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Thinking of University in the US
"You have personal confidence and a healthy dose of independence. You value breadth at the outset, you are undaunted by hard work and regular grade assessments, and what you know of American life attracts you."
If so, then choosing to study overseas may prove to be just what you're looking.
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This compelling guide offers an excellent introduction covering everything from how to choose and how to secure a place through to scholarships, visas and coping with the emotional aspect of being away from family and friends.
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How many students does it take to change a light bulb at Harvard?
One - he holds the bulb and the world revolves around him.
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Undergraduates: 6,500
Graduates: 12,000
For...
How many students does it take to change a light bulb at Princeton?
Two - one to mix the martinis and one to call the electrician.
Location: Princeton, New Jersey
Undergraduates: 4,600
Graduates:...
Finding the best...
Not only do we offer a series of starting points to help you consider which course at what uni, but we now feature, on this website, unique...
Judge a tree by its fruit, a man by the company he keeps and a school by the universities it sends its pupils to?
Well, you would miss out on the oak, the saint and many...
Entry to top performing state grammar schools is more competitive than ever and forward planning is essential.
You will need to think about revision, tuition, a back-up plan, even...
If it’s May it must be time to pass the Prozac...
The stress, the worry, sleepless nights, early rising, recurrent nightmares: turning-up for the wrong exam or discovering...
Is it pure coincidence that the best two subjects at A level are Chinese and mathematics?
School league tables have caused a lot of agony and misunderstanding. As raw statistics,...
Examination boards not only set exams but are also responsible for marking them and distributing results, and awarding qualifications to students. They work with a wide range of education...
Why history may be old hat...
Winners of The Good Schools Guide 2009 A level awards for history could be forgiven for thinking that history has repeated itself.
More than half...
To understand highly gifted children it is essential to realise that, although they are children with the same basic needs as other children, they are also very different.
So...
Put the spoons away...
Dr John L Taylor, Director of Critical Skills, at Rugby School, and Chief Examiner for Edexcel Project Qualifications explains, why even Harvard professors...
Gifted children are not ‘young Einsteins’ or geniuses in the making but children with above average intelligence who have the capacity to achieve well...
Gifted is one of a number of issues in education that cause the blood to stir. For some 'Gifted' is an elitist concept that beggars definition; others do not see what all...
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