A Better Place To Study

A Better place to study...

There are many reasons to study for Master's degree in the UK. UK is a country which has a very unique and distinctive in a cultural heritage, language, education, sports etc. It becomes one of the top destinations for study around the world. 

Now let’s see!! 

Why people choose UK as their destination to study their Master’s degree?

What makes the United Kingdom stand out?

There are 30 people done this survey.

According to the survey, we can see that most of the people choose UK for their Master's degree, as it has a great international reputation for their education. Not only the quality of their education but if you look for a great work place in the future, UK could be a great selling point of yours.

 

Although UK has a high cost of living.

 

----- People still think that the cost of education for an international student in the UK is lower than USA or other European countries.

 

They can save a lot of money because Master's degree in UK is generally shorter than many other countries. This will help to reduce tuition fees and accommodation costs.

• Most programs in the UK require only one year to finish.

If they have consider this, the cost will be much lower.

 

Moreover, they think that Europe is easier to access from the UK than other countries. They can reach most areas of Europe from UK within a few hours either by train or plane. They are not only a place to study but they can also travel as well. If they are studying in London or any cities in UK, they can go to Italy on weekend – fly to Rome, Milan, Venice or any cities in Italy. It takes only two hours and cost is not expensive if compared to the cost from Thailand to Europe.

 

Above are the top 3 reasons that people choose UK for their Master’s degree.

 

Good environment, large international student community, culture, multicultural or even nice weather.  All of these is the reasons why people choose UK to study for their Master’s degree in our survey. 

 

See??!! This is a great opportunity... 

...not only to study but you can see the world as well.

It is a priceless experience for everyone.

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It Is Worth For One Year

       “It takes only one year to graduate with Master's degree course with high standard and well-known among Thai people which it is suit to me most because I don’t want to go abroad for a long time” Punyanuch Payackso said , MSc in Marketing Management student from Aston University.  

 

             After Punyanuch graduated from Social Communication Cyber Business Management faculty of Srinakharinwirot University in Thailand , she decided to go to study abroad for her Master's degree. 

“ I always love to be with my family and I do not want to separate from them but one day when I have to continue my Master's degree, going abroad is a very good opportunity for me. I choose England because most of university takes only one year,” she said.

 

“England has been my dream destination country for study in Master's degree. I have been there many times and think that one day I want to stay here for a short time,” she said. 

She believes that she will enjoy one year study in UK. UK is also popular among Thai students. Most of the UK education for Master's degree take only one year to finish , so it is suit to those people who don’t want to stay abroad for a long time. 

 

 

Moreover, UK is connected to many countries in Europe. She loves traveling in Europe and she hope that she will spend her holiday in UK so that she sill be able to travel around Europe as well. She believes that this is an opportunity to experience new culture that is totally different from her culture.

Furthermore, she planned to continue her family business, which is food industrial that has many competitors so Marketing Management is the best field for her further education.

 

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What it means in the U.S. & U.K.?

 

As we know that there are a few words which have totally different meanings in British and America English .

Sometimes communication breaks down 

& can get you confuse

The clip shows some of the common words used differently:

Check out this clip !!!  

to avoid embarassing situations 

 while you're abroad

Credit : http://www.buzzfeed.com/erinchack/words-that-mean-something-completely-different-in-the-uk

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Why UK for Arts students?

“I do arts, fashion is my passion, UK inspires my work.”  Sirapat Tarab said, MA student from London College of Fashion.

                          

                                             

For this week update, we have interviewed student from London College of Fashion for her Master's degree, Sirapat Tarab. She really loves fashion and she found out that she is interested in arts when she was in arts class in high school. After that, she planned to seriously study about arts. Once she travelled to United Kingdom, she found that UK was very fascinating. 

“It is conservative and classic, there are history behind every places you visit,” she said. Not only places but also the comprised with different cultures in one country and that is making United Kingdom more attractive. After spent a few weeks in UK, she fell in love with everything in the UK such as places, history, people, unique accent, and of course fashion. When she returned to Thailand she determined that one day she would go to study at United Kingdom. 

When she graduated high school in Thailand, she applied for Fashion design in Birmingham City University and she made it. She thought this is a good opportunity to study what she loves. She can exchange her vision with her foreign friends so that she can learn more about the fashion in other countries. It was a chance to experience new things and she has learnt a lot from fashion design course. It gave her different perspective in design and she believes she can compare her work to others in the future.

“I know how to cut a dress. I had my first collection clothes. This course gives me a lot of opportunities to work in practical way,” she said. After she graduated, she decided to continue her fashion study in London College of Fashion. 

Moreover, Thomas Burberry is one of her inspiration to study in UK. Burberry has its own pattern that becomes most widely copied trademarks. These are her reason why she chose to study arts in United Kingdom.

For more details about Sirapat's pieces, you can visit her website @ www.womerry.com

STAY TUNED !!!! MORE TO BE UPDATED VARIOUS STUDY FIELD!

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How to write the perfect personal statement?

The next step after you got your qualified IELTS score!

          Every Universities required “Personal statement” so it is important to write it perfectly in order to get attention from the examiners. Personal statement is a self-marketing statement. Your statement should be informative and interesting.

                       

Start with a sentence about yourself including your  education background along with your career goals. Also your education achievement should be included. You should connect your application to the course that you apply. Write why the course will help you achieve your goals.

 

In addition, make sure that you talk about your experience such as part-time job, volunteer work, and achievement or award that you get both inside and outside classroom. Talk more about your hobbies to show that you are well-rounded person. Tell them about your experiences or skills that make you are good candidate. Link your experiences and those skills to your future career goals. 

As you are international student, you need to show that you can study in English  and explain why you choose to go to UK rather than other countries. 

   

Most important things is to revise your statement over and over again, keep redraft it until it perfect, get help from friends or professor and don’t leave it until the very last minute.

 

                                  

Remember! – a personal statement is your chance to show who you are. Make it an outstanding statement!

 ........Good luck on your personal statement guys!.......

 Credit : blog.intohigher.com

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Scholarships for the UK!

Do you want to study in the UK for free?

                             
The British Government and UK universities provide a large number of scholarships for international students who want to study in the UK....

To help you, scholars4dev.com prepared a list of top UK Scholarships for international students in 2013.

UK University Scholarships

Cardiff University Scholarships for International Students
The Cardiff University offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught (Masters) and Postgraduate Research (PhD) International Scholarships to international students from all over the world.
Developing Solutions Scholarships at Nottingham University
The Developing Solution Scholarships are for international students who wants  to make a difference to the development of their home country. 105 scholarships are available for selected Master’s Degree Programmes.
University of Birmingham Scholarships for International Students 
The University of Birmingham is offering scholarships for international students who is pursuing a one year Masters programme at the University.
University of Westminster Scholarships for International Students
The University of Westminster offers scholarships for prospective international students who wants to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships in the University.
Edinburgh Global Masters Scholarships for International Students
The University of Edinburgh offers partial scholarships for Master’s programme in any field of study.
University of East Anglia Development Scholarships
The University of East Anglia offers partial and full scholarships for students from developing countries. The scholarships are for Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in International Development Courses offered by the University.
Rhodes Scholarships
The Rhodes scholarships are postgraduate scholarships supporting exceptional students at the University of Oxford.
Weidenfeld Scholarships at University of Oxford 
The Scholarship Programme aims to cultivate the leaders of tomorrow primarily from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Russia, Middle East, and North Africa. It provides outstanding students the opportunity to pursue their postgraduate studies at University of Oxford. 

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Can I still study in Britain if my English Language Qualifications are not good?

The answer to this is simple: yes!

                        

Don’t worry if your English qualifications are not good enough.

 

Many people did not passed the qualification that universities are required but don’t worry. Most of universities are offer you a pre-sessional English course for people who are not passed the qualification. 

 

You need to take 4 weeks or more depends on your IELTS score that you already had. There have a college that provides you courses for pre-Master. Courses length are 1-2 terms before you apply for Master course. The Pre-sessional course allows you to have intensive English language preparation in a university environment. 

 

With highly experienced teachers, there is no better preparation for your next steps.

 

These are some universities that provide pre-sessional English courses.

• Birmingham City University International College

• Cambridge Ruskin International College

• Edinburgh International College

• Hertfordshire International College

• International College Portsmouth

• International College at Robert Gordon University

• International College Wales Swansea

• London International College of Business & Technology

   

.....For more information contact the university.....

 

** Don’t give up! Give it a try **

 

Credit : graduatedoorway.com

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IELTS EXAM !!!

         The very first step before you register to be a student in university, you have to pass the qualification test that university requires and of course you need an IELTS score. As we are Thai students, English is not our native language so we have to take an IELTS exam to show that we are able to study in English.  

 

 

First, get to know IELTS?

IELTS exam or The International English Language Testing System helps measure student's ability listening, reading, writing, and speaking. People who want to study or work overseas need to get the score first before they apply. I am the one who need a high score on IELTS exam for university that I want to apply. There are six IELTS center; IDP Education Service Bangkok, British Council Bangkok, British Council Chiangmai, IDP chiangmai, IDP Khon Kaen, and IDP Songkla.The exam costs 6,300. I got the overall score of 6 for the first time and 6.5 for the second time but I want to get an overall score of 7 so I decided to study hard for the third time. I took exam at British Council because it is the nearest centre. First when you arrive the center, you have to queue to get to room. You have to deposit your bag and you are not allowed to bring anything to the exam room. The exam will start at 9am. Please arrive the center around 8.30am. You can test that does your handset is not brok Ien. The handset is for your listening exam. (IDP does not provide you a handset). This makes British Council different from IDP. You can concentrate more on listening exam. You can go to toilet anytime that you want but that’s mean you will lose your time for the exam. 

 

In the listening part, a listening test is 30 minutes long and extra 10 minutes to transfer you answer to the answer sheet. You will hear four recorded monologues and conversations with 40 questions. Each monologues and conversion will increase speed of speech consecutively. Try to catch up what the record said and try not to miss it. You must write your answer on your answer sheet because the answer in the question paper will not be count. The best way to answer is to write capital letter because sometimes you cannot sure that word capital which letter. In the reading part, an academic reading test is 60 minutes long. It has three sections with 40 questions. I hate this part the most because I have never get good score on it. You have to practice reading as much as you can. First take glance on the question and find the key words that you need then look into the text and highlight the key words that you have found. Don’t forget that time is limited so don’t waste your time by reading word by word.  In the writing part, an academic writing part test is 60 minutes long. It has two writing task of 150 words and 250 words. This is the hardest part to get higher score. This part depends on your basic grammar and vocabulary. You need to use different word if you use the same word over and over again, you will not get high score. Try to use simple sentence and keep it short to express idea more. The most important thing is to keep practice in writing and get used to the structure and pattern of the exam.  

 

In the speaking part, you have a conversation with certified Examiner. This part can help increase your score a lot. It is close to your real-life situation. You need to speak right to the point when you get the topic. Answer the question that you are asked. When they give time to prepare you need to use it efficiently. You will get 5 minutes to prepare the answer. Write in bullet point about what you want to say. Ask your friend who had done the exam before about the topic and practice with that topic. Speak as normal as you can, like when you talk to your friends or family. Don’t be nervous! Nervous will make your speaking even worse. Therefore, relax as much as you can while you are speaking.

  

Let's check IELTS exam timetable....

                                

I hope that this can be useful for you when you are preparing on IELTS exam.

REMEMBER, practicing is the best way to achieve higher score.

GOOD LUCK :)

 

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The 15 Best Study Abroad Memes

 

 If you’ve studied abroad, you could probably relate to most of these. It’s always funny running into all the awkward situations that you find yourself in while studying abroad. Have a look at some of the memes below : ).....

 

When my best friend was accepted to the same program as me.

 

When I tasted a banana and nutella crepe for the first time. 

 

When my friend asks me where we are going to eat thanksgiving dinner.

 

When I realize I actually have to attend classes this semester. 

 

When I successfully navigate public transportation for the first time. 

 

When at the airport they tell me I can throw some of my stuff away to make my bag weigh less. 

 

When I arrive at the nude beach and saw the Europeans laying out. 

 

When I think I got on the wrong bus and have a mini panic attack.

 

When the guides ask for donations at the end of the free walking tour.

I’m just like

I’m just like

 

I’m just like

I’m just like

 

Whenever someone talk to me for the first month.

 

 

When my friend and I ask a cute guy to take a touristy picture of us.

 

When the shampoo explodes in my suitcase.

 

When I realize the coins in my pocket are worth more than just cents. 

 

 

How all the salespeople look at me when I walk into Harrods.

 

When I try to apply for my visa.

 

 *Credit : adventureseeker.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 When my best friend was accepted to the same program as me. - See more at: http://www.adventureseeker.org/travel-inspiration/the-50-best-study-abroad-memes-ive-ever-seen/#sthash.1iFNG81B.dpuf

When my best friend was accepted to the same program as me. - See more at: http://www.adventureseeker.org/travel-inspiration/the-50-best-study-abroad-memes-ive-ever-seen/#sthash.1iFNG81B.dpuf

When my best friend was accepted to the same program as me. - See more at: http://www.adventureseeker.org/travel-inspiration/the-50-best-study-abroad-memes-ive-ever-seen/#sthash.1iFNG81B.dpuf

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