How to Study Abroad?

Studying abroad will change your life, and it is an opportunity that cannot be missed to change yourself. But how to study overseas? This article will tell you in detail.

Make a Plan

The two most significant decisions you must make are when to study abroad and can you afford the study. 

If you have just graduated from a bachelor’s degree program and are planning to study abroad for a master’s or doctoral degree, studying abroad may be an easy decision. However, if you are earning a bachelor’s degree, then when you go may be very important.

Another problem is the cost of studying abroad. Studying abroad is expensive, which can be a huge deterrent for those who want to study overseas. But you have a choice – the cost depends on the country you go to and how long you stay.

Start Search

Once you know roughly when you are going to study abroad and are sure that you can afford the cost of studying abroad, you can decide on your study destination. While determining the study destination, you can consider the majors that you are interested in:

• Business and finance: Consider business centers, such as London, New York, Hong Kong, Toronto, Sydney, and Tokyo.
• English and Literature: The main literary centers include San Diego, Oxford, Paris, St. Petersburg, Dublin, and Edinburgh.
• Medicine and public health: Developing countries usually provide you with practical experience, but they also consider the best medical care in the world. You can view Denmark, South Africa, Ghana, Thailand, or India.
• Politics and law: Political hotspots include Brussels, Geneva, and Washington, DC.
• …

In addition, you can also consider your interests outside of the classroom and consider the cost of living.

Find a Study Abroad Program

Once you have decided on a rough location, it’s time to develop a list of potential universities and programs thoughtfully. To achieve this goal, you can try the following methods:

Education search engine

Although Google may be a good resource for getting started, using more targeted resources such as CatEight.com can help you compare courses and contact universities. This is a good starting point if you are in the research stage. You can filter programs by country, city, school type, course duration, etc.

Rank

If you focus more on schools than countries, it may also be a good idea to check ranking sites such as THE, QS, and US News, which compile annual rankings of top schools worldwide. But please be reserved – just because a school is not in the top 20 does not mean it does not have a unique curriculum that suits you and your interests.

Application Process

Getting a school and course list? Now it is time to start the application process. 

Get organized

Before you do anything else, organize it first. We recommend starting with a spreadsheet to help you keep track of deadlines. You may also want to keep a list of requirements for each school. It would help if you went back to this spreadsheet repeatedly throughout the process to update it. If the spreadsheet is not your style, you should try to make a checklist or some main document that you can return to.

Application

Are you ready to apply? Although the application process will vary according to the type and level of school you are using, the following are the basic requirements that may be included in your application.

• Score: Most projects want to know your performance in the previous school, whether it is an undergraduate college or high school. Some schools have specific minimum GPA requirements to be met to be eligible. Contact your current school as soon as possible and ask them to send your transcript to the school you applied to.
• Test score: Many international courses are taught entirely in English. If English is not your first language, you need to take an exam to prove your English proficiency to the school. Many schools accept the TOEFL iBT test as proof of your ability, including all universities in popular study destinations in the UK, Canada, Australia, and the United States. 
• Motivation letter/personal statement: Some schools will ask you to write a private message (sometimes called a study abroad essay) explaining why you applied to their program. This is an opportunity to show your personality, priorities as a student, and how the school will help you achieve your dreams. The length of the motivation letter varies, but the average is about 500 words.
• Interview: Interviews are not common, but you may be asked to interview over the phone or by Skype. Interviews may sound scary, but they are an excellent way to show your personality and a good opportunity for you to ask questions and decide whether the school is right for you-interviews are a two-way street!
• Writing/Art Sample: If you are applying for a writing-based or art-focused program, you may be required to submit a sample of your work. This may include a research paper; For animation courses; this may be your best portfolio for animation courses.

Apply for scholarship

Studying abroad may be expensive, but scholarships may be a way to offset the cost. There are many places to look for scholarships, and scholarships will vary-they can provide hundreds of dollars in tuition and even cover the entire course. But don’t neglect smaller scholarships – any amount can significantly help you study abroad.

That’s all for how to study abroad. It’s not as tricky as expected.