I decided to make a thread for those of us applying this year for University in the UK primarily (and elsewhere). Maybe we can share our anxieties, and inshaAllah joyous moments together!
I sent of my UCAS on the 14th of October. I'm applying for dentistry, with two back-up courses.
University of Bristol - Dentistry - Acknowledgment
University of Leeds - Dentistry - Acknowledgment
University of Cardiff - Dentistry - Nothing what so ever ! (anyone applying here?)
University of Bristol - Neuroscience - Interview/UCAS Open Day
King's College London - Biomedical Sciences - Offer (ABB)
The wait is killing me... I suppose i just have to concentrate on getting good grades anyways :S
Well, I think they're a lot more expensive in the US than in the UK. It depends on the uni... but generally you pay around £3,000 per year. And the government gives you a grant so they basically pay for the rest. You can get loans for the money you have to pay, and then you can start paying back after you finished your degree and start earning a certain amount.
are you going to take a loan? I have heard that the loans have interest?
Dear Allah. I pray that whoever reads this message shall have your comfort, joy, peace, love, & guidance. I may not know their troubles, but you do. Please keep protecting us. Ameen.
Ahh, university. Waited so long for senior year and now I'm just mehhh.
Not too sure where I'll end up..
Here are the possibilities though
Ryerson- journalism
Concordia- journalism
Northwestern, Qatar- journalism
American Sharjah- mass communication (concentration in journalism)
Yamamah, KSA- marketing
Sigh.
you should just do photography! your photos are really good. Well good luck!... Have you sent off ur application?
are you going to take a loan? I have heard that the loans have interest?
yeah that's what i heard as well... hmm.. I'm not sure what I'll do. One of my sister's friends apparently got a grant from the local council but for only like 1000. what about you?
yeah that's what i heard as well... hmm.. I'm not sure what I'll do. One of my sister's friends apparently got a grant from the local council but for only like 1000. what about you?
well ur local govt actually gives 2000 or something like that but still it wont be enough to pay the fee!(beside u need that money to pay for ur rent(if living away from home) train/bus tickest, books etc). For those who are going to uni 2009 the tution fee will be £3,225 per year! and the bursary the universities gives wont be enough to pay the tuition.
I know some people who argue that there is no interest in the loan but its inflation blah blah. actually if you go to the student loan company website (the company responsible for providing loans for UK students) they them self say that the loan has interest. Besides, ask ur career adviser - they will tell u that it has interest. I asked mine and he told me that there are riba involved But he claim that some scholars allow students to take loans that has interest as it will benefit their future!!
personally i will never ever take a loan that has riba whether it will benefit my future or not -just read the verses in the Qur'an where it talks about riba and the punishments for it in the hereafter - pretty scarry
So i'm stuck now- i have no idea what i'm going to do to pay the tuition fee!
Dear Allah. I pray that whoever reads this message shall have your comfort, joy, peace, love, & guidance. I may not know their troubles, but you do. Please keep protecting us. Ameen.
well ur local govt actually gives 2000 or something like that but still it wont be enough to pay the fee!(beside u need that money to pay for ur rent(if living away from home) train/bus tickest, books etc). For those who are going to uni 2009 the tution fee will be £3,225 per year! and the bursary the universities gives wont be enough to pay the tuition.
I know some people who argue that there is no interest in the loan but its inflation blah blah. actually if you go to the student loan company website (the company responsible for providing loans for UK students) they them self say that the loan has interest. Besides, ask ur career adviser - they will tell u that it has interest. I asked mine and he told me that there are riba involved But he claim that some scholars allow students to take loans that has interest as it will benefit their future!!
personally i will never ever take a loan that has riba whether it will benefit my future or not -just read the verses in the Qur'an where it talks about riba and the punishments for it in the hereafter - pretty scarry
So i'm stuck now- i have no idea what i'm going to do to pay the tuition fee!
yeah that is definitely a problem. And imagine the uproar if universities were to waiver most of or all of the tuition fees for muslims. Where are you applying btw, and for what ?
yeah that is definitely a problem. And imagine the uproar if universities were to waiver most of or all of the tuition fees for muslims. Where are you applying btw, and for what ?
lol i can just imagine the membership of BNP increasing!
my course is bit complicated coz the universities i'm applying to have different name for it and each course is bit different to the other course offered by another university! (it was difficult to write my personal satement coz i had to make sure that it applied to each course)
Keele- Law and International relations
Coventry - Law and International studies
De monfort- Law, Human Rights and Social Justice
De montfort - Law and Politics
Birmingham City - Human rights law
Dear Allah. I pray that whoever reads this message shall have your comfort, joy, peace, love, & guidance. I may not know their troubles, but you do. Please keep protecting us. Ameen.
lol i can just imagine the membership of BNP increasing!
my course is bit complicated coz the universities i'm applying to have different name for it and each course is bit different to the other course offered by another university! (it was difficult to write my personal satement coz i had to make sure that it applied to each course)
Keele- Law and International relations
Coventry - Law and International studies
De monfort- Law, Human Rights and Social Justice
De montfort - Law and Politics
Birmingham City - Human rights law
Oh right so your not applying for the LLB then? It took me aaages to write my personal statement. I remember the amount of stuff that my head of sixth form told me was rubbish, the first time I gave him my first draft. But by the end of it, it wasn't half bad!
6. emory uni .................................................. 6%
and sis transition? your a genius..youll get into every college u apply to!!!
....InshALLAH that is
AYAN!!
lol, genius smeeeeeeeenius!
It's all about hardwork.. which is missing from my application.
I don't how I'll get into college lol. My parents have all these expectations. and I still have only finished 2 applications =(.
Eh, but there is nothing we can do about the past. Except ask for repentance for our sins. I'm relying on Allah (swt) for the rest and my future.
ohhh right... 0.00001% ? lol. Actually all the people that are 'I'll never get in' are actually are a genius and get in everywhere.... probably like ayyan.
Sadly, in my case in my case... I am neither a genius, nor do I have high chances of gettin in :P
ohhh right... 0.00001% ? lol. Actually all the people that are 'I'll never get in' are actually are a genius and get in everywhere.... probably like ayyan.
Sadly, in my case in my case... I am neither a genius, nor do I have high chances of gettin in :P
yep, well... I'm an exception to the rule. And I only merely found amusing the fact that she thought she had such a low chance of gettin in when her chances are probably a lot higher.
yep, well... I'm an exception to the rule. And I only merely found amusing the fact that she thought she had such a low chance of gettin in when her chances are probably a lot higher.
:S
Don't be so hard on yourself, brother.
Everyone doubts themselves. You're your own worst critic!
Intelligence is not merely memorization or pure rational. It is combination of both. It constantly builds as you learn and apply yourself more and more. Not everyone develops at the same rate. Why let a system of merit rank you when in reality there is nothing in the world that knows the future of a human's potential?
Oh right so your not applying for the LLB then? It took me aaages to write my personal statement. I remember the amount of stuff that my head of sixth form told me was rubbish, the first time I gave him my first draft. But by the end of it, it wasn't half bad!
Have you heard from any of your unis yet?
Nervous times!
oops i forget to mention whether the law courses are LLB or BA
well in De montfort and Birmingham city i'm applying to the LLB and in Keele and Coventry its BA.
My personal statement was sooo long at first and i had to cut a lot of stuff out coz i think we were only allowed to write up to 47 lines - dats not fair :enough!:
Oh you are so lucky that u already sent ur application form to ucas! our college is huge and there is like 300 students applying to university each year and there is only two career adviser to check all those forms before they are sent to ucas . Our deadline was last friday and i logged in today in the ucas website and they (my career adviser) said that they have checked my form but my teachers and personal tutor havent yet wrote my refeere
What about you? did u get any replies?
btw which uni will be ur first choice and which one will be ur insurance? (or whatever its called)
Dear Allah. I pray that whoever reads this message shall have your comfort, joy, peace, love, & guidance. I may not know their troubles, but you do. Please keep protecting us. Ameen.
oops i forget to mention whether the law courses are LLB or BA
well in De montfort and Birmingham city i'm applying to the LLB and in Keele and Coventry its BA.
My personal statement was sooo long at first and i had to cut a lot of stuff out coz i think we were only allowed to write up to 47 lines - dats not fair :enough!:
Oh you are so lucky that u already sent ur application form to ucas! our college is huge and there is like 300 students applying to university each year and there is only two career adviser to check all those forms before they are sent to ucas . Our deadline was last friday and i logged in today in the ucas website and they (my career adviser) said that they have checked my form but my teachers and personal tutor havent yet wrote my refeere
What about you? did u get any replies?
btw which uni will be ur first choice and which one will be ur insurance? (or whatever its called)
Well I'm applying for dentistry so we had to send our applications off early. It was honestly such a relief to get it out the way, but I started to feel so nervous as soon as I started to get acknowledgements.
I applied to 3 unis for dentistry, and 2 unis for back-up courses (usually ppl do it four for dentistry and 1 back-up) My choices were:
Bristol- Dentistry
Leeds- Dentistry
Cardiff- Dentistry
Bristol - Neuroscience
King's College - Biomedical Sciences
I got an offer for biomed at king's (ABB) during the half term, and I have an UCAS open day/interview at bristol for neuroscience on the 10th. But those are the two courses I don't really want. I'm just getting worried about getting rejected for dentistry, which I really want to get in for. Most likely if I don't get it this time round, and I still get the grades, I'll reapply.
I liked Leeds the best, so that would be my first choice.
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