The University of Cambridge is one of the most prestigious UK universities and is located in the charming town of Cambridge in England.

Second in the ranking of best universities in the world in 2018 (THE’s World University Ranking 2018), Cambridge has thousands of illustrious graduates. Cambridge alumni notably includes: Charles Dickens, Isaac Newton, Emma Thompson, Arianna Huffington, Alan Turing and Stephen Hawking. Moreover, 96 of their former students and professors have received the Nobel prize and 10 have received the Fields Medal.

Today, the University of Cambridge is home to more than 21 000 students who are part of 31 colleges and one hundred academic departments.

The University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge shares numerous traditions with the University of Oxford, which explains why they are often grouped together with the term ‘Oxbridge’.

The University of Cambridge is home to more than 21 000 students who are part of 31 colleges and one hundred academic departments.

Second in the ranking of best universities in the world in 2018 (THE’s World University Ranking 2018), Cambridge has thousands of illustrious graduates. Cambridge alumni notably includes Charles Dickens, Isaac Newton, Emma Thompson, Arianna Huffington, Alan Turing and Stephen Hawking. Moreover, 96 of their former students and professors have received the Nobel prize and 10 have received the Fields Medal.

Alongside the University of Oxford, Cambridge is one of the most selective universities in England, even the world, with only 1 candidate in 5 admitted.

Living and studying in Cambridge

Cambridge students are housed within one of the 31 colleges, each with their own personality. For a good overview of the Cambridge colleges, their location in the city and student life there, see the university prospectus.

The Cambridge colleges are spread around Cambridge, a city with a bustling centre and plenty of green spaces, museums, and a stunning mixture of architecture. The colleges in themselves are havens for students in the city, offering a space to live, share meals with fellow students, relax, and of course study.

Study spaces are numerous, and include: departmental buildings and libraries, the University library, smaller College libraries, and other spaces such as shared or private study rooms, College JCRs (Junior Common Rooms), which also double as a place to socialise with other students of the College.

While Cambridge students work hard, they also like to ‘play hard’, and there are plenty of opportunities to make the most of the student experience at Cambridge. From traditional formal halls and May Balls, to the 959 (!) student societies on offer. Societies are a chance to get involved in something new, pursue an existing hobby.

Around Cambridge, you could also shake off your essay stress at a student bar, watch a show at the ADC theatre (whose stage once saw the likes of ex-students Rachel Weisz, Ian McKellen and Hugh Laurie) or see talks by big-name speakers at the cambridge union.

In terms of getting around the city, many people get around Cambridge (to lectures, for instance) on foot or by bike, although the city is also well served by buses. Travelling outside of Cambridge is also convenient: taking a train from Cambridge’s train station will allow you to get to London in under an hour, whether for a day-trip or for a weekend.

How do I apply?

Note: If you decide to apply to Cambridge for Undergraduate level in order to obtain a Bachelor of Arts (BA), you will not be able to apply to Oxford as well. You will therefore have to choose between either applying to Oxford or to Cambridge.

What are the different stages of the application?

There are several steps:

1. Application
2. Test
3. Interview
4. Conditional offer
5. Acceptance

The details of these steps are covered below.

Beginning your application

Once you have decided on your ideal course of study, you will have to begin filling in the candidate file on the UCAS platform, which allows you to apply to up to 5 different courses/universities in the UK.

The UCAS application consists of a written Personal statement (of up to 4,000 characters) as well as a letter of recommendation from one of your teachers. After submitting your UCAS application, you will also be invited to fill out a Cambridge-specific Supplementary Application Questionnaire (SAQ), in which you will confirm certain details from your academic transcript.

You will also be asked to choose one of Cambridge’s colleges in your application, specifying choosing the one you wish to apply to. It is also possible to make an ‘open application’ (in which you do not indicate one college in particular, but will be assigned one automatically).

Interview and admissions tests

If your application is successful in the first stage (following submission of the UCAS application and Personal Statement), you will then be invited to an interview at the start of December in Cambridge. In this interview, the objective is to test your academic capacities and your motivation for your subject in front of a few members (‘fellows’) of the College you applied to. Given that Cambridge is highly selective, these interviews are very demanding and require a large amount of preparation.

If your application is successful in the first stage (following submission of the UCAS application and Personal Statement), you will then be invited to an interview at the start of December in Cambridge. In this interview, the objective is to test your academic capacities and your motivation for your subject in front of a few members (‘fellows’) of the College you applied to. Given that Cambridge is highly selective, these interviews are very demanding and require a large amount of preparation.

The conditional offer of admission

Finally, if you succeed in the interview stage, you will then receive a ‘conditional offer’ of admission. Offers should be received by 15th January.

Our Oxbridge Admissions Pack can help you through the entire Cambridge or Oxford admissions process.

When do you have to start preparing for the University of Cambridge?

The deadline for applying to the University of Cambridge is fixed at October 15th of your final year.

In all cases, take into account the huge scale of preparation required for admission to Cambridge, it is strongly recommended to start preparing yourself from the start of your penultimate year in order to maximize your chances of success.

A good way to prepare for studying in Cambridge is to have a good look at the information for your course so as to know what to expect. Once you are confident in your choice of subject and your determination to study at Cambridge, you should begin researching your course further by reading around your subject.

It would also be a good idea to go to an open day. Open days run throughout the year, but most occur in the months leading up to October. For specific dates, you should look out for subject-specific open days, college-specific open days, and university-wide open days.

In 2019, Cambridge will be holding uni-wide open days on 7 & 8 July 2022. For these open days, booking is necessary: Sign up to the Student Newsletter to be notified when bookings open and for other opportunities, advice and resources.

What is the profile of the students at the University of Cambridge ?

Admission to the University of Cambridge is reserved for the best students and requires both excellent school results and lots of rigorous preparation.

Given the extreme selectivity, we recommend that you only apply to this University if you can show excellent academic results and can be sure of obtaining the highest grades in your final year of pre-university studies (i.e. a ‘Très Bien’ grade in the French Bac). The University of Cambridge is also particularly reputed for their science programs and expectation will be even higher for these.

Moreover, given the selection process contains interviews, you must also master the English language.

If you are confident that you fit the profile of a Cambridge student, the next step is to reflect on whether the workload and supervision system is right for you.

Finally, you should do all that you can to start preparing for studies at Cambridge, in order to create a stand-out application and so that you can adapt well to new the living and studying conditions on arrival.

Financing your studies

Fees:

Following UK Government’s amendment of the regulations relating to fee status due to Brexit, EU, EEA and Swiss students will now be classified as international/overseas students.

Tuition fees for international students vary depending on the course studied. Most international students also have to pay College fees in addition to tuition fees. See this page for details.

Located 10 miles (about 16 km) across the bay from San Francisco in the Bay Area of Northern California, The University of California, also known as Berkeley or Cal, is America’s #1 public university (U.S. News & World Report) and #27 in the world overall (QS World University Rankings). The sprawling, 500 hectare (1200 acre) campus of Berkeley is home to over 30,500 undergraduate and more than 11,300 graduate students.

The history of UC Berkeley dates back to 1868 when it became the first of what would be a network of 10 University of California universities. Led by its first president Henry Durant, a minister who had initially come to California with his wife to open a school, the University quickly found itself the lucky recipient of benefactors such as American feminist, philanthropist, and suffragist, Phoebe Hearst.

Perhaps a relationship can be established between the tone that was set by Berkeley’s first president, the values of its early benefactor and the University’s continued social engagement and political activism. Indeed, students and faculty of UC Berkeley were particularly noted for the Free Speech Movement as well as the Anti-Vietnam War Movement both led by its students in the 1960s. And their engagement goes well beyond the borders of the United States. The University also holds the honor of being the #1 All-time producer of Peace Corps volunteers.

Berkeley University in a few words

In recent years, students have continued to find new ways to engage with the community. Since 2003, the Haas School of Business has recruited and trained students from all majors to work on pro-bono consulting engagements with real-life nonprofit clients. Indeed Berkeley has significant entrepreneurial tradition. Among its alumni are founders and co-founders of such global companies as Apple, Coursera, Gap Inc., Intel, Mozilla, Myspace, Rotten Tomatoes, SanDisk and Tesla.

Berkeley has a remarkable track record of scientific discoveries and inventions including the development of the flu vaccine by chemist Wendell M. Stanley in the 1940s, the creation of the atomic bomb by physicist J.R. Oppenheimer in 1943, the polio virus in 1954, the launch of an affordable treatment for malaria in 2006 and improvement on this treatment in 2013, and many more (https://www.berkeley.edu/about/history-discoveries). As a public research university, Berkeley depends on money from the State of California. However, private donors have made significant contributions to the important research efforts performed on campus. This includes the 2016 donation by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan for 0 million to establish the BioHub, which in its own words is “committed to solving the world’s biggest problems – together.” (https://www.czbiohub.org/)

How do I apply?

To apply to Berkeley, you will first need to use UC Application portal. Once you have filled in some preliminary information, you will be able to log into the My Application Portion (MAP@Berkeley), a system unique to the University of California system, to complete your application.

Berkeley does not require you to submit letters of recommendation, but you may do so if you believe will have a positive effect on your application. One letter should be from a teacher. You must complete all tests: ACT/SAT/SAT Subject tests, on or before the December test date. Subject tests are not required for most areas but can be beneficial to your application. Subject tests are recommended for “the College of Engineering and College of Chemistry, including Math Level 2 and a science test (Biology E/M, Chemistry, or Physics) closely related to the your intended major. Include the scores in your application. UC uses the highest scores from a single test administration”. (https://admissions.berkeley.edu/freshmen-requirements)

The University requires you to answer 4 out of a list of 8 “Personal Insight Questions” (350 words each). See http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/personal-questions/freshman/index.html for more information. You must submit all your materials between November 1st-30th.

When do you have to start preparing for Berkeley University ?

Taking into account the numerous specific requirements for American universities like taking exams; consistently participating in extra-curricular activities including clubs, music, sports, and side projects; and the numerous essays to write, we recommend that students begin start to think about their path to Stanford as soon as they begin high school. The application itself is typically completed during the fall semester of students’ last year in high school

What is the profile of the students at Berkeley University ?

“Since Berkeley is a competitive campus, satisfying the minimum requirements is often not enough to be competitive for selection… We review students using a Holistic Review process. This means that we not only look at academic factors, but also non-academic factors. Using a broad concept of merit, readers employ the following criteria which carry no pre-assigned weights”. (https://admissions.berkeley.edu/freshmen-requirements)

Out of 1,362 International applicants for 2017-218, 15,448 were accepted for an admit rate of 8.8% (*The overall rate of admission for Berkeley is 18%.). In 2018, that rate dropped to 8.7%. As may be evident, the profile of international students is slightly more competitive in terms of GPA as well as ACT and SAT scores. (https://admissions.berkeley.edu/student-profile)

The University of Bath is nestled in the region of Somerset, England, one hour by train from London on a hilltop overlooking the town of Bath.

Bath is one of the top universities in England and in 2018 it took the 6th spot in national rankings in The Guardian and the 160th place in the QS World University Ranking.

In 2014, it also achieved the title of ‘Best Campus University in England’ in the Times, a list that it continues to appear on. So what makes this place so special?

The city of Bath

With around 90,000 year-round residents, Bath just may be the most charming city in England. The Telegraph agrees saying that the city, which is a World Heritage Site, “pretty much ticks all the boxes”.

Tourists come from far away to visit the famed Roman Baths as well as more modern spas – the city’s full name is Bath Spa after all. The Bath Abbey and the Royal Crescent and Circus – both beautiful Georgian architectural feats inspired by the city’s Roman heritage – the Jane Austen Centre, beautiful green parks… these are just a few of the most popular landmarks!

Students will find that the city, located a short bus ride down the hill from the University of Bath’s campus, also offers plenty of eateries, bars, nature activities, cultural events and stunning scenery.

Academic matters

Over 17,000 university students study in one of Bath’s four faculties (Engineering and Design, Humanities and Social Sciences, Management, and Science). Since it opened in 1966, Bath has been particularly reputed for engineering (electronic, electric and mechanical in particular), physical sciences, mathematics and technology. Today, Bath is also well known for management, humanities, architecture and the social sciences – especially psychology. See the full list of course offerings here.

Bath aims to help students gain professional experience and in many of its courses offers the chance to take a year to work in industry in order to acquire professional experience before graduating.

Moreover, Bath’s campus is in a state of constant improvement and has benefited from an investment of £450 million over the past 10 years. A five-storey library has room for individual study, group work, and engineering and design space and more. Plus, it’s open 24 hours a day, even in exam term, which proves useful for night owls and early birds alike! Among other recent developments are a brand new Psychology building that houses one of the University’s most highly-ranked programs. Equally acclaimed is the School of Management whose new building will be opening in 2021. In addition, The Edge, a building for both management and arts, offers concerts as well as events, and the Sports Training Village, which includes a  range of sports facilities including indoor tennis courts and a swimming pool, weight rooms, and an indoor as well as an outdoor track. With such great facilities, it may not come as a surprise that Bath also enjoys a reputation as one of the leading UK universities for athletics, offering all kinds of sport activities from American football to Canoe Club, Dodgeball, Jiu Jitsu, Latin and Ballroom dancing and Windsurfing!

Outside of competitive programs, sports, arts activities and ample green spaces on campus and around the city, students at the university can also join a range of other student associations to make the most of their campus experience and contribute to continuing to make Bath one of the UK’s top campus universities!

The University of York is a collegiate plate glass research university. After opening its doors in 1963 and now has over 17,900 students who study in thirty academic departments. It is a campus university, covering over 500 acres of land just south-east of the city of York in Northeast England. 

The University has two campuses called Heslington West and Heslington East, respectively. It has nine residential colleges that are spread out between the 2 campuses.

The latter campus only opened in 2009 and is home to 3 of the 9 colleges and a sports village, whilst the former campus houses 6, and also incorporates York Science Park and the National Science Learning Centre. This makes for a very green and open campus! 

York has produced many alumni who have been active in politics, including at least 15 Members of the United Kingdom Parliament, 5 members of the House of Lords, 2 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 1 Member of the European Parliament and a handful of ministers of other governments around the world.

Academic matters

The University of York is a highly selective institution, with the average student at the University achieving a UCAS Tariff of 430, the 19th highest in the UK.  Only 78.5% of applicants receive offers of admission, which is the joint 15th lowest amongst the Russell Group, a self-selected association of 24 public research universities in the United Kingdom.

The Times University Guide said of York that “The university is increasingly recognised as a permanent fixture in the top rank of British higher education” and that “No university had a better record for teaching quality.”

Incidentally, it was ranked 12th in the UK both for the quality of its research, and also in the general national rankings in 2019 by The Guardian.

How do I apply?

For students wishing to apply to York, strong academic results and rigorous preparation are needed.

How to begin an application:

Candidates apply via the British online platform UCAS, and upload a letter of motivation (Personal Statement), their predicted exam marks, and a letter of recommendation from one of their teachers. Students may only submit one Personal Statement for all the universities they apply for (maximum of 5 choices). The Personal Statement, no more than 4,000 characters, should explain why students want to study their chosen course, what aspects particularly interest them, what steps they have already taken to engage with the subject (reading, conferences, internships etc), and, if possible, what aspects they are looking forward to studying.

Conditional offer and acceptance:

If students succeed in all these stages, in January they will receive a ‘conditional offer’ of admission. This means that they will be accepted if they attain the required marks (most often a high grade in your end of high school studies, and in a standardized English exam: 7.5 in the IELTS for example).

What is the deadline for applying?

Deadlines:

The deadline for applications to the University of York is the 15th January of a students’ final year of secondary school or sixth-form college (Year 13).

When do you have to start preparing for the University of York?

It is strongly recommended that students begin preparing from the end of Year 11 or beginning of Year 12. If possible, start any reading and thinking about what to write about in a Personal Statement as early as possible. Some candidates, particularly those with a weaker level of English, need to consider preparing even earlier. See this link for useful information for international candidates.

It is recommended that students try to find aspects of their chosen course that genuinely interest them and to think deeply about why they wish to study this subject – after all, students are applying to study this subject full time for at least 3 years.

Is it possible to visit the campus?

To check the upcoming visit days at York see this page.

What is the profile of the students at the University of York

Fees

Harvard University in a few words

Campus life

As Harvard is immensely popular with visitors and the campus is open, Harvard Yard feels like a mixture between an open city campus and a closed campus. The undergraduate population of about 6,700 students and some of the more than 15,000 postgraduate students attend classes in buildings surrounding the Yard, while the rest of the student body is dispersed between the medical and business schools further a bit further away. To escape the busyness of this most famous part of campus, the main building of the Harvard Library, Widener Library – the oldest library system in the United States – provides a calm, scholarly space, which includes a significant amount of underground tunnels where some 9 million volumes are stored.

The architecture of the city of Cambridge itself resembles that of Harvard, where red brick is commonly seen, creating a typically American look and feel to the campus. Winters in Cambridge are very snowy, and students will likely be seen in snow boots during the coldest months as they move around campus.

After their freshman year, most students are assigned to houses located in the Radcliffe Quadrangle or “Quad”, which is distinct from the Harvard Yard. This area of campus is quieter than the Yard and in addition to student housing, has House masters, and resident tutors, as well as a dining hall and library. As can be expected on any campus, the housing assignment for students ultimately becomes an important part of their social experience at Harvard.

How do I apply?

To apply to Harvard College, you will need to use the Common Application, a centralized platform through which you can apply to most American colleges and universities. You will need to fill in information about your family – including the occupation of your parents -, provide your transcript or high school grades, submit two teacher reference letters and a guidance counselor letter of reference, draft a résumé or CV, send official test scores (SAT, SAT Subject Test scores, ACT and English language test scores), describe your extracurricular activities and as with most highly selective colleges complete the essay questions on the Common App as well as answer additional essay questions specific to Harvard. The application will be due on January 1st unless you are applying for Early Action in which case you must submit all materials by November 1st.

What is the profile of students at Harvard?

As a “highly selective” school according to official terminology, the current rate of acceptance for new freshman hovers around 5%. As do many selective schools, Harvard looks for students to have a niche: like “photography & music”. The area or areas that you choose to develop and invest in should be things that really grab your attention. Find your passion! You’ll want to concentrate on activities and academic pursuits that come naturally to you and that you’ll look forward to working hard for both before and during your time as a student. You’ll also want to stand out from the crowd via a “spike” such as an internship, scholarship, trip, project, etc. Ask yourself: What have I done with my time in high school? Finally, be careful of the idea of “well-roundedness”. Today this means that universities seek to recruit a diverse student body. It does not mean that you need to take part in an infinite number of unrelated activities.

Affording Harvard

Without financial aid, the tuition fees for Harvard College in 2018-2019 were $46,340 and $67,580 for tuition, room, board, and fees combined.

The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1582 and is the 6th oldest university in the English speaking world.

Numerous buildings in the center of the sublime old city of Edinburgh are part of the university.

In 2018, Edinburgh was ranked 19th in the world in the QS World University Ranking.

The University of Edinburgh

Considered to be among the best universities in Europe (6th according to the U.S News’ Best Global Universities Ranking), the University has played a fundamental role in the reputation of Edinburgh as one of the great intellectual centers of Europe during the Enlightenment, which has even earned the city the nickname of ‘The Athens of the North’.

The University is also home to many famous former students like Charles Darwin, David Hume, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sir Walter Scott as well as 23 Nobel pries, 1 Fields medal and 3 U.K Prime Ministers.

The University of Edinburgh receives 60 000 applications per year, which makes it the second most popular university in the U.K by volume.

With the University of Saint Andrews, it is the most selective university in Scotland and it therefore requires A grades at A Level or at least a ‘mention bien’ in the baccalaureat in order to be considered for admission.

How do I apply ?

The selection process at the University of Edinburgh is divided into multiple steps which we will describe to you below :

• The Conditional Offer of Admission Finally, if you succeed in the selection process, you will receive a ‘conditional’ offer of admission. This means that you will not definitely be accepted unless you obtain the minimum grade in the Bac and in an English exam (generally the IELTS).
• The application on UCAS You must first submit your application on the UCAS platform, the equivalent of Parcoursup in England. This file comprises a cover letter (Personal statement) as well as a letter of recommendation from one of your teachers.

When do you have to start preparing for the University of Edinburgh?

The deadline for applying to the University of Edinburgh is fixed at January 15th of your final year.

In all cases, take into account the preparation necessary for admission to Edinburgh, we strongly advise you to start preparing your application from your penultimate year to maximize your chances of getting accepted.

What is the profile of the students at Edinburgh University?

Given its high selectivity, we recommend that you only apply to this university if you can show very solid academic results and that you are sure to obtain a ‘Bien’ grade in the Bac.

University College London (UCL) is ‘London’s Global University.’ Located in the heart of London, but with over 18,000 students from outside of the UK (out of around 39,000 in total), the University is one of the most international in the UK. Founded in 1826, UCL  was the first university in the United Kingdom to be secular, accepting candidates regardless of religion, and awarded the first 4 bachelor’s degrees to British women in 1880.

Famous alumni include Mahatma Gandhi, Kwame Nkrumah (the founder of modern Ghana), and members of the band Coldplay. Today, it is one of the top universities in the UK, and hovers near the top 10 # worldwide (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019, QS World University Rankings 2019). It is the third-largest university in the UK, part of the ‘Russell Group’ of elite British universities, and part of the Golden Triangle (including Oxford and Cambridge) of research-intensive universities.

Life at UCL

On campus, students can enjoy a brand new student center, the or find a quiet corner in the beautiful law library. There are several green areas in this bustling part of London including the charming Gordon Square and the larger Russell Square, both popular for picnicking. The much larger Regent’s Park is about 10 minutes away. To help create a community feel each department has its own common room, where students from the same course, or different ones, can meet, relax, or study together.

Academic Matters

Increasingly well known and consistently highly ranked internationally as noted above, UCL offers a constantly evolving range of courses. Recently added, the BASc Arts & Sciences course allows students to discover a broader range of subjects, while Law, Biomedical Science, Economics and Computer Science continue to be the most popular (and most selective!) courses. See the full of list of bachelor’s and master’s courses on UCL’s website.

Considered highly selective, UCL is one of a few universities in the UK not to offer courses in Clearing as reported by THE.

Master’s degrees can be either taught or research programs and include a wide range of programs including architecture, economics, education and philosophy. Find out more about all courses on offer here.

When should students start preparing?

It is strongly recommended that students begin preparing in from the end of Year 11 or beginning of Year 12. If possible, start any reading and thinking about what to write about in a Personal Statement as early as possible.

It is recommended that you try to find aspects of your chosen course that genuinely interest you and to think deeply about why you wish to study this subject – after all, you are applying to study this subject full time for at least 3 years.

The deadline for application to UCL is 15th January of Year 13.

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, all UCL open days will now take place online.  

UCL’s Undergraduate June Virtual Open Days are live. For more informations, please see this page.

When do you have to start preparing for IE Madrid?

The deadline to apply for a Bachelor’s at IE University is at the end of your final year.

Always bear in mind the preparation work needed for admission to IE University, it is therefore strongly recommended that you start preparing your application at the start of your final year to maximize your chances of success.

A year of tuition at IE University ranges from just over €20,000 to €24,000 depending on the course. The University offers some Financial aid opportunities, which may cover up to 100% of enrollment fees. Students may apply for IE Loans, IE Scholarships or outside funding and should do so by completing their Financial Aid application.

Located 5.5 kilometers outside of the center of Coventry, England, the green campus of the University of Warwick covers 290 ha (720 acres). Although the university was founded in 1965, it quickly found its way to the top 10 of UK for its undergraduate student experience, based on teaching quality and learning resources, academic level of accepted students, employment prospects, research quality and retention rates (The Complete University Guide). Moreover, it joined the prestigious Russell Group of 24 public research universities in 1994.

Additionally, the University of Warwick joined the prestigious Russell Group of 24 Public Research Universities in 1994.

Warwick boasts 25,600 full-time students and 2,400 academic and research staff. About 27% of the student body comes from overseas and over 114 countries are represented in the student body. About 6,300 students live in housing across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate residences. All of the residences provide a dining, residential tutors and a warden responsible for student welfare.

A Few Words About The University of Warwick

Academics at Warwick are organized into the Faculties of Arts, Medecine, Science and Social Sciences, which together have 29 academic departments. The University of Warwick excels in several academic disciplines and is particularly well reputed for economics and management.The Complete University Guide ranked Warwick’s Economics department 3rd overall in its rankings for 2019. Fully 19 of the 27 subjects offered by Warwick were ranked within the top 10 nationally in 2019, with Creative Writing taking first place.

In 2015 revealed that the university received 25,071 undergraduate applications and made 18,380 offers in 2014-15 for an acceptance rate of 15.8%. Particular competitive courses include Law, Economics and courses within the Warwick Business School.

In 2017, the university was one of only a few universities (along with Cambridge, >Imperial College, >LSE, Oxford, >St Andrews, and >UCL) to have no courses available in Clearing, a process that matches students with available courses late in the summer before starting university. As you might expect, Warwick is very selective and it is necessary to achieve at least a ‘mention bien’ in the baccalaureat, or A Levels grades AAB-A*AA in order to be considered for entry.

The campus has seen impressive growth over the past several years as Warwick has inaugurated a new Mathematics and Statistics Building, a new Computer Science Building, new Business School buildings, the Digital Laboratory, the new Heronbank Residences and an expanded Sports Center, and the projects continue. Campus life is lively and the University of Warwick Students’ Union is one of the largest students’ unions in the UK. It currently has over 260 societies and 67 sports clubs including basketball, rowing and ice hockey. Students also run a radio station Radio Warwick (RAW) and publish a student newspaper, The Boar.

When do you have to start preparing for the University of Warwick

The deadline for applying to the University of Warwick is fixed at January 15th in your final year.

Always bear in mind the work involved in the preparation needed for the admission to Warwick, it is strongly recommended start preparing your candidate file from the beginning of your final year in order to maximize your chances of success.

What is the profile of the students at the University of Warwick?

Situated right in the center of the city of Montréal and established 1907, HEC Montréal is the oldest business school in Canada and a member of the ‘Conférence des Grandes Ecoles’.

The excellent quality of research and their teaching in management, allowed the school to obtain the three most prestigious accolades: AACSB, AMBA et EQUIS.

One of the big advantages of HEC Montréal is that teaching can either be in French, bilingual (English) or trilingual (English and Spanish).

HEC Montréal in a few words

With more than 13 000 students from 147 countries, HEC Montréal is truly an international school with 127 partner schools in 40 countries across the world.

HEC Montréal offers the choice of 3 possible courses at Bachelor’s level: regular, bilingual and trilingual.

• The regular program is principally in French and offers optional English lessons.
• The bilingual program has certain lessons in English and optional lessons in French or English.
• The trilingual program offers lessons in French, English and Spanish and an exchange abroad.

The “Bachelor” or Baccalaureate in Administration of Affairs (B.A.A) is a general undergraduate degree which is accessible to French students at the start of a preparatory year at HEC Montréal, a year of of scientific or commercial preparatory class or a university year.

When do you have to start preparing for HEC Montréal ?

When do you have to start preparing for HEC Montréal ?

The deadline for applying to HEC Montréal is fixed at February 15th of your final year for autumn enrollment and at October 1st in for winter enrollment.

What is the profile of the students at HEC Montréal ?

The required grades for joining the BBA with a preparatory year at HEC Montréal are the following :

• Series ES specialty mathematics with an average of 13/20 and a grade of 14/20 or more in mathematics.
• Series S or ES specialty mathematics with a ‘Bien’ grade (14/20) or more
• Series S with a ‘Assez bien’ grade (12/20) or more in mathematics

What are the school fees at HEC Montréal ?

The school fees for French students for a year of the Bachelor’s are around 8900 Canadian dollars (around 5700 euros)