Steps to UK College Admissions: Enrolment Timeline to Plan your Applications
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Ideally, to get into UK universities, you should begin your application preparations at least 18 to 12 months before enrolment.
It can take students around a year to go through the whole admission process, From finalizing courses, shortlisting universities, to applying to the selected ones, arranging for finances and finally getting a visa, everything needs a proper planning and time management. Even before starting this entire process, you really need to look within yourself and figure out your goals – the decision should be clear and convincing. During the interview, the admissions committee would want to see this clarity and vision in your answers. So, to convince the admissions officer, you first need to convince yourself!
Here is a timeline to follow to get admission steps completed in time-
18-12 Months Before Enrolment
- Start researching and select 8-12 universities that you will apply to. Visit university websites and note application requirements and deadlines.
- Learn about options to fund your studies.
12-10 Months Prior to Enrolment
- This is the time when you shift from the preparation mode to creating the application. Think hard about what makes you unique as an applicant and sketch out your strengths and self-assessment.
- Register yourself and start preparing for required standardized tests like GMAT, GRE, UKCAT, TOEFL or IELTS- depending on the course and university.
10 Months until Enrolment
- Begin by downloading admissions brochures from the university websites.
- Start working on the UCAS admission form and application.
- Search for and begin applying for external scholarships (if applicable).
- Take standardized tests like GMAT and TOEFL.
- Contact your professors and direct managers for at least 2 reference letters.
- Begin drafting your SOP and essays.
Enrolments
- Apply before the deadline!
- You may have to appear for a video interview in front of the admissions committee.
- You will get your rejection letter by e-mail by April-June (the months may vary). The acceptance letter helps you attain student visa.
- Gather paperwork for your Student visa.
- Depending on the deadline, you will need to notify the universities of your decision, pay a non-refundable deposit, and apply for your student visa.
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Steps to UK College Admissions FAQs
After applying to Hertfordshire University UK, the applicants are going to receive an initial decision about their application within 2-3 working days. After the submission of the application and documents, the applicants are required to pay their tuition deposit. Then, complete the Sponsorship interview and the financial declaration. International students are required to pay a deposit of £5,000 before registration. The balance can be paid in line with the liability dates related to the year and entry of the semester.
The English language test score required at the Univerisyt of South Wales are mentioned in the table below for the international applicants whose first language is not English
Exam | Minimum Scores |
|---|---|
IELTS | 6.0 with at least 5.5 in each band |
TOEFL | 72 overall and a minimum of 18 in reading, 17 in listening, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing |
PTE | a score of 59 overall and 59 in each component. |
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You must apply as per the specific deadlines of UK universities. Usually, the application cycle for courses starting in September, open a year prior on October 1st. You must make up your mind about studying the UK at least a year before the intake so that you can get enough time to prepare your application and get admission into the desired programme and the university.