Podcast Episode 48, Study in India
Podcast Episode 41: Q&A on Uni entry in 2020
On Friday 20th March 2020, I moderated a Q&A session on the changed university admissions processes in the UK, and for students from the UK holding international offers. Experts Alan Bullock (Alan Bullock Careers), Melanie Moorehouse (St Clare’s Oxford), Mike Nicholson (University of Bath) and Anne Richardson (The American School in London) answered questions submitted […]
Reflections on the 2019-20 cycle thus far
Working with students based in the British Isles and globally, the last few months have been crazily busy supporting them with their applications. As things start to get submitted, I wanted to pause and reflect on some key takeaways I’ve seen from this application cycle. 1. The more complicated your application, the less inclined students […]
Options in Asia: Go East, young friends!
Students looking for more exotic university options than just the usual Anglosphere world are increasingly looking beyond Europe, and far into Asia. In recent years, universities in many Asian countries have introduced programmes in English, with some amazing options available to students who’d like the comfort of an English-speaking institution but in a culture far […]
Truly global advising, not just the USA
Earlier this week I was on tenterhooks. Not for the latest news on the US admissions scandal, but I was expecting news on whether one student had been made an offer from her top choice university. This was not an option in the UK, or Europe, or North America, but instead a world-class institution located […]
Study Abroad and the UK Student Loan
Last week I was on the road again, touring South Wales and South West England with colleagues from four Dutch Research Universities, visiting 10 schools to meet students interested in studying abroad. Working in this field, I can forget sometimes the misconceptions students have about international opportunities. To me it is obvious that you can […]
