Planning and strategizing right from the basics

The decision to study abroad involves extensive planning and strategizing right from the basics like the reason behind studying abroad to making the idea practically feasible. Selecting the university that best fits your particular requirements is one of the major aspects and one would do well to first address issues related to one’s career path, the line of study as well as the specific course that one intends to pursue before hunting for the best match.

Once the decision is made then one can go in to the details regarding choosing among the top universities in one’s field, the requisite academic qualifications and scores, the prescribed tests like GMAT, GRE and IELTS that are to be taken, the application part and of course the financial element encompassing fees, scholarships and regular and incidental expenses.

Also one has to ensure that the course selected is compatible with one’s plans as often similar sounding courses in different Universities have different syllabi and course duration and some courses may be more research oriented while others may be more vocation based.

One should be as flexible as possible regarding choosing the best place for one’s higher education and often Universities that are not that highly placed on any rankings list unlike the Harvards and Stanfords or Oxford and Cambridge may be tailor made for you taking in to consideration the curriculum, the funding available, department and faculty as also special facilities.

For more details check these websites
http://www.educationuk.org/
http://educationusa.state.gov/