Overview of studying in the UK

Why choose to study in the UK?  5 major reasons for studying in the UK

1.The admission requirements for British universities are easy

• British university admission requirements: The subject selection requirements of individual British universities for secondary school elective subjects, DSE and IB, and IELTS are clear at a glance. Generally speaking, there are still many British universities with lower requirements than Hong Kong self-funded degrees, and British universities also require fewer subjects

• BritishTop Up Degree: Graduates with an associate degree or high diploma in Hong Kong can easily enter British universities based on GPA and subject selection

• BritishFoundation: Suitable for Form 5 students who already know their subject choices for a UK university, or Form 6 graduates who lack elective subjects, IELTS or grades to choose subjects for admission to a UK university.

• International Year 1: Suitable for Form 6 students who lack English proficiency, grades or subject choices and want to major in business, architecture, engineering, psychology, law, tourism, politics, life sciences, computers, etc. in the top 50 universities in the UK.

• BritishMaster: Suitable for friends who want to change careers, quickly and economically complete their studies and immigrate to the UK

  
  

2.British university courses are short

Most degrees at British universities take 3 years, which is faster than Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. In Australian universities, almost all licensed majors require at least 4 years of study, but in British universities, only a few licensed majors such as optometry, pharmacy, architecture, engineering, medicine, and Environmental science require 4 years or more.

3.Professional license is highly recognized worldwide

After graduating from the UK, it is very convenient to return to Hong Kong or other Commonwealth countries to practice.

4.Study in the UK

• UK passport requirements: Completed a degree or above in a UK university + Nominated by a qualified employer, engaged in high-tech work, annual salary of 25,600 pounds, applied for Skilled Worker Visa, completed 5+1 and had BC

• Children and spouse arrangements: They will be with your Skilled Worker The rights and requirements of Visa are the same. You can study and work in the UK. After completing 5+1, you can transfer to BC.

5.British university rankings and the commonly used5major indicators are as follows

• World university rankings:QS,Times: Understand the world university ranking standards

• UK University Rankings:Guardian,Complete University Guide: UK domestic university rankings focus on graduates’ job hunting

The most commonly used5indicators are as follows

• Whether graduates have found employment or continued their studies within 15 months: Compared with other indicators, this is an objective and down-to-earth indicator, but only Guardian uses this indicator, accounting for 15% of its ranking list.

• Internationalization Index: This measures the proportion of foreign professors, international students and research publications of an institution including foreign faculty members. This index accounts for 5% and 10% in QS and Times rankings respectively.

• Research results: research income, research output, and research citations. This index accounts for 42% in Times; 20% in QS, and 15% in Complete University Guide.

• Teaching efficiency: This aims at teaching income, degree awards, students who can graduate on time, and the proportion of First Honour graduates. This index accounts for 35% in Guardian, 5% in Times, 10% in QS, and 3.3% in Complete University Guide.

• Subjective voting: employers, faculty and students conduct subjective voting on the reputation and satisfaction of the institution. This index accounts for 50% in QS, 33% in Times, 25% in Guardian, and 7% in Complete University Guide. Wanwei recommends that the less subjective voting accounts for, the more suitable the ranking is, because subjective voting is highly watered down.

Education Overview

Comparison with the British School System

British secondary school curriculum

There are many entry points, suitable for students with different ideals, backgrounds and abilities. If you want to study abroad at any time, the UK has a good choice, for example:

British secondary school curriculum: 2-year graduation course, suitable for those over 16 years old: A level, IB, BTEC.

• IB is suitable for students with high English proficiency, time management, comprehensive ability and strong curiosity, because the curriculum has many compulsory subjects, covers a wide range of topics, and has many papers. It also requires students to connect what they have learned with society through voluntary work. However, British universities have high and broad requirements for IB courses, and there is no Advanced Credit or admission preference.

• A level: Flexible subject selection, students can choose subjects according to their strengths. There are many choices of schools and subjects in the UK. Students with high English proficiency, time management, comprehensive ability and strong curiosity can take EPQ, which is equivalent to the paper part of IB. EPQ is half of A level.

• BTEC: Suitable for students who want to study practical subjects. The scores are composed of projects and homework. No exams are required. The scores are recognized by most British universities and are on par with A levels.

UK University Curriculum

• UK University Admission Requirements: Some UK universities have requirements for secondary school elective subjects, but Hong Kong secondary schools divide subjects after Form 3. If you find that you lack elective subjects in Form 4, depending on your age and the UK university you want to choose, you may need to take 1 year of GCSE or UK Foundation or go to the UK preparatory college Sixth Form College to study A level

• British University Course Selection: Nearly 20 subjects that Hong Kong students like, based on the three major subjects, Poly Five Treasures, and some Hong Kong courses that accept semi-god scores but no god jobs. Understand the requirements of British universities, industry prospects, returnees, etc. You will find that British university courses are short in duration and highly recognized.

• BritishFoundation: Suitable for students who are in Form 5 or above, have insufficient IELTS scores, lack elective subjects, or have lower grades. For example: IB 20-26 points, DSE failed and more than 1 level 2 subject, IELTS 4.0-5.5

• NCUK: Most British universities have Foundation, which connects to Year 1 of their own universities. NCUK is an alliance of 16 British universities. Students who have completed the course can be transferred to universities in the NCUK alliance. You can open the text to find out in what situations and students with needs will have more advantages in studying NCUK courses than directly contacting universities?

• University of London Foundation: LSE (London School of Economics) and King’s College London (KCL) of the University of London are much easier to take some elective courses through Foundation than directly taking the DSE exam!

• International Year 1: Suitable for students in Form 6 or above, with lower IELTS, elective subjects or grades. However, International Year 1 has fewer majors than Foundation. The International Year 1 grade requirement is higher than Foundation, but lower than directly taking the British university entrance exam.

• British Masters: You have to support yourself, so do you think you need to study a licensed major? But self-funded Masters in Hong Kong are so expensive... Why not study in the UK and immigrate? See what subjects are available: What are Master's programs?

• Top Up Degree in the UK: Suitable for associate degree or high diploma graduates

• 8UK universities have admission requirements:IELTS 6.5. This article is suitable for students who just don't meet the IELTS requirements, but the scores and subject selections meet the requirements of British universities. It introduces 3 courses that can help you meet the IELTS requirements. The most important thing is that the tuition fees and registration time required for the 3 courses are different!

Studying in the UK budget

UK secondary school tuition: 0-550,000 Hong Kong dollars per year

• UK public school tuition: 0

• UK private school tuition: 150,000-240,000 Hong Kong dollars per year

• UK boarding school fees: 250,000-550,000 Hong Kong dollars per year

• UK FE College (FE College) Fee: 220,000-250,000 HKD per year, suitable for students aged 16 and above, with A level, Foundation and first 2 years of university courses (Foundation Degree or HND)

• UK Sixth Form College Fee: 450,000-550,000 HKD per year, suitable for students aged 15 and above, with A level, Foundation, GCSE, 1 year GCSE

UK university tuition: 100,000-600,000 Hong Kong dollars per year

• UK local university tuition: 100,000 Hong Kong dollars per year

• UK medical study fee: 350,000-600,000 Hong Kong dollars per year

• Russell Group or UK G5 universities: 260,000 and up

• Post 1992 university: 130,000-250,000

• UK master's tuition: 90,000-250,000 Hong Kong dollars per year