So if I recall correctly the last time I spoke about choosing the country of choice for your study. I realized that I forgot to include a very important factor of consideration: FEES.
I have spoken about UK schools in 1 of my 1st posts, but I think maybe it's good to speak about some schools in detail:
LSE: Famous for economics and social sciences. Amazingly hard to get in (looking at past seniors), please take some economics modules at the very least if you want to get in here because they reject people who dont do econs (well I am assuming you are applying for econs) or any other subject that you are applying for.
In addition, if LSE is your 1st choice, please dont put Oxford/Cambridge in your choices. I have heard that LSE automatically rejects those who have Oxbridge as their 1st choice, though I dont know how true that is.
Imperial College: Famous for the sciences.
So let's talk about fees for now as a continuation of that last post. The following information was from the Cambridge Trusts form:
Fees for the 2009/10 academic year
Overseas students – Band 1 Arts (this includes Mathematics)
Tuition Fee: £9747
College Fee: £3956 (please expect this fee to increase in line with inflation for the 2009/10 academic year)
Anticipated maintenance costs: £8050
Estimated annual cost: £21753
Overseas students – Band 2 Sciences (this includes Geography and Music)
Tuition Fee: £12768
College Fee: £3956 (please expect this fee to increase in line with inflation for the 2009/10 academic year)
Anticipated maintenance costs: £8050
Estimated annual cost: £24774
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For US, I think you can expect to prepare about USD$50k / year, you can check out the link at the sidebar (the CNN website) to find out how much you need to pay for your desired school.
Australia is definitely a cheaper option than US or UK.
I will talk about avenues for financial aid and scholarships in later posts.
>> Choosing a School - Part III
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