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Re: UK Universities
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:30 pm
by 365psych
As long as the uni is ranked and has a great alumni why should it matter if its conditional or unconditional acceptance? And why should it matter if the uni is doing good or bad?
Re: UK Universities
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:38 pm
by verykiasu2010
UK has more than 200 uni
only about 30+ has med schools
altogether about 4000 vacancies in med school and thousands more vacancies in biomed
yearly about 8000 plus applications for med school
so it is 50% chance for med school and for biomed, the % acceptance is even higher than med school
it seems easy not because they are lousy -- it is because home ground NUS is ridiculously and EXTREMELY difficult to get in -- 260 vacancies against thousands of applicants - even at the 90th percentile, you need AAA/A to get in and that depends on interviews too .....
so got to see thing in the right perspective
if it is ranked top 10, it is any time "good"
Re: UK Universities
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:28 pm
by verykiasu2010
the worse problem is that the kids having done med school overseas are unlikely to return to SG because the work environment as a med professional overseas eg UK or OZ, is much better than in SG
was told that in OZ and UK, the colleagues are most willing to help and share knowledge willingly and they really want you to learn so as to share the load, and they are not selfish not to help, so that everyone gets work done early to have an balanced work-life
Re: UK Universities
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:11 pm
by 365psych
Entry to overseas educational institutes is not difficult. Singapore does not want too many graduates, because where are they going to place them? There aren't enough top level jobs. So if Singaporeans want to leave, go ahead - you can always be replaced by a cheap professional from overseas.
Don't worry. As long as the Uni checks out, has the necessary credentials and a good alumni, just go to UK. Good luck!
Re: UK Universities
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:05 am
by Kissgurami
Unconditional acceptance means that your daughter has satisfied their academic admission criteria and there is nothing the university can do to revoke it. This is much better than conditional acceptance I feel though conditional acceptance doesn't imply that the students ae weaker but they will have fulfill certain criteria to gain admission in that particular course/major.
The UK universities especially in the Top 30 are always competing for their place holdings hence the current situation doesn't mean they are slacking to gain revenue from foreigners
Entry Standards & Student satisfaction would be the key factor to look out for
My future sis in law just grad from Bristol Uni (not sure if your daughter is heading there) and they do have fun but she puts in alot of self study to keep her A's where we barely get to see her.
hope this helps
Re: UK Universities
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:08 am
by Kissgurami
verykiasu2010 wrote:the worse problem is that the kids having done med school overseas are unlikely to return to SG because the work environment as a med professional overseas eg UK or OZ, is much better than in SG
I beg to differ... but it will go OOT
Re: UK Universities
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:14 pm
by mensch
Hi insider. Just to clarify, is your daughter admitted to Medicine at the two UK universities? Or is she considering doing either medicine or biomed?
Am not a doctor myself but have way too many doctor friends
and some exposure to healthcare manpower planning. The problem isn't really down to the lack of undergrad medical spots at NUS. It's more that later on certain specialties don't have enough locals or junior doctors opt out of traineeship to becomes GPs (or work in the pharmaceutical industry). So we end up having to fill gaps by bringing in foreign doctors. And the GP market is quite saturated. So we're stuck with the current setup.
Re: UK Universities
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:00 pm
by dragonflysg
The UK varsities are hit by 2 items. You found 1, which is the cut in funding. The other issue unknown to most Singaporeans is that UK has tightened its work VISAs for non EU graduating students of UK varsities. This means your child may be forced to look for a job in Singapore after you paid your English Pounds for the education. Please check that the degree major is in demand and not cause your child to face crazy competition for jobs and lower pay after your very expensive investment.
Re: UK Universities
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:17 pm
by dragonflysg
I shall copy and post only the relevant part(s). You may wish to read the rest if you are interested. I hope the information will help parents make an informed decision about sending their kids overseas.
Do decide on the course to study only after knowing the end objective, which probably is getting a good job/career, which is not always tagged to academic excellence.
http://www.varsity.co.uk/news/3513
After public consultation, the Home Office has officially announced changes to student visa rules. The Post Study Work route, which allows international (non-EU) graduates to work in the UK for 2 years after their degree courses, will be closed from April 2012.
There will also be greater restrictions to overseas student working rights while a student. Further, sponsor institutions will need to have a ‘Highly Trusted Sponsor’ status, and from now on only post-graduates on courses that last longer than a year will be able to bring dependents.
Though international students in public universities will retain their current right to work 20 hours week during term time, the new rules stipulate that work placements (out of term work) they undertake must involve a “study : work ratio” of minimum 50:50. Students at private institutions won’t be allowed to work at all during term time.
dragonflysg wrote:The UK varsities are hit by 2 items. You found 1, which is the cut in funding. The other issue unknown to most Singaporeans is that UK has tightened its work VISAs for non EU graduating students of UK varsities. This means your child may be forced to look for a job in Singapore after you paid your English Pounds for the education. Please check that the degree major is in demand and not cause your child to face crazy competition for jobs and lower pay after your very expensive investment.
Re: UK Universities
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 5:59 pm
by Modernbebe
Hi,
Anyone is sending their kids to University of Nottingham for this coming September 2021 intake?