Since Carla wrote about visas last week I decided I would write about my own experience applying for a UK visa this week. When I first read the visa application guide I assumed I needed to have all required documents before submitting my visa application online, which I didn’t, and that assumption caused me to […]
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Hello my friends! I say that visas are a necessary evil because we need them in order to go to certain destinations. (If you are a person with a double citizenship, and may not require a visa, then you are a very lucky person.) For most people in South America, and in the Unites States, […]
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Since I’m traveling back to Guatemala for the holidays and this past weekend was the last weekend of the year I get to spend in Britain my best friend and her mother decided to have an early Christmas day with me on Sunday. While Christmas traditions vary widely from family to family within the same […]
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Surrey’s Application Process
You decided that the University of Surrey is the place to be, and you want to study here!
So how to apply? What are the different steps, and what are good tips to remember?
I will guide through the process so you are an expert and feel confident with your application!
To START:
1 option: You can go to the Surrey Self-Service website and follow the guidelines in order to complete your application.
2 option: Go to your program’s website and apply from there. For example I knew I wanted to do the Masters in Intercultural Communication with International Business. So I searched for that program in the university’s website, and I clicked on, “Apply now,” in order to start my application. In the program’s website you can book a campus tour or download a brochure.
After you click on “Apply now,” you will have to create an account and complete an application form online.
To COMPLETE online application form:
In order to complete the application form successfully just follow the guidelines. Read everything so you do not miss out on little details, and try to be very honest and detailed in your answers.
You will have to upload documents in order to complete the application form. This is very necessary, so be prepared to scan important documents and have them ready in your e-mail.
Normally these are the documents you will need:
Tips on how to write a successful personal statement !!!! 🙂
To FOLLOW UP:
After you submitted your application online, remember to read your email every day, and check your application form online every day. That way you will know if you are missing something, and you will be able to track the outcome of your application. This is very important, I forgot to check my application form online, and I was late in submitting documents that were needed in order to receive a proposal from the university.
It might take some time for the university to answer. My advice is for you to be patient and stay positive during this time. And most importantly, read your emails and your application form online every day. That way you will know the exact day the university finally sends you an offer!
OFFERS:
The university will send a formal letter to your Application Portal. There are different types of offers:
Unconditional offer:
This means that you have a place in the university! Yey!
(This is what you need in order to register in the program of your choosing.)
Conditional offer:
This means that you need to meet specific conditions; send more documents; or pay the deposit in order to be able to confirm a place in the university.
In my case, the university needed documents such as a scan of my undergraduate diploma.
Alternative offer:
This means that the university does not have a position in the program that you selected, so the university offers you a position in another program.
After you receive an offer you have to either accept it or decline it; and pay your deposit!
This is the way you know you were accepted and you did an amazing job with your application!
If you have any questions, at any point, you can email the admissions team at:
admissions@surrey.ac.uk
TIPS:
I hope this information was useful and helpful!!! I know you will create very successful applications!
Next week I will be writing about the process of getting a UK VISA and about the BRP: Biometric Residence Permit! They are both very important and necessary. So stay tuned! 🙂
When I was first considering studying at Surrey I had a lot of questions about how my day to day activities would change from my day to day activities at the time. On this week’s post I’ll try to write a detailed overview of what my weeks here are like to help you understand how […]
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Hello my friend! Hola mis amig@s!
Welcome to the Latin America Blogs for the University of Surrey!
Let me introduce myself. My name is Carla or you can call me Carlita, and I am studying a Masters in Intercultural Communication with International Business. I was born and raised in La Paz, Bolivia. I did my undergraduate studies in the United States and now I am studying my Masters in the University of Surrey.
This blog is about the first and main reason why I choose the University of Surrey, because there are many many more reasons.
The first and main reason I chose this university is the program. I did not want to do my Masters in the United States, and I did not want to go back to Bolivia yet. I was looking at doing my Masters in places like Argentina or Spain. But I could not find anything that I wanted to do for my Masters in those places. All of the Master programs were so rigid and typical. I wanted more variety and something interdisciplinary. I was looking for a Masters like that because I was not exactly sure what I wanted to do as a profession, so I needed and wanted to study something that had a broad range of topics, and something that would allow me to work in different positions and professions; something that would probably allow me to work in different places in the world; and hopefully with people from other cultures. That is why I chose this Masters program.
I have classes such as: International Business Management, Introduction to Research Methods, and Organizational Behavior. The good things about this Masters is that there are optional classes, so I do have some control over what classes I take. Apart from all of that, the University of Surrey offers language classes that are free! So I am also taking French classes, I think this is a perfect opportunity to learn another language. I would recommend it to everyone.
Like I said, there are many other reasons why I chose the University of Surrey, but the list is too long, so I will include them in future blogs. So you will want to keep reading!
My blogs will be very informative, I will include links to the websites, and Facebook pages where you can find more information about the university. I will tell you about the application process, the accommodation in the university, about Guildford, the student life on and off campus, and much much more. My goal is to clarify all of your possible doubts and to make you realise that Wonderful things happen here. So you can expect a lot from this place.
(http://www.surrey.ac.uk/content/university-of-the-year)
Just so you know, I will try to include some Spanish in my blogs, however they will be mostly in English.
You can find other blogs about Latin America at Surrey here: http://blogs.surrey.ac.uk/latinamericablog/
If you have specific questions please email: international@surrey.ac.uk
Thank you for reading!
I look forward to writing every week and share my experiences with you!
🙂 Carla/Carlita
