland over northumbria.. the cost much cheaper and end up with UK certificate.. in malaysia we see more into the name than quality perhaps? hahaha..
wow thats student from UK? LOL right? haha

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Added on May 2, 2011, 11:56 pmnorthumbria too expensive for me..

im self sponsor from my parents

so my parents end up choose the cheaper one for me

ya the facilities in northrumbia is new and superb i agree with that..the agent that show me the sunderland fasi and northumbria fasi.. but financial not allow me to go to the northumbria..

This post has been edited by mikeblink182: May 2 2011, 11:56 PM

northrumbia is under consideration but then 10k pound for a year...unless there is a scholarship like how sunderland works then it would be fine...

have you been to sunderland?...how does it looks like there? facilities and environment?

mikeblink182 : how much would you rate sunderland facilities after they showed u pictures...how does it compared to northrumbia

just passed through sunderland during my way to newcastle on coach

smaller place compared to newcastle, nothing much for sunderland.

facilities and environment vise not sure, as I get some so-so comment about the uni so i changed my decision.

ic ic...newcastle would be more happening...sunderland might even save up some cost of living...=D

just another question...are your friends happy with sunderland?...

definitely cheaper for small places

she just said, you get what you paid for, no complaints.

yeah...

too much of questions in my mind....

and how much does UK cert helps in job seeking...how does students from top uni in UK compared to mid-range uni like sunderland?...

this is my question as well

Im finishing my degree next month and going to look for a job.

Having an oversea cert definitely place you on the front of the interview queue but the rest depends on your own skill.

haha...bro share with me ur experience in UK?

and i have seen alot people who study in UK and then ended up working and settle down there. you never plan to get a job in UK after ur degree?...

what kind of experience? i think we should talk using pm hahah.

yeap im planning to work here, 2010 is the last batch for PSW.

take the metro and you will reach newcastle in 15-20minutes time
i studied in northumbria before, i would say newcastle definitely more happening
sunderland is a very quiet town
nothing much