0 1 How to choose a school

After evaluating and determining the direction of the target school, the selected school is finally determined according to the comprehensive ranking, professional ranking, tuition fees, geographical location and other factors.

Reference factor 1: own goals and plans

For applicants, they should choose the courses that suit them best and the schools that suit them best, instead of blindly choosing the so-called "best major" or "best school". The most suitable is the best.

Suggestion: When facing the choice of studying abroad, we must first have a clear goal. Only when the goal is clear can we have a feasible study abroad plan and application goal.

Reference factor 2: Times comprehensive ranking:

The Times of England The Times of England can give you a preliminary understanding of British schools. However, when it comes to specific school selection, the reference value of these comprehensive rankings is very limited.

The comprehensive ranking is based on many factors, many of which have nothing to do with students' employment and further studies. Therefore, the comprehensive ranking cannot be used as the only reference factor.

Reference factor 3: the principle of professional priority

The most important thing to choose a school is to look at the professional ranking, which is related to the future job search and further education, far more important than fame, which is also the reason for the priority of majors. Foreigners' concept of famous schools is weaker than that of China. In Britain and other western countries, schools with professional priority are highly valued.

Therefore, according to their own conditions, students can choose schools with excellent comprehensive ranking and professional ranking as the first category, schools with high and low comprehensive ranking as the second category, schools with high and low comprehensive ranking as the third category, and the rest as the second choice. In this way, choose the intersection as much as possible, then choose the bottom, and choose five or six schools of different grades to ensure that you win.

Reference factor 4: geographical location and cost of living.

When considering choosing a school, we must measure whether the geographical location of the university suits us, and the cost of living varies greatly from place to place in Britain. You must consider your personal financial ability and life preferences.

For example, if you want to feel the city atmosphere and have the ability to bear high consumption, universities in London are more suitable. If you want to live in a quiet rural environment, there are many universities to choose from. Of course, compared with the bustling metropolis, the living expenses are much lower.

Reference factor 5: Number of local students

Another simple way to choose a school is to see how many British students are studying in the school. No matter which university British students go to, they will definitely choose a good and better school, and they will know more about British schools than we do. Therefore, it is relatively safe to choose a university with many British students.

Reference factor 6: University tuition

A good standard is to look at the fees charged by British universities. Many people mistakenly think that the cost of British universities is relatively average, so they don't consider it. There is a big flaw here. The tuition fees of the same major in many schools will vary according to the level of the school.

How to choose a major

Factors that need to be referenced when choosing a major:

Career planning

First of all, it is necessary to make clear in your mind the fields you want to develop in the future, which are also suitable for your own characteristics, and have a specific plan for career development. When choosing a major, we must carefully study the curriculum, mainly the content of the course, and pay attention to practicality. In addition, we should have a clear and profound understanding of the situation and major settings of British universities, because different universities in the same country often have different curriculum settings for the same major.

Hobbies and interests

The head of the Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy stressed that China students should first choose their major according to their interests. As the saying goes, interest is the greatest motivation for learning. Therefore, students can learn more easily and have a greater chance of success only if they combine their professional expertise and hobbies and choose a major that is easier to play and master.

course

The first thing students should consider is that in British universities, a major can choose to specialize in different directions. For example, sports management majors are divided into sports development directions. Students do not need to develop specific sports, but pay more attention to management. After graduation, you can consider working in a department similar to China Sports Commission.

Employment direction

There are also quite a few students who choose their major with employment opportunities as their greatest motivation. Obviously, I hope to find a well-paid job abroad or at home as soon as possible. It is necessary to know the employment demand data of different occupations at home and abroad. The current employment trend is constantly changing, so it is often risky to measure the future employment trend now.

Science students focus on fitness.

If you choose to apply for science majors, students will generally take their major as their own direction after graduation, and all walks of life need corresponding technical talents. Therefore, most science majors have optimistic employment prospects.

Of course, the employment situation of undergraduates in some basic disciplines is relatively poor. Therefore, when choosing different majors, the choice space and destination of employment are very different. When facing this problem, students and parents must make clear whether their children like it or not and whether it is suitable for studying this major.

The geographical location of the school

Students should also consider some practical issues, such as the geographical location of the school, the size of the institution, transportation and expenses. Although Britain is not very big, the differences between cities are still obvious. For example, London is the capital of Britain and one of the political and economic centers in Europe and even the world. So it has an international metropolis environment and atmosphere that other cities in Britain can't match.

Most people still prefer economically developed areas, because on the one hand, there will be more job opportunities and relatively convenient life in the future, and it will also allow you to fully feel the foreign culture and understand its way of survival during several years of foreign life. On the contrary, if you stay in a remote and underdeveloped place for a long time, it will add a lot of difficulties to finding a job in the future, and people are likely to become isolated.

Suggestion: For China students who choose to study in the UK, if they study business, finance, law, mass media or art design, London is undoubtedly the best choice.

But if you study some natural science courses such as mathematics and physics, then the choice of city is not so important. However, even if you take these courses and study and live in London, you can cultivate different backgrounds and richer interpersonal networks.

Academic atmosphere

The reason why this factor is so important is also from the perspective of future employment. The academic atmosphere of a school often determines the scientific research strength and scale of the school, especially the tutor, which is the key to the academic atmosphere of the school. Ordinary teachers in famous schools can't be compared with famous teachers in ordinary schools. Whether from the perspective of learning knowledge or from the perspective of experience ability, the influence of famous teachers is very great.