Speaker 1: Hey, if you're looking for an overview of application systems for English-speaking courses in different countries, you're in the right place. Today, I'll sum up all the most important information like the types of universities, the requirements, the costs, and the application systems you need to know about in order to apply. Honestly, I wish I had such a video when I was deciding where to go and so I really hope it helps. Let's start. The United Kingdom. In general, the universities in the UK work similarly. You choose a bachelor that you want to study, like psychology or business, and you study it for three to four years. In my opinion, the application system is quite simple because if you want to apply, you need to set up an account on UCAS, which is like a standard application website for all the universities. So you create an account, fill in all the personnel details, and choose the courses you want to apply for. The application deadline is 15th of October for Cambridge and Oxford. You can only apply to one of them. And it's 15th of January for other universities. If you want to apply besides your references and the proof that you can speak English, you'll need something called personal statement. And here's a little insight into that.

Speaker 2: Personal statement is essentially an essay about yourself. In this essay, you're supposed to help the university understand who you are and what you bring to the table. Another thing that is required for your application is a reference that usually comes from one of your teachers.

Speaker 1: For some universities, you'll also need to take an exam and do the interviews. So make sure to check when that exam is so you can sign up and pay in time. And if you need help with any of this, I really recommend signing up for Project Access Mentorship. When I wanted to apply, they really helped me understand all of this. And yeah, it's free. The cost of application is between 20 to 25 pounds, depending on how many universities you're applying for. And the cost of going to the university is maximum of 9,000 pounds if you're from the UK. And it's way more if you're from EU or anywhere else. Currently, the fees for Cambridge and Oxford are around 30,000 pounds. And it's a bit less for other universities. Like every university has a different fee. So make sure to check it out on their website. And there are really no loans available. Because of the Brexit, it got really expensive for EU students. So let's check out another option. Ireland. In Ireland, all the universities are in English and they're also in European Union, which In my opinion, makes it a very good option for EU students because you have reduced fee. But also for anyone else, keep in mind that Ireland is a bit less expensive than UK. So yeah, keep that in mind. Ireland again has a standard application system called CEO. The normal application deadline is the 1st of February. And for reduced application fees, you can apply till the 1st of January. That's for sure how it works in case of EU students. If you're from outside EU, you should contact the university and ask what you should do. When it comes to the requirements, you'll need an English exam, transcripts, motivational letter, financial statement, sometimes a CV, and the references from your teachers, employers, people like that. Also for medicine, you'll need to pass the HPAT exam. Now, the cost of application vary depending on the sources I found. And it can be between £20 to even like £50. So unfortunately, there is no standard fee that I could tell you about. The tuition fee for non-EU students is usually around €20,000, but there are grants available. And for EU students, there's something called Free Fees Initiative, which I think is very interesting. And it basically means that the Ireland's higher education authority pays your tuition fees, except for the maximum of €3,000 per year of your student contribution. So from what I understand, it means that you only have to pay €3,000 a year if you're eligible. All right, another country is Netherlands. In Netherlands, you have a higher number of English speaking courses than probably in any other non-English speaking country. And their universities are quite high in the rankings too. Depending on how you want to study, you can choose between more British university style. So you just study a certain bachelor. Or you can study in the university college and go for liberal arts and get more American style education. To apply, you need to fill in the form on study link. So basically you choose a course and you apply. And this application really takes like five minutes. And after that, the university sends you the link to their own application where you need to upload all sorts of documents like transcripts, your CV, and stuff like that. The application deadline is the 1st of April for non-EU students, the 1st of May for EU students. And there is also something like numerous fixes programs, which are competitive admissions. Usually you have to take some entrance exams there. And their deadline is much earlier, like in January. The required documents are pretty standard, like the proof of English proficiency, transcripts of your grades. But the Dutch universities usually don't require you to write any essays and they don't require you to have teacher references. You basically just need to fill in the short answer questions and a CV. And now an interesting fact. It's quite easy to get into Netherlands, but it's not as easy to stay. The entry requirements to Dutch universities might be lower than in other countries, but the standards are not. And this is, and it is much more common to drop out of the university after the first year than in other countries. So when you apply, don't think about whether you'll be able to get in, but whether you'll be able to cope with the uni afterwards. Costs. There's no universal application fee, but I know that, for example, Delft charges a hundred euro for applying. When it comes to the tuition, the tuition is pretty low for EU students. It's a thousand euro the first year and two thousand like next year's. It's higher for non-EU students. It can be anything between 6,000 to 15,000 euros. But I saw quite a few scholarships and grants, so you might check them out. Another EU country will be Italy. Contrary to Netherlands, the majority of Italian programs are in Italian, but I wanted to mention this country because unlike in Netherlands, you can study medicine in English there. You can also study other subjects like arts, fashion, business, economics. So it's not just medicine. And here the application procedure is a bit less clear to me, but if you're not a EU student, you'll need to do something called pre-enrollment in April, which is like visa paperwork. And for EU students and for the rest also, you'll need to apply directly to the university. And let me tell you, the application deadlines are completely different depending on the university. For medical schools, you'll need to start applying around July. For Bologna, you'll need to do it in May. And for Bocconi, you can do it from July, the year before you want to go to the university, until April, the year you want to go to the university. So they don't really have a standard system from what I can see. When it comes to the requirements, you of course need things like your transcript, the proof of English proficiency, letter of recommendation sometimes, or a personal statement. But also to many schools, you'll need to take entrance exams. For medicine, you need to take IMAT. And for other subjects, like business, for example, you'll need to take other exams. You can take the university exams. And for some universities, you can submit your SAT scores instead. The costs can also vary, but the application is usually around 20 euro. And you need to pay for the exams. And the exams are usually, you know, around 100 euro or more. The tuition fee is quite low, and you can expect to pay from 400 to 4,000 euro annually. For public institutions, it's way, way, way more for private institutions like Bocconi. And you also, unfortunately, can expect to pay more if you're a non-EU student. The last country for today is United States of America. The most popular type of university in the US for international students are four-year colleges or universities with competitive admissions. There's also something like Ivy League. And the Ivy League is a group of eight, like, most competitive and one of the best universities in the US. So, they're very prestigious, expensive, and hard to get in. When it comes to the application, the most common form of application is through the Common App. In my opinion, this is a very useful website. Through this website, you send the application to all of your universities. You also have their requirements and deadlines outlined there. The deadlines are usually around November for early admissions and January for regular admissions. The application has common parts for all universities, like your personal statement or however it's called. I think it might be called differently. information and university-specific application parts, like some essays you'll need to write. Sometimes after you submit your application through Common App, you'll also need to do some university-specific things, like the alumni interview or video portfolio. Or maybe you'll need to upload some transcripts. So it's definitely one of the longest applications and you need a lot of time to do that. When it comes to the requirements, USA famously looks at the whole person, not just the academics, which means that you'll need to provide the list of your extracurriculars, letters of recommendation, the transcripts from four last years of high school, and, you know, the application is very long. For the majority of schools, you'll also need to submit your SAT or ACT scores, which are basically like standard exams that test your knowledge so the university knows how much you know. That's basically the purpose of the exam explained. You'll also need to upload your TOEFL or IELTS score if you need to prove your English proficiency. The application is honestly quite expensive. You'll need to pay for submitting an application to every university and it can be as much as, for example, $50. You also need to pay for your SATs and for submitting your financial aid application. The tuition is on average about $40,000 to $50,000 and for more prestigious schools like Ivy League it's from $60,000 to $70,000 or even more thousand dollars, but the thing is that 85% of students get some sort of financial aid, so usually you'll end up paying less than the full tuition fee. All right, that's it for the countries and I have just two more things to say, which are, I think, important, but more general. A very important part of every university application to different countries is understanding what they care about. For example, in the US they put more emphasis on your extracurriculars and the person you are and all that stuff, which means that they care about what you do outside of school. For UK it's more academically oriented and you'll basically need to outline what books you've read, what lectures you attended, what kind of you did to get the interest in the subject you want to study at the university. And in Netherlands, for example, it's completely different because, I don't know if it's right, but I kind of get a sense that they think it's impractical to make you take your teacher references and motivational letters and make you write stuff because they'll get to know you at the uni anyway and, as I said, it's more popular there to drop out, so if you're not right you'll find out about it at the university. Also, if you want to move to another country, you'll need a visa and you'll need to do all the paperwork, but I didn't want to mention it in this video because it's completely different depending on what country you're from and where you're going. But there's a ton of YouTube videos or resources on it, especially if you want to go to countries like UK and the US, so I highly encourage you to look for information for people from your country. So, guys, that's it for the video. If you've liked it, make sure to let me know down in the comments and also you can watch my Q&A where I tell you where I'll go next year and what I'll study, so if you're interested in that, go and watch it. If you would like to know about the application systems for other countries like Australia, Spain, Sweden, you can let me know down in the comments and, yeah, thank you so much for watching and see you in my other videos. Bye.