anyone applying for uk unis?

riichard · 16 Apr 2007, 11:03 PM

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um what the title suggests. anyone?
just wondering what unis ppl are considering and how ppl are going about it.

ahh love that emoticon

Jachie · 3 Jun 2007, 12:19 PM

Yeah, you need to apply through the UCAS. Maybe contacting the British Council could give you more info on how to go about it.

I'm considering going to a London uni (I'm in my prelim. year) and the one's I'm looking at are Kings College London and London South Bank. Both those schools have courses I'm particularly interested in at this stage.

theoneme · 3 Jun 2007, 10:52 PM

this might help: http://www.ucas.co.uk/

machiavel · 19 Jun 2007, 2:18 PM

The British Council just sent me round in circles.

I tried applying for the Maths Tripos at Cambridge, which is a bachelor's in maths+phys+comp. sci., but their prerequisite is a distinction-equivalent in the STEP Maths II & III or HD in I & II. 2 problems: a) STEP I Q1 is like the last question of the 4u maths paper and they keep getting worse (Eg. Calculate the cube root of 2 to an accuracy of 10^(-6) using a binomial expansion.) and b) the exam can't be sat in Australia.
WTF? Seriously, if I put in enough effort to do what amounts to MATH1901 at USyd just to pass an entrance exam, why can't I do the damn paper without spending $2000 trying to get there?!

I'm now happily enrolled in an Advanced maths degree @ usyd, but I'm thinking of flying to the UK and applying again if the 2nd year subjects are dull.

chrisbro1990 · 1 Jan 2008, 9:44 AM

Yes. Have moved to the UK and am in the process of applying at the moment. Will be attending Bournemouth University studying Roman Archaeology

~LEAH~ · 18 Jan 2008, 1:57 PM

I have been applying to a UK uni from Australia through UCAS. Very very difficult what with tests and sending in written work. I feel for you with your difficulties with the British Council.

danielvh · 18 Jan 2008, 7:45 PM

Applied to do a one year exchange at the University of Bristol. I find out in March.

Doing Economics there.

hamtaro91 · 4 Apr 2008, 2:24 PM

Is it difficult to get into a good university in the uk (~top 20)?

I am considering applying, but there is no point moving over there if I do not get into a good one.

ari89 · 12 Apr 2008, 1:34 AM

Law (undergrad) @ University of Hull next year

Then see where we can go from there...LLM (oxford)?

velox · 12 Apr 2008, 4:23 PM

Hull is a pretty poorly ranked uni you realise. You'll need a pretty high first to make an oxbridge masters.

ari89 · 14 Apr 2008, 1:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by velox

Hull is a pretty poorly ranked uni you realise. You'll need a pretty high first to make an oxbridge masters.

Ranked 8th for Law out of 85 UK law schools is pretty good imo
http://www.thegooduniversityguide.or...e.htm?ipg=6643

Peartie · 1 Jan 2009, 7:45 PM

[quote=machiavel]
WTF? Seriously, if I put in enough effort to do what amounts to MATH1901 at USyd just to pass an entrance exam, why can't I do the damn paper without spending $2000 trying to get there?!
[\QUOTE]

Because its Cambridge - one of the hardest uni's to get into in the world, and one with the smartest people...if you REALLY want to go to Cambridge go to England and take the test!

Zedez · 26 Jun 2009, 11:27 PM

I was looking into it. Does anyone know if being a UK citizen (I was born there) I would be entitled to regular UK fees, as apposed to international fees?

**Survivor39** · 26 Jun 2009, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zedez

I was looking into it. Does anyone know if being a UK citizen (I was born there) I would be entitled to regular UK fees, as apposed to international fees?

I can only comment at the postgraduate level. Being a UK citizen means you can pay fees at the domestic rate, which is much much lower than the overseas rate. Not exactly sure how low.

Cambridge cost 25,000 pounds a year at the overseas rate (postgraduate level).

Andi0390 · 30 Jun 2009, 2:16 AM

I looked at it vaguely earlier this year as more of a distant possibility.

I am a EU Citizen as well as Australian and if I were an ordinary European/British resident then I would only have to pay local fees but if you are not an ordinary resident then you are subjected to the international ones, which are pricey if you are an unemployed student. Not to mention cost of living there is higher, as well as the rate of unemployment. So harder to live and much harder to get a decent job, if any at all.

Would be fun though.

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riichard New Member HSC: 2007 Gender: Male Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 6 Last Activity: 29 Apr 2007, 6:27 PM	anyone applying for uk unis? You can hide this advertisement by registering. um what the title suggests. anyone? just wondering what unis ppl are considering and how ppl are going about it. ahh love that emoticon

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Jachie it ain't easy being white HSC: 2008 Gender: Female Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,888 Last Activity: 19 Nov 2009, 11:54 PM	Re: anyone applying for uk unis? Yeah, you need to apply through the UCAS. Maybe contacting the British Council could give you more info on how to go about it. I'm considering going to a London uni (I'm in my prelim. year) and the one's I'm looking at are Kings College London and London South Bank. Both those schools have courses I'm particularly interested in at this stage. __________________ It ain't easy being white. Last edited by Jachie; 4 Jun 2007 at 11:56 AM.

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theoneme Junior Member HSC: N/A Gender: Female Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 36 Last Activity: 10 Jul 2007, 9:34 PM	Re: anyone applying for uk unis? this might help: http://www.ucas.co.uk/

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machiavel New Member HSC: 2006 Gender: Female Location: Sydney (Enmore) Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 20 Last Activity: 2 Oct 2008, 10:54 AM	Re: anyone applying for uk unis? The British Council just sent me round in circles. I tried applying for the Maths Tripos at Cambridge, which is a bachelor's in maths+phys+comp. sci., but their prerequisite is a distinction-equivalent in the STEP Maths II & III or HD in I & II. 2 problems: a) STEP I Q1 is like the last question of the 4u maths paper and they keep getting worse (Eg. Calculate the cube root of 2 to an accuracy of 10^(-6) using a binomial expansion.) and b) the exam can't be sat in Australia. WTF? Seriously, if I put in enough effort to do what amounts to MATH1901 at USyd just to pass an entrance exam, why can't I do the damn paper without spending $2000 trying to get there?! I'm now happily enrolled in an Advanced maths degree @ usyd, but I'm thinking of flying to the UK and applying again if the 2nd year subjects are dull. Last edited by machiavel; 19 Jun 2007 at 2:28 PM.

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chrisbro1990 Junior Member HSC: 2007 Gender: Male Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 28 Last Activity: 24 Jun 2008, 9:24 PM	Re: anyone applying for uk unis? Yes. Have moved to the UK and am in the process of applying at the moment. Will be attending Bournemouth University studying Roman Archaeology __________________ HSC 07' Adv. English, Adv. Maths, Ancient History, Modern History, Business Studies, Biology

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~LEAH~ Junior Member HSC: 2007 Gender: Female Location: Sydney Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 46 Last Activity: 31 Jan 2008, 4:27 PM	Re: anyone applying for uk unis? I have been applying to a UK uni from Australia through UCAS. Very very difficult what with tests and sending in written work. I feel for you with your difficulties with the British Council.

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danielvh Assistant Member HSC: 2005 Gender: Male Location: UWA Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 89 Last Activity: 19 Nov 2009, 7:00 PM	Re: anyone applying for uk unis? Applied to do a one year exchange at the University of Bristol. I find out in March. Doing Economics there.

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hamtaro91 New Member HSC: 2008 Gender: Female Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7 Last Activity: 21 Feb 2009, 5:36 PM	Re: anyone applying for uk unis? Is it difficult to get into a good university in the uk (~top 20)? I am considering applying, but there is no point moving over there if I do not get into a good one.

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ari89 MOSSAD Deputy Director HSC: 2006 Gender: Male Location: London Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,679 Last Activity: 1 Nov 2009, 8:23 PM Blog Entries: 17	Re: anyone applying for uk unis? Law (undergrad) @ University of Hull next year Then see where we can go from there...LLM (oxford)? __________________ B Arts/B Laws *Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil* Last edited by ari89; 14 Apr 2008 at 1:33 PM.

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Peartie Exalted Member HSC: 2005 Gender: Male Location: Sydney Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 991 Last Activity: Today, 8:55 AM	Re: anyone applying for uk unis? [quote=machiavel] WTF? Seriously, if I put in enough effort to do what amounts to MATH1901 at USyd just to pass an entrance exam, why can't I do the damn paper without spending $2000 trying to get there?! [\QUOTE] Because its Cambridge - one of the hardest uni's to get into in the world, and one with the smartest people...if you REALLY want to go to Cambridge go to England and take the test!

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Zedez Assistant Member HSC: 2010 Gender: Male Location: Northern Beaches Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 54 Last Activity: 22 Oct 2009, 10:47 AM	Re: anyone applying for uk unis? I was looking into it. Does anyone know if being a UK citizen (I was born there) I would be entitled to regular UK fees, as apposed to international fees? __________________ Ext. Maths \| Ext. English \| Physics \| Chemistry \| Economics \| HSC: 2010

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Andi0390 Member HSC: 2008 Gender: Female Location: Dunedin, New Zealand Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 178 Last Activity: 14 Nov 2009, 7:05 AM	Re: anyone applying for uk unis? I looked at it vaguely earlier this year as more of a distant possibility. I am a EU Citizen as well as Australian and if I were an ordinary European/British resident then I would only have to pay local fees but if you are not an ordinary resident then you are subjected to the international ones, which are pricey if you are an unemployed student. Not to mention cost of living there is higher, as well as the rate of unemployment. So harder to live and much harder to get a decent job, if any at all. Would be fun though.

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