interested in STUDYING ABROAD?

[jc_jenet]

well i can help.. just post q'tions... and i'll give u some advice..

[PUGSLEY]

I'm interested in studying law abroad.......

Requirements please........

Thanks

[jc_jenet]

Originally posted by PUGSLEY
I'm interested in studying law abroad.......

Requirements please........

Thanks

requirements?! this goes to all who are interested in studying aborad..
1. check the school that u r interested in attending. schools have more or less the same requirements naman e, transcript, resume, etc.
2. check the country you wish to go to. kasi may kanya-kanyang requirements din yan, u myt end up being accepted sa school but ur visa is denied.. so take note of this... i.e. u.s. - u might need to take up toefl, u.k. / australia - u HAVE to take ielts. but if u alrdy have a toefl, baka maconsider na nila yun
3. financial reauirements - ayan... you need to show some proof na you have MONEY.. and i mean LOTS OF IT. kailangan yan ng embassy & school e. at yung pera nyo in the bank dapat savings, kasi pag time deposit medyo alanagnin e.. but having savings & time deposit accounts is ok.. businesses ninyo, titulo ayan naku they'll dig up to that also

sa law, well, medyo mahirap yan kasi. the thing is, when you study LAW abroad, ibig sabihin, you'll practice it sa country na pupuntahan mo. syempre, pag aaralan mo yung LAW OF THAT COUNTRY e. (hpe u get *** i mean) if you're PINOY tapos LAW ang kukunin mo, hmmm malabo. mas better if you take up law here. tapos after finishing it, chaca mu na isipin abroad. mas ok kung ganon.

i hope medyo naliwanagan ka..

have a nice day

[prof_x]

1. Embassies DO NOT require any language proficiency exams. The universities do. TOEFL or IELTS are required but can be waived provided that you can present a certificate from your school that English is the medium of instruction. However, your school should be recognized by the university you are applying to.

2. You can take LAW and then apply it to the Philippines. I agree that the laws are definitely different but it shouldn't matter since you are going to review for the bar anyway - either overseas or in the Philippines. Most people I know took LlM instead of a bachelor's degree in Law.

3. Acceptance from a university DOES NOT guarantee that you will get a VISA. However, the chances of getting a visa is high.

4. MONEY does not guarantee that visa will also be granted. Some embassies require proof that you will return to the Philippines.

- been there, done that. :-)

Good luck!

[rAiNeDaNcE19]

Do you know of any university that offers online applications for international scholarships for postgrad studies? (Specifically MBA, MS CS, MS IT, or the like)

Grabe kasi parents ko laging sinasabi o bakit yung anak ng kaibigan ko naghanap lang sa net ngayon nasa singapore na, nasa canada na, nasa america na. Bakit ikaw ayaw mo maghanap.. blah blah blah. Eh hello angdami ko na ngang sites na napuntahan eh wala naman akong nakita. Parang puro links lahat at paikot-ikot lang ako. I tried to tell them na it's hard to look for one, esp. for postgrad but they just can't stop *****ing about how I'm too lazy to look for one and how there's so many on the net.

Hay, sorry this turned into a vent. But if anyone knows anything PLEASE!

[omi]

ako plano ko sana in the future to take my PhD abroad, preferably sa US or UK. question lang, medyo off the topic, may mga incidents pa ba ng racism sa mga universties abroad? yun lang

[renina]

Originally posted by rAiNeDaNcE19
Do you know of any university that offers online applications for international scholarships for postgrad studies? (Specifically MBA, MS CS, MS IT, or the like)

Grabe kasi parents ko laging sinasabi o bakit yung anak ng kaibigan ko naghanap lang sa net ngayon nasa singapore na, nasa canada na, nasa america na. Bakit ikaw ayaw mo maghanap.. blah blah blah. Eh hello angdami ko na ngang sites na napuntahan eh wala naman akong nakita. Parang puro links lahat at paikot-ikot lang ako. I tried to tell them na it's hard to look for one, esp. for postgrad but they just can't stop *****ing about how I'm too lazy to look for one and how there's so many on the net.

Hay, sorry this turned into a vent. But if anyone knows anything PLEASE!

Ok, this may help you:

1. Look for the most desired course you want...MBA ba or MSCS, etc. Choose one.

2. After choosing what course, then specify siguro what country are you really interested in.

3. If you are into America, you can go to www.usnews.com . Other links, please use a search engine website like google.

4.Many, if not, most scholarships for international students are really rare to find. I am not discouraging you but maybe, work or teaching assistantships can be applied on the more realistic side.

5. Just like this country where schools have their fortes like Ateneo - Law, UST - Medicine, UP - Business, etc. , the same goes for the schools abroad.

For example, MBA : you can apply for U. of Chicago, Wharton, UCLA.

MS CS: MIT in Boston, Carnegie Mellon, etc.

6. Be patient. Like me, you will really be overwhelmed by so many schools especially America. It takes some time to choose what you really want. Choose the school that's near to your friends or relatives in USA , kung sa California, then I suggest get your list of schools there, to specify, kung LA...UCLA, USC,etc. kung San Francisco area, USF, Stanford, etc. and so on.....

In my case, I want to study Bio-informatics.

These are the hurdles I still have to make: GRE, applying for a student visa, look for campus housing, etc.

These are my options: to take a Graduate Certificate Course in U. of Med. and Dentistry in New Jersey. This is my list of US schools that I may submit application : Johns Hopkins U., Georgia Inst. of Tech.,New Jersey Inst. of Tech.

Australia: U. of Sydney, the only U. in Sydney that offers it.


About the racism issue, I think there is racism. Just study and strive hard to be friendly and get high grades!

Peace.

[prof_x]

Originally posted by rAiNeDaNcE19
Do you know of any university that offers online applications for international scholarships for postgrad studies? (Specifically MBA, MS CS, MS IT, or the like)

Grabe kasi parents ko laging sinasabi o bakit yung anak ng kaibigan ko naghanap lang sa net ngayon nasa singapore na, nasa canada na, nasa america na. Bakit ikaw ayaw mo maghanap.. blah blah blah. Eh hello angdami ko na ngang sites na napuntahan eh wala naman akong nakita. Parang puro links lahat at paikot-ikot lang ako. I tried to tell them na it's hard to look for one, esp. for postgrad but they just can't stop *****ing about how I'm too lazy to look for one and how there's so many on the net.

Hay, sorry this turned into a vent. But if anyone knows anything PLEASE!

Finding a scholarship for any Business or IT related course is next to impossible. The demand for those courses is very high, making the sponsors prefer giving it to locals first before overseas students.

However, do NOT be dismayed. Try Fulbright, I saw an ad in the papers about this year's batch of scholars and one of them was tech related.

Good luck!

[prof_x]

Originally posted by omi
ako plano ko sana in the future to take my PhD abroad, preferably sa US or UK. question lang, medyo off the topic, may mga incidents pa ba ng racism sa mga universties abroad? yun lang

Yes. However, incidents of racism is not that bad, at least in UK universities. Don't you worry about it, Pinoys can easily handle it - we are far smarter than most of them anyway. :-)

[PUGSLEY]

Originally posted by jc_jenet



sa law, well, medyo mahirap yan kasi. the thing is, when you study LAW abroad, ibig sabihin, you'll practice it sa country na pupuntahan mo. syempre, pag aaralan mo yung LAW OF THAT COUNTRY e. (hpe u get *** i mean) if you're PINOY tapos LAW ang kukunin mo, hmmm malabo. mas better if you take up law here. tapos after finishing it, chaca mu na isipin abroad. mas ok kung ganon.

i hope medyo naliwanagan ka..

have a nice day

I finished law my law studies last March.....I have the degree but I still am not licensed to practice law.....

If I go abroad without having my license, is it possible for me to take up a Masters degree in law?

[wisenheimer]

I'd love take my MBA in the US, but I wonder how difficult or competitive it is to get in to some of the very good schools, like Wharton or Harvard. Does anyone know if it is really much harder than getting into MBA schools in Manila like AIM? Is the student body caliber there really that good compared to the Philippines?

[phantom]

Originally posted by PUGSLEY


I finished law my law studies last March.....I have the degree but I still am not licensed to practice law.....

If I go abroad without having my license, is it possible for me to take up a Masters degree in law?

Yep! LLM is not necessarily practitioner-oriented; it's more geared towards research (academics if you will). If you're licensed, that's an added value. At least, that's what I gathered from a couple of legal beagles I've talked to.

Study the LLM programs offered at UC-Berkeley, Tufts School of Law and Diplomacy, Georgetown, and Boston University. They offer less than 2 years master's degree (most law schools actually).

And certainly you could study law here even if you've "mastered" law in the Philippines or somewhere else. You might have a good chance in majoring Comparative Law/Politics or International Relations, which is one of Georgetown's specialties.

For those who want to avail of scholarships (not necessarily), visit Ford Foundations' office in Manila. Don't miss their deadline. Check out Ford's website, quick!

Good luck!

[prof_x]

Originally posted by phantom


Yep! LLM is not necessarily practitioner-oriented; it's more geared towards research (academics if you will). If you're licensed, that's an added value. At least, that's what I gathered from a couple of legal beagles I've talked to.

Study the LLM programs offered at UC-Berkeley, Tufts School of Law and Diplomacy, Georgetown, and Boston University. They offer less than 2 years master's degree (most law schools actually).

And certainly you could study law here even if you've "mastered" law in the Philippines or somewhere else. You might have a good chance in majoring Comparative Law/Politics or International Relations, which is one of Georgetown's specialties.

For those who want to avail of scholarships (not necessarily), visit Ford Foundations' office in Manila. Don't miss their deadline. Check out Ford's website, quick!

Good luck!

OR you may go to the UK and get your LlM in one year.

[PUGSLEY]

Originally posted by phantom


Yep! LLM is not necessarily practitioner-oriented; it's more geared towards research (academics if you will). If you're licensed, that's an added value. At least, that's what I gathered from a couple of legal beagles I've talked to.

Study the LLM programs offered at UC-Berkeley, Tufts School of Law and Diplomacy, Georgetown, and Boston University. They offer less than 2 years master's degree (most law schools actually).

And certainly you could study law here even if you've "mastered" law in the Philippines or somewhere else. You might have a good chance in majoring Comparative Law/Politics or International Relations, which is one of Georgetown's specialties.

For those who want to avail of scholarships (not necessarily), visit Ford Foundations' office in Manila. Don't miss their deadline. Check out Ford's website, quick!

Good luck!

Thanks!!!

All the while I thought that before getting a Masters degree in Law abroad one has to be licensed in his own country......

[PUGSLEY]

Some Law Schools require taking the TOEFL exams.....where do I apply for this?

Thanks!!!

[jc_jenet]

visit
www.inter-ed.com

a company that helps students who are interested in studying ocerseas.. they offer free counseling so you could just drop by the office and ask questions, information etc..

[fanfan]

ako i want to take my 2nd degree sa u.s. pero do i stil need to take the SAT test? if given the chance to choose, sa nyc sana...particularly those schools thats offering course in photography or tourism...tnx!=)

[sum1]

hi. medyo off-topic kaso share ko lang experience ko.
with respect dun sa racism ek-ek.

di naman sa pagyayabang, kaso feeling ko naman, if you're studying at one of the top universities in the philippines (and i think we all know what these are), medyo at par naman ang pinag-aaralan natin sa pinag-aaralan nila sa ibang bansa. we somehow use the same books, we have the same quality of teachers that are trained abroad and have published in international journals.

kaso when i applied for entry to different msc programmes in the uk, medyo they'll ask you (through email) all sorts of questions to prove this and that, like if you have basic competency in the subject. kaso merong isang school (top 10 siya dun sa subject sa uk), na ayaw talagang maniwala na i've taken this one subject, using a book used all over the world, and trained by a qualified professor who's obviously proficient in the field. kaya inilagay nila ako sa 2-year programme nila instead of one year to take that subject and some other intermediate subjects na nakuha ko na rin naman sa pilipinas.

buti nalang, meron pa namang ibang school na of higher quality (ranking in terms of the RAE) na tinanggap ako, after proving that i have taken this and that course here in the philippines.

so meron din namang racism, that they immediately think that the courses we take here in the philippines are somewhat substandard to theirs, but of course, it's your job to prove that it's just the same.

[PUGSLEY]

Please visit:


http://www.uchastings.edu/llm/

http://www.law.harvard.edu/Admission...x.php?page=llm

[trent_NIN]

Originally posted by jc_jenet
well i can help.. just post q'tions... and i'll give u some advice..

Is London a good place to study Communication Arts? Which is better Singapore or Japan? (communcations too)