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STUDYING ABROAD

STUDYING ABROAD. INTORDUCTION TO FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES. APPLICATION. APPLYING ONLINE APPLYING ON PAPER SPECIFIC UNIVERSITIES/ COLLEGUES UCAS (OPEN APPLICATION) APPLY AS AN INDIVIDUAL. IB COORDINATOR. COUNCELLOR CONTACT WITH THE UNIVERSITY: EMAIL: polona.vehovar@druga.si

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STUDYING ABROAD

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  1. STUDYING ABROAD INTORDUCTION TO FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES

  2. APPLICATION • APPLYING ONLINE • APPLYING ON PAPER • SPECIFIC UNIVERSITIES/ COLLEGUES • UCAS (OPEN APPLICATION) • APPLY AS AN INDIVIDUAL

  3. IB COORDINATOR • COUNCELLOR • CONTACT WITH THE UNIVERSITY: • EMAIL: polona.vehovar@druga.si • SCHOOL’S TELEPHONE NO.: • +386233-04-434 • OTHER TEACHERS: lettersofrecommendation

  4. HOW TO APPLY • You will be responsible for: - paying the correct application fee - getting an academic reference and attaching it - submitting the completed application online to UCAS

  5. WHAT QUALITIES DO I NEED? • ACADEMIC SUCCESS • EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES • EVERYTHING ELSE

  6. LANGUAGE TESTS, SAT: • Cambridge Advanced (CAE) • or Proficiency (CPE) exam • IELTS • SAT or ACT (USA Universitiesonly) 2100p • General (reading, writing, maths) • Subjectspecific • Apply on yourown (Ljubljana) • JUNE, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER

  7. UCAS FORM APPLY AS NON UK STUDENT http://www.ucas.com/guidedtour/english/

  8. UK UNIVERSITIES • EdinbourghUniversity • Exeter University • Norwich University • SouthHamptonUniversity • Nottingham University

  9. Universityof Oxford • General conditions: A totalscoreof at least 38 pointsincludingcorepoints, with 6s and 7s in subjectstaken at theHigherlevel. • ConditionsforChemistry: Chemistry 7 and 6 or 7 in Maths (both HL) • Language: InternationalBaccalaureate Standard Level (SL): scoreof 5 in English

  10. Universityof Oxford • Deadline: -1. September: firstsubmissionof UCAS form -15 October: finalsubmissionofthe UCAS form

  11. Universityof Cambridge • General Conditions: • Whenassessingapplicantsforallcoursesweconsidernot onlytheindividual A level(or equivalent) subjectsbeingofferedbutalsothecombinationofthese. Wegenerallypreferapplicants to havetakencertainsubjects or subjectcombinationsbecausewebelievethatthey’re more likely to provideyouwithaneffectivepreparationforstudy at theUniversityof Cambridge.

  12. Universityof Cambridge • Deadline: - Fillin UCAS application form • Deadline15. October http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/applying/entry.html

  13. Universityof Leeds • General conditions: - TheUniversitywelcomesapplicantswithotherrelevant diploma level 3 qualifications, such as IB. Requestsmaybesubjectspecific. NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS LISTED. - Internationalrelations: 36 Points ;

  14. Universityof Leeds • Language: • EnglishHigherLevel (7) • ForEnglishLanguagerequirementsforeignstudentsneed to contacttheoverseasaoolicationoffice. • Deadline:

  15. Maastricht University, theNetherlands,Business • General Conditions: - Onlycompletefileswillbeevaluatedandconsideredforadmission. An applicationwillbeconsideredincompleteifanyofthefollowingitems are missing: A registrationrequestfortheselectivemaster's programme: - theapplication form - IB: 24 points or more - a letterofmotivation - a curriculumvitae - the TOEFL or IELTS test scores (ifapplicable)

  16. Maastricht University, theNetherlands,Business • Language: Admissionexam Ifyou do not satisfytheadmissionrequirementsof a bachelor’s programme, youmayqualifyforanadmissionexam. These test yourknowledgeof a certainsubject or discipline or checkwhetheryouhavesufficientcommandoftheEnglishlanguage. TheAdmissionBoardusestheresultsoftheseexams to determinewhetheryoucanbeadmitted.

  17. STUDYING IN THE USA How to findtheUniversities/ Colleges: UNI – bigger up to 50 000 Ss COLLEGE – smaller UP TO 1000 – 5000 Ss US Embasy: Studying in the USA Princetonreview, Collegeranking Collegetutoring US Collegerankings

  18. TheUniversityofPennsylvania, USA • General Conditions: IfyouhavetakenInternationalBaccalaureate (IB) exams, youmaybeable to earnPennStatecredit. • IB creditweaccept is as follows: PennStatewillaward transfer creditforexamstaken at theHigherLevelandgraded 5 or above. List ofsubjects: • http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/applying/baccalaureate.php

  19. TheUniversityofPennsylvania, USA • Undergraduatestudentsinterested in receivingcreditfor IB HigherLevelExaminationsshouldarrangefortheirofficial grade reports to besentdirectlyfromtheInternationalBaccalaureate Program. • Limitations on creditearnedthroughtheInternationalBaccalaureate (IB) exams are as follows: (1) thecreditmustbeuseful in a student's program ofstudy; (2) duplicatecredit in the same subject is not awarded in anycase.

  20. TheUniversityofPennsylvania, USA • PennState’s evaluationwillfocus on theresultsofindividualexaminationscompleted at theHigherLevel • a studentdoes not have to completethefull IB Diploma • Examinations at theSubsidiaryLevel are not eligiblefor transfer creditconsideration. • General creditsmaybeawardedfor a HigherLevelExamination

  21. TheUniversityofPennsylvania, USA • Language: Sswrite a test in MathematicsandEnglish.

  22. IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES StanfordUniversity http://admission.stanford.edu/pdf/10-11_Applying_Guide.pdf PrincetonUniversity Harvard University MIT

  23. LittleIvyLeagueCollege: GRINNELL COLLEGE • Co-edColege • 4 yearsgreduate • 2 yearsMa • 3-4 yearsPhD • 12 000 students • 50 000$/peryear • 12 scholarships: 75%-100% • LiberalArtsandScience (Medicine, Technology) • Internship

  24. SCHOLARSHIPS ON THE SPORTS MERIT • 1, and 2 rankuniversities in the USA • Covereverything (fee, accommodation, life) • 2 or 4 yearcontracts Studentsneed to send: • Video oftheirperformance • Achievements (national / internationalcomp.) • Pay (person in Ljubljana 1,000,00€)

  25. IE UNIVERSITY MADRID WATCH A SHORT VIDEO http://www.ie.edu/university/videos/video/ie-university-promotional-video - Registrationfee: 120,00€ - Pass IE test - Refferenceletters (2+1)

  26. UNIVERSITY IN AUSTRALIA UAC International • International Apply The processing charge is A$66 for international  applicants. This charge is not refundable under any circumstances. • Closing dates To be considered  for semester 1 courses, you are encouraged to apply by Friday 26 October 2012. Applications close at midnight on Thursday 31 January 2013. Read key dates for more information.

  27. Universityof Melbourne • General Conditionsfor IB students: Environments: 31 IB Diploma points List ofothersubjects: http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/ugrad/apply/scores/ibscores.html • Language: English SL 5, HL 4.

  28. Univerza v Mariboru • Mathematics: Not IB specific: • Matura leavingexamination (60%) • Academicsuccess in year 11 and 12 (20%) • Subjectgrades in years 11 and 12: Maths (20%) http://www.dijaski.net/studij/mf-ul/program-enoviti-magistrski-studijski-program-druge-stopnje-medicina.html

  29. Univerza v Mariboru • Languages - Matura leavingexamination (60%) - Academicsuccess in year 11 and 12 (20%) - Subjectgrades in years 11 and 12: English (20%) Allthegradesfrom IB DP diploma are transformedintoSlovenesystem.

  30. Tabela za pretvorbo ocen:

  31. What to do next: • Choosefrom 5 (UK) to 12 (USA) Universities • Apply: getyour UCAS/ COMMON APP number • Askyoursubjectteachersforrefferenceletters • Submitallthedocumentation (online or on paper) • Paythefee

  32. Scholarships in Slovenia • ZOIS SCHOLARSHIP : - doublesifyoustudyabroad – 200,00€+allowance for living expenses 85,00e • KADROVSKE ŠTIPENDIJE • OBČINA • PRIVATE FUNDING

  33. Ad – futurafunding: • Kreditizaštudij v Sloveniji in tujinizaleto 2009 • Javni razpis štipendij za študij slovenskih državljanov v tujini za leto 2010 (87. JR) • EducationUSA center Ljubljana

  34. Ad – futura: Grade Transformation

  35. It is good to know A Webpage in SlovenianLanguagewhichtakesyouthroughtheApplicationSystem • http://www.dreamfoundation.eu/ • VerificationoftheProgrammes in Slovenia: http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/ (forEurope) • Princetonreview: https://www.google.si/search?q=PRINCTON+REVIEW&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:sl:official&client=firefox-a

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