STUDYING ABROAD HOW TO APPLY?

APPLICATION ○ APPLY ONLINE ○ APPLY ON PAPER ○ SPECIFIC UNIVERSITIES/ COLLEGUES ○ UCAS (OPEN APPLICATION) ○ APPLY AS AN INDIVIDUAL

HOW TO APPLY You will be responsible for: - paying the correct application fee - getting an academic reference, PG, transcript and attaching it - submitting the completed application online to UCAS

IB COORDINATOR ○ COUNSELLOR: Ms. Polona Vehovar ○ CONTACT WITH THE UNIVERSITY: ○ ○ SCHOOL’S TELEPHONE NO.: ○ ○ OTHER TEACHERS: letters of recommendation (UCAS 1, COM APP 2)

WHAT QUALITIES DO I NEED? ○ ACADEMIC SUCCESS ○ EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ○ EVERYTHING ELSE

UCAS FORM (the uk) APPLY AS NON UK STUDENT No buzz word, apply as individual, July 20XX, pending, 02 for scholarship COMMON APPLICATION (USA) lt.aspx

UCAS ○No buzz word ○apply as individual ○July 20XX ○Pending ○02 for scholarship Mentor: - writes the letters of recommendation (upload) - PG

COMMON APPLICATION ○II. gimnazija Maribor is not on the list ○Ranking: public school ○Class size: 34 ○How do you report class rank: none ○Graduation date: 07/ 05/ 20XX ○Do you report GPA: No

OXFORD + CAMBRIDGE+ MEDICINE IN THE UK Deadline: (Wednesday) PG: PG FOR TOK AND EE UKCAT, BMAT (for medicine) STEP, MAT, PAT etc. are written at II. gimnazija Maribor

OTHER UK UNIVERSITIES: UCAS OR ○ Edinbourgh University ○ Exeter University ○ Norwich University ○ South Hampton University ○ Nottingham University ○ Birmingham

WHAT TO DO NEXT? Check the deadlines: OXBRIDGE+MEDICINE IN THE UK: NYU AD: EARLY DECISION (binding) The UK UNIVERSITIES 1.1. The USA UNIVERSITES 1.1. (early or regular) FINAL DEADLINE

PG – PRDICTED GRADES ○ YOUR WORK SO FAR ○ YOUR ABILITIES IN THE END ○ EE AND TOK (IB ONLY)

PS- PERSONAL STATEMENT 1. INTRODUCTION (quote, RQ, nice thought connected to your future goals) 2. 20% PAST ACHIEVEMENTS 3. 80% YOUR FUTURE PLANS (MA, PhD)

What to do next? ○ Choose UP TO 5 (UK) ○ Choose 12 (USA) Universities ○ Appy to Slovene universities as well! ○ Apply: get your UCAS/ COMMON APP number ○ Ask your subject teachers for refference letters ○ Get a PG document from your Coordinator ○ Write a PS ○ Submit all the documentation (online or on paper) ○ Pay the fee!

Study in Germany ○Online application: ○DAAD: ○IBO Requirements: nt_country=DE nt_country=DE Send the diploma: ○Paper form ○Online ○Universities with IBO recognition:

STUDYING IN THE USA 1 – 12 universities COMMON APPLICATION RANKINGS: US Embasy: Studying in the USA PrincetonreviewPrincetonreview, College ranking College tutoring US College rankings

LANGUAGE TESTS, SAT: ○ Cambridge Advanced (CAE) ○ or Proficiency (CPE) exam ○ IELTS ○ SAT or ACT (USA Universities only) 2100p ○ General (reading, writing, maths) ○ Subject specific ○ Apply on your own (Ljubljana) ○ JUNE, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER

○ 1, and 2 rank universities in the USA ○ Cover everything (fee, accommodation, life) ○ 2 or 4 year contracts Students need to send: ○ Video of their performance ○ Achievements (national / international comp.) ○ Pay (person in Ljubljana 1,000,00€) SCHOLARSHIPS ON THE SPORTS MERIT

IE UNIVERSITY MADRID WATCH A SHORT VIDEO university-promotional-video - Registration fee: 120,00€ - Pass IE test - Refference letters (2+1)

UNIVERSITY IN AUSTRALIA UAC International ○ International Apply The processing charge is A$66 for international applicants. This charge is not refundable under any circumstances. ○ Closing dates To be considered for semester 1 courses, you are encouraged to apply by Friday 26 October Applications close at midnight on Thursday 31 January Read key dates for more information.key dates

Univerza v Mariboru ○ Languages - Matura leaving examination (60%) - Academic success in year 11 and 12 (20%) - Subject grades in years 11 and 12: English (20%) All the grades from IB DP diploma are transformed into Slovene system.

Tabela za pretvorbo ocen: IB OCENAPRETVORJENA OCENA MATERNI JEZIK (HL) OSTALI PREDMETI (HL)

Scholarships in Slovenia ○ ZOIS SCHOLARSHIP : - doubles if you study abroad – 200,00€+allowance for living expenses 85,00e ○ KADROVSKE ŠTIPENDIJE (KRKA) ○ OBČINA ○ PRIVATE FUNDING

Ad – futura funding: ○ Krediti za študij v Sloveniji in tujini za leto 2016 ○ Javni razpis štipendij za študij slovenskih državljanov v tujini za leto 2016 (87. JR) NE PODPIRA ŠTUDIJA DRUŽBOSLOVJA ALI MEDICINE (glej razpisne pogoje) (JANUAR – MAJ 2016) ○ EducationUSA center Ljubljana

Ad – futura: Grade Transformation: GRADES, COURSE Slovenian Secondary school grade Slovenian University grade system

It is good to know A Webpage in Slovenian Language which takes you through the Application System ○ ○ Verification of the Programmes in Slovenia: (for Europe) ○ Princeton review: utf-8&oe=utf- 8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:sl:official&client=firefox-a Princeton review: utf-8&oe=utf- 8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:sl:official&client=firefox-a