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| jph27 |
Posted on 15-08-2014 10:57
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Selwink wrote:
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I speak okayish French and German, but the problem is that if I went abroad I would get no student finance, so would still struggle as I'd have no loan. Also I want to do Politics, which means it makes sense to stay in the UK if possible. I have looked at the Dutch universities that teach in English though, but not in great depth.
In Groningen we have some studies in English, for example the one I'm going to do (InternationalRelations&InternationalOrganization), which consists of politics partially.
Funnily enough, that's the course I was looking at from Groningen 
How much does it tend to cost in living expenses - accommodation, food etc - to study there? Just asking because the fees are only £1,500 a year I think so if those are low then it might be an option. Looking at £15,000-£20,000 a year here for fees and cost of living, so even without a student loan going abroad seems more attractive 
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| Selwink |
Posted on 15-08-2014 11:05
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jph27 wrote:
Selwink wrote:
jph27 wrote:
I speak okayish French and German, but the problem is that if I went abroad I would get no student finance, so would still struggle as I'd have no loan. Also I want to do Politics, which means it makes sense to stay in the UK if possible. I have looked at the Dutch universities that teach in English though, but not in great depth.
In Groningen we have some studies in English, for example the one I'm going to do (InternationalRelations&InternationalOrganization), which consists of politics partially.
Funnily enough, that's the course I was looking at from Groningen
How much does it tend to cost in living expenses - accommodation, food etc - to study there? Just asking because the fees are only £1,500 a year I think so if those are low then it might be an option. Looking at £15,000-£20,000 a year here for fees and cost of living, so even without a student loan going abroad seems more attractive
I'm not sure, since I'm living at home. In Groningen, a room is €400 (appr. £320) p/m on average. Price levels are about the same in the UK I believe. Tuition is indeed about £1500 per year. Which reminds me I still have to pay that 
But yeah, it would be nice if we'd be doing the same thing
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 15-08-2014 11:09
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Awesome. You should really come to Groningen
Lots of foreigners anyway, I think. Though haven't looked at it in-depth yet, I'll likely study there from 2015 too.
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| jph27 |
Posted on 15-08-2014 11:28
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£320 p/m is unbelievably cheap compared to the UK. Looking at the living expenses on the Groningen website I'd need about £8,500 a year which is less than fees here - and I'd qualify for a loan to cover tuition fees, plus if I was working enough I'd qualify for student finance. So I'll definitely consider it.
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| Paul23 |
Posted on 15-08-2014 11:50
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jph27 wrote:
£320 p/m is unbelievably cheap compared to the UK. Looking at the living expenses on the Groningen website I'd need about £8,500 a year which is less than fees here - and I'd qualify for a loan to cover tuition fees, plus if I was working enough I'd qualify for student finance. So I'll definitely consider it.
you have to pay £320 in the Nederlands for your room? is this right?
if yes, then i'm happy to live in good old germany where my room is 195€ or £156,31. at least it'll be in 3 weeks, when i'll start studying...
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| jph27 |
Posted on 15-08-2014 12:04
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Paul23 wrote:
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£320 p/m is unbelievably cheap compared to the UK. Looking at the living expenses on the Groningen website I'd need about £8,500 a year which is less than fees here - and I'd qualify for a loan to cover tuition fees, plus if I was working enough I'd qualify for student finance. So I'll definitely consider it.
you have to pay £320 in the Nederlands for your room? is this right?
if yes, then i'm happy to live in good old germany where my room is 195€ or £156,31. at least it'll be in 3 weeks, when i'll start studying...
You pay about £100-£125 a week at most UK universities. So yes, the Netherlands is cheap - need to have a look at Germany if it's that cheap though 
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| Selwink |
Posted on 15-08-2014 12:13
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jph27 wrote:
Paul23 wrote:
jph27 wrote:
£320 p/m is unbelievably cheap compared to the UK. Looking at the living expenses on the Groningen website I'd need about £8,500 a year which is less than fees here - and I'd qualify for a loan to cover tuition fees, plus if I was working enough I'd qualify for student finance. So I'll definitely consider it.
you have to pay £320 in the Nederlands for your room? is this right?
if yes, then i'm happy to live in good old germany where my room is 195€ or £156,31. at least it'll be in 3 weeks, when i'll start studying...
You pay about £100-£125 a week at most UK universities. So yes, the Netherlands is cheap - need to have a look at Germany if it's that cheap though
It can be cheaper in Groningen than the 400. Some quick research taught me a room can be available for under €250p/m. Still more expensive than in Germany, but then you do live in Groningen instead of Germany
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| madzdaman |
Posted on 15-08-2014 12:33
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jph27 wrote:
Got my results today for AS Level - for the non-UK people it's the exams you do before you apply for university which kind of give universities an idea of if you'll meet their entry requirements next year. Got 3 A's and a B, which I'm delighted with seeing as I need 3 A's for the courses I've looked at. Now to start applying
Well done!! I got an unconditional offer in March for university, and then didnt revise enough so i basically failed mine...
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| jph27 |
Posted on 15-08-2014 13:32
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madzdaman wrote:
jph27 wrote:
Got my results today for AS Level - for the non-UK people it's the exams you do before you apply for university which kind of give universities an idea of if you'll meet their entry requirements next year. Got 3 A's and a B, which I'm delighted with seeing as I need 3 A's for the courses I've looked at. Now to start applying
Well done!! I got an unconditional offer in March for university, and then didnt revise enough so i basically failed mine...
Thanks. Doesn't really matter if you failed seeing as you have an unconditional where is your offer from and what for?
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| madzdaman |
Posted on 15-08-2014 13:45
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jph27 wrote:
madzdaman wrote:
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Got my results today for AS Level - for the non-UK people it's the exams you do before you apply for university which kind of give universities an idea of if you'll meet their entry requirements next year. Got 3 A's and a B, which I'm delighted with seeing as I need 3 A's for the courses I've looked at. Now to start applying
Well done!! I got an unconditional offer in March for university, and then didnt revise enough so i basically failed mine...
Thanks. Doesn't really matter if you failed seeing as you have an unconditional where is your offer from and what for?
Aberystwyth for Maths/Physics. Have you not applied yet? are you taking a Gap year then?
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 15-08-2014 13:47
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Paul23 wrote:
jph27 wrote:
£320 p/m is unbelievably cheap compared to the UK. Looking at the living expenses on the Groningen website I'd need about £8,500 a year which is less than fees here - and I'd qualify for a loan to cover tuition fees, plus if I was working enough I'd qualify for student finance. So I'll definitely consider it.
you have to pay £320 in the Nederlands for your room? is this right?
if yes, then i'm happy to live in good old germany where my room is 195€ or £156,31. at least it'll be in 3 weeks, when i'll start studying...
Whereabouts are you studying, if you don't mind me asking? Also, is that a WG or Students "Wohnheim"? And how big is your room?
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| jph27 |
Posted on 15-08-2014 13:52
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madzdaman wrote:
jph27 wrote:
madzdaman wrote:
jph27 wrote:
Got my results today for AS Level - for the non-UK people it's the exams you do before you apply for university which kind of give universities an idea of if you'll meet their entry requirements next year. Got 3 A's and a B, which I'm delighted with seeing as I need 3 A's for the courses I've looked at. Now to start applying
Well done!! I got an unconditional offer in March for university, and then didnt revise enough so i basically failed mine...
Thanks. Doesn't really matter if you failed seeing as you have an unconditional where is your offer from and what for?
Aberystwyth for Maths/Physics. Have you not applied yet? are you taking a Gap year then?
I've only just finished Year 12 so I can't apply yet.
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| madzdaman |
Posted on 15-08-2014 13:56
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jph27 wrote:
madzdaman wrote:
jph27 wrote:
madzdaman wrote:
jph27 wrote:
Got my results today for AS Level - for the non-UK people it's the exams you do before you apply for university which kind of give universities an idea of if you'll meet their entry requirements next year. Got 3 A's and a B, which I'm delighted with seeing as I need 3 A's for the courses I've looked at. Now to start applying
Well done!! I got an unconditional offer in March for university, and then didnt revise enough so i basically failed mine...
Thanks. Doesn't really matter if you failed seeing as you have an unconditional where is your offer from and what for?
Aberystwyth for Maths/Physics. Have you not applied yet? are you taking a Gap year then?
I've only just finished Year 12 so I can't apply yet.
 Didn't read properly. No wonder I failed
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 21-08-2014 16:23
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GCSE results day here in Britain today! (For foreigners: General Certificate of Secondary Education, so basically the exams we do at the end of Year 11/5th form/age 16. Typically take 9-10 exams in a variety of subjects)
Got 10 A*s so needless to say pretty pleased any others out there receiving results today?
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| Selwink |
Posted on 21-08-2014 16:25
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You really get your results late  I had exams in May, results mid-June, Uni selection Mid-July.
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| jph27 |
Posted on 21-08-2014 16:31
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Selwink wrote:
You really get your results late I had exams in May, results mid-June, Uni selection Mid-July.
We have exams in May/June and results in August. We apply for Uni in January with up to 5 choices, choose which offers (grades required for entry set by universities) - from the universities that decide to make them from the 5 - to be our Firm and Insurance choices and then find out if we get in on results day if we meet the grade.
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| ryant |
Posted on 21-08-2014 16:40
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Stromeon wrote:
GCSE results day here in Britain today! (For foreigners: General Certificate of Secondary Education, so basically the exams we do at the end of Year 11/5th form/age 16. Typically take 9-10 exams in a variety of subjects)
Got 10 A*s so needless to say pretty pleased any others out there receiving results today?
Wow, thats very good Stromeon, very nice results!
Got mine today as well, got 8 A*s, 4 As and 2 Bs (took Latin in Yr9 and Statistics last year) all in all, quite good!
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 21-08-2014 16:52
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ryant wrote:
Stromeon wrote:
GCSE results day here in Britain today! (For foreigners: General Certificate of Secondary Education, so basically the exams we do at the end of Year 11/5th form/age 16. Typically take 9-10 exams in a variety of subjects)
Got 10 A*s so needless to say pretty pleased any others out there receiving results today?
Wow, thats very good Stromeon, very nice results!
Got mine today as well, got 8 A*s, 4 As and 2 Bs (took Latin in Yr9 and Statistics last year) all in all, quite good!
You took Latin two years early!? That is some achievement.
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| ryant |
Posted on 21-08-2014 16:58
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Stromeon wrote:
ryant wrote:
Stromeon wrote:
GCSE results day here in Britain today! (For foreigners: General Certificate of Secondary Education, so basically the exams we do at the end of Year 11/5th form/age 16. Typically take 9-10 exams in a variety of subjects)
Got 10 A*s so needless to say pretty pleased any others out there receiving results today?
Wow, thats very good Stromeon, very nice results!
Got mine today as well, got 8 A*s, 4 As and 2 Bs (took Latin in Yr9 and Statistics last year) all in all, quite good!
You took Latin two years early!? That is some achievement.
Dont know it was worth it haha, but a pass is a pass
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 31-08-2014 19:03
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School tomorrow. Fuck it.
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