interested in STUDYING ABROAD?

[alj]

Originally posted by dee-dee
how about scholarships and grants?

i'm planning to apply for a master's degree in literature or in book history at the university of london, but i don't think i have that much money in hand right now.

Every year, the British Council processes 10 Chevening Scholarship grants. I think you must first seek admission to the school where you want to take your further studies. For MA in Literature, UCL is the best amongst the University of London colleges. There are quite a number of foreign students attending that university including from the Philippines. My brother is in his second year studying BS. Biochemical Engineering in that university. You might also want to consider applying at the University of Edinburgh (should be pronounced as E-din-brah) in Scotland. Competition for places for Literature in that university is slightly harder than Oxford or Cambridge (Oxbridge) but the teaching is similar. At Edinburgh University are to be found some famous British stars including Darius, teen idol of the year in England? Rumors are also circulating in the whole UK that the prince is transferring to Edinburgh because the Arts Studies there is better than in St. Andrews.

There is no limit as to which major of study you would want to pursue in any university in the UK. MBA, Law and some fields in the Social Sciences and the Arts are the courses most awardees in the past took up. Every year, 8 of the 10 awardees come from UP (all campuses) and the remaining two slots were always from De La Salle or UST. So, if you come from UP, you should know your chances given not too many applicants apply from that school every year.

Two years ago, an Engineer from the MSU-Iligan awarded the grant to study at the University of Nottingham. He did well in his MSc. and is he is now backed in Iligan teaching students who will soon follow his footsteps.

All MA and MSc. In the UK can be studied in one year.

Cheers!

[prof_x]

Some people I know who studied in the UK

1. Dr. Cedric Festin (UP Diliman Computer Science)
2. Dr. Susan Pancho (UP Diliman Computer Science)
3. Dr. Jaima Caro (UP Diliman Computer Science - postdoc)
4. Prof. Rommel Feria (UP Diliman Computer Science, UP Computer Center)
5. Prof. Charmagne Feria (UP Diliman Computer Science)
6. Dr. Scooby Dimagiba (UP Diliman Mechanical Engg)
7. Prof. Manegdeg (UP Diliman Mechanical Engg)
8. Dr. Alex Paran (UP Diliman Mech. Engg)
9. Dr. M. Lagmay (UP Diliman NIGS)

[alj]

Originally posted by prof_x
Some people I know who studied in the UK

4. Prof. Rommel Feria (UP Diliman Computer Science, UP Computer Center)
5. Prof. Charmagne Feria (UP Diliman Computer Science)

Kilala ko ata tong dalawa. magaling mag turo yang mga yan. englsih nila with accent pa.

[prof_x]

Originally posted by alj

Kilala ko ata tong dalawa. magaling mag turo yang mga yan. englsih nila with accent pa.

Talaga? Where did you meet them, sa UK din? Coolness! Pakilala mo naman ako, kailangan ko kasi ng resbak pag-nag-apply ako ng scholarship.

[alj]

Originally posted by prof_x
Talaga? Where did you meet them, sa UK din? Coolness! Pakilala mo naman ako, kailangan ko kasi ng resbak pag-nag-apply ako ng scholarship.

Maga asawa sila. Yong babae, na meet ko sa UK. Si lalake, nasilip ko sya habang nag l-lecture sa College of Eng'g. Pogi!

[prof_x]

Originally posted by alj

Maga asawa sila. Yong babae, na meet ko sa UK. Si lalake, nasilip ko sya habang nag l-lecture sa College of Eng'g. Pogi!

Galing ha. Paano mo na-meet sa UK di ba papunta ka pa lang dun?

Engg? Madalas ka ba dun? Samahan mo naman ako minsan para makilala ko yung mga kilala mong faculty dun sa CS. Malay mo, kailanganin kong tulong nila one of these days.

[ricey]

i know dr.rommel feria. he's very nice and brilliant. got his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at Imperial College, one of those colleges comprising the University of London system - best in its field.

[Ice Burn]

I'm currently studying my masters in USC. My course is International Public Policy and Management. It's a pretty easy course to get into and I'm the first Filipino to take it. We are all Southeast/East Asians and I'm free from the usual curriculum cause I do not have to take english. For some reason, they think my english is very remarkable for a non-american. Like duh...So there's no GRE required and the TOEFL is not required either, you just have to take the USC english exam which is pretty easy to pass but if you have a TOEFL, you need at least a 250 on the computer TOEFL.

Anyway, if any of you guys are interested in my course. It's a 13-month compressed masters program which is why it's pretty good, you can visit this site...

http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/admissions/ippam

[alj]

Originally posted by prof_x
Galing ha. Paano mo na-meet sa UK di ba papunta ka pa lang dun?

Engg? Madalas ka ba dun? Samahan mo naman ako minsan para makilala ko yung mga kilala mong faculty dun sa CS. Malay mo, kailanganin kong tulong nila one of these days.

Ha? Kararating ko nga lang noong pasokan. Ayoko na sanang bumalik dito pero ok na rin... anyway, gradutating na naman ako and my visa is multiple. That means, pwede akong pa balik balik kung kailan ko gusto. At, dahil dalawa na ng brothers ko nandoon na, gusto ko, doon na rin ako. We have a flat in Manchester (actually my sister's) who also graduted MBA there and anytime I can stay with her, libre (syempre) dahil single pa din naman s'ya. My younger brother is in London studyig at UCL. He is staying in one of UCL's student residences.

Hindi ako madalas sa Eng'g kas taga PHAN ako pero I met Prof. Charmagne Feria sa London particularly sa LSE. I think doon s'ya nag graduate sometime 2 or 3 yer ago at 2nd year college palang ako noon. I'm not really sure sa tamang date kung kailan. Among the brilliant Filipinos that I came to know who have gone to LSE were:
Shiella Coronel - MA International Relations & Politics (UP-Pol.Sci),
Troy Lorenzo - MSc Econometrics & Mathematical Economics (UP-Economics)
Frederick Lim - MPhil/PhD Economics (UP-Business Economics)
Michelle Soriano - MSc. Management (UP-BA)
Ricky Ng Yip - MSc/PhD. Economics (UP-Industrial Eng’g)
Margaret Lozano - MSc. Math (UP-Math)
Elmer Pegregosa - LLM (UP Law)
Arthur Soriano - MSc Politics of the World Economy (UP-Pol.Sci.)
Ernesto Chan MSc Accounting and Finance (UP-BAA)

Elcid Pangilinan - MSc. Economics (De La Salle-LIACOM)

And a lot more which I could not remember their names.

[Geeky]

Originally posted by PUGSLEY
The prestigious schools listed here admit only top-of-the-line students, the cream of the academic crop. Here's what to expect if you're smart enough--and have enough tuition money--to gain entrance to their hallowed halls:

1. Stanford University

2. Princeton University

3. Cooper Union

4. Harvard College

5. Yale University

6. United States Air Force Academy

7. United States Military Academy

8. United States Naval Academy

9. Brown University

10. Columbia University

SOURCE:

http://encarta.msn.com/collegeArticl...estSchools.asp

You didn't mention that at the head of the article you quoted was the clarification: "This article is brought to you by THE PRINCETON REVIEW, a sponsor of the College and Grad pages on Encarta.com".

Princeton Review? Of Princeton University? The school listed second in the article?

Perhaps, a more objective ranking system of schools along the various disciplines could be found in the US News Report site:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/eduhome.htm

In this ranking, you will find the following schools as tops (I mean, actually No. 1) in their fields:

M.I.T. (Economics over-all; Microeconomics; Engineering over-all, and the specializations of Computer/Mechanical/Electrical/Electronic/Communications/Materials/Chemical Engineering; Computer Science over-all, tied with Carnegie Mellon/Stanford/U.C.Berkeley; Mathematics; Applied Mathematics, tied with N.Y.U.; Physics, tied with California Institute of Technology)

California Institute of Technology (Physics, tied with M.I.T.)

U of Chicago (Macroeconomics)

U of Penn—Wharton (Business specializations in Accounting/Finance [although Stanford occupies top slot in Business over-all])

N.Y.U. (Law specializations in Taxation/International Law [although Yale occupies top slot in Law over-all]; Applied Mathematics, tied with M.I.T.; Film, tied with U.S.C.)

U.C. Berkeley (Asian History; Chemistry over-all; Law specialization in Intellectual Property [although Yale occupies top slot in Law over-all]; Computer Science over-all, tied with Carnegie Mellon/Stanford/M.I.T.)

Carnegie Mellon (Computer Science over-all, tied with M.I.T./Stanford/U.C.Berkeley)

U of Washington (Health—Nursing over-all; Medicine—Primary Care)

School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Fine Arts over-all)

University of Rochester—Eastman School of Music (Music over-all; also Music specialization in Composition)

Indiana University—Bloomington (Music specialization in Opera/Voice/Orchestra/Symphony)

Juilliard School (Music specialization in Piano/Organ/Keyboard)

U of Iowa (Creative Writing)

U.S.C. (Film, tied with N.Y.U)

Stanford, Princeton, Harvard, Yale and Columbia also occupy top slots in the US News ranking in various fields like Architecture (Harvard), Law over-all (Yale), History over-all (Princeton and Yale), Business over-all (Stanford), etc.

I saw no military schools, or Cooper Union (whether in "art, architecture, or engineering") among the top ranks in the US News Report list.

Ultimately, I suppose what's important is to get into a school that's right for you, whatever school it is, whether or not it's on any one's list.

[pao_a]

how 'bout financial aids/scholoarships in USA schools?

i want to study in the states particularly UC Berkeley, UCLA, or Stanford (pinaka-mataas na pangarap ko). my uncle lives within biking distance of UC Berkeley (alanganin lakarin at magdrive)

i checked sa website ng UC berkeley, it says there they generally don't give financial aid/scholarships to international students, so international students have to look for private companies/organizations that give financial aid/scholarship. what companies, which have offices here in manila, give financial aid/scholarship? btw my aunt (the one near UC Berkeley) happens to be a nurse in the UC Berkeley infirmary. i haven't read in the website about qualified students who have relatives in the UC Berkeley staff. i emailed her na pero hindi pa nag-rereply.

i plan on studying here for 1 yr (hopefully UP or ADMU), then take the SAT I and SAT II here, then go abroad. ganun pinsan ko eh, her dad (my uncle near UC berkeley, US citizen for about 8 yrs) let her finish her freshman yr in UP, then he petitioned her. she didn't pass UC Berkeley, but she's in UCLA now (medyo bad trip tito ko dahil diyan).

[rabbaddal]

Originally posted by pao_a
how 'bout financial aids/scholoarships in USA schools?

i want to study in the states particularly UC Berkeley, UCLA, or Stanford (pinaka-mataas na pangarap ko). my uncle lives within biking distance of UC Berkeley (alanganin lakarin at magdrive)

i checked sa website ng UC berkeley, it says there they generally don't give financial aid/scholarships to international students, so international students have to look for private companies/organizations that give financial aid/scholarship. what companies, which have offices here in manila, give financial aid/scholarship? btw my aunt (the one near UC Berkeley) happens to be a nurse in the UC Berkeley infirmary. i haven't read in the website about qualified students who have relatives in the UC Berkeley staff. i emailed her na pero hindi pa nag-rereply.

i plan on studying here for 1 yr (hopefully UP or ADMU), then take the SAT I and SAT II here, then go abroad. ganun pinsan ko eh, her dad (my uncle near UC berkeley, US citizen for about 8 yrs) let her finish her freshman yr in UP, then he petitioned her. she didn't pass UC Berkeley, but she's in UCLA now (medyo bad trip tito ko dahil diyan).

I'm not sure if relatives of UCB staff have benefits. But I do know that you are correct when you say that non-US Citizens/Residents have a little harder time getting a scholarship. However, once you are enrolled for at least one semester, you can still qualify for small grants worth around $3,000. Most of these are from private organizations but they are indeed available. You can also try securing a student loan from Citibank. Check out their website at http://www.studentloan.com.

UCB, UCLA, and Stanford are all excellent choices. What program are you planning to get into? I don't think anyone should be disappointed if he/she does not get into one of these schools because college admissions in the very best US universities is very competitive so it is highly possible that somebody who gets accepted into Stanford does not get into UCLA or vice versa.

Another alternative you can pursue, espescially if you're planning on studying business, is to finish your undergaduate studies in the Philippines and then pursue your graduate studies in the US.

[pao_a]

Originally posted by rabbaddal


I'm not sure if relatives of UCB staff have benefits. But I do know that you are correct when you say that non-US Citizens/Residents have a little harder time getting a scholarship. However, once you are enrolled for at least one semester, you can still qualify for small grants worth around $3,000. Most of these are from private organizations but they are indeed available. You can also try securing a student loan from Citibank. Check out their website at http://www.studentloan.com.

UCB, UCLA, and Stanford are all excellent choices. What program are you planning to get into? I don't think anyone should be disappointed if he/she does not get into one of these schools because college admissions in the very best US universities is very competitive so it is highly possible that somebody who gets accepted into Stanford does not get into UCLA or vice versa.

Another alternative you can pursue, espescially if you're planning on studying business, is to finish your undergaduate studies in the Philippines and then pursue your graduate studies in the US.

the UCB website says they don't have ECE there, but the closest thing that i read is electronics engineering. that's what i wanna study. computer engineering 2nd, then comsci 3rd.

btw graduate studies yun ba yung master's course?

[omi]

question lang. may alam ba kayong university sa US o UK na nago-offer ng magandang programs sa biomedical sciences (tropical med, immunology, microbiology, parasitology, etc.)?

[rabbaddal]

Originally posted by pao_a

btw graduate studies yun ba yung master's course?

Graduate Studies refers to programs that can be pursued after earning a bachelor's (college) degree. Typically a masters degree or a Phd would be classified under Graduate Studies.

[prof_x]

Originally posted by omi
question lang. may alam ba kayong university sa US o UK na nago-offer ng magandang programs sa biomedical sciences (tropical med, immunology, microbiology, parasitology, etc.)?

Check out Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in the UK.

[Marius]

Hi! I'm planning to apply in an exchange student program here in our school.
Can I request for some tips regarding the essay part? What are some points that they would look out for? Thanks!

[im_ur_angel]

I dream of studying abroad: here are some of my dream schools :

HARVARD University : for business studies....pero anjan naman ang Thames, balita ko counterpart yata nila iyon eh....

CARNEGIE MELLON University : tama ba spelling ko...basta, balita ko magaling ang COmputer studies nila eh....*wink*

CORNELL University : school of architecture....frustrated dream ko...sana one time...makapas0k....

sana may mga available scholarship grants ano...hehheh... para naman kasi papasa ako eh ano........

[kath001]

i would like to take my masters abroad

[kewlio]

i just recently took the GRE and i got a low score in the verbals, 480. haay... i got a high score in quantitative but it won't matter in the programs i'm applying for.

how important really is the GRE score in applying to graduate programs in american universities? i'm applying to three prestigious schools of journalism - NYU, columbia, and northwestern. i'm starting to feel like i don't have a chance given my score in the GRE verbals. i have a pretty high GWA though, and i've received scholarship from japan. are these going to matter despite my GRE score?

hope someone can provide me with a sound answer. thanks!