STUDYING ABROAD HOW TO APPLY APPLICATION APPLY ONLINE

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: EMAIL: polona. vehovar@druga. si SCHOOL’S TELEPHONE NO. : +386233 -04 -434 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 http: //www. ucas. com/guidedtour/english/ No buzz word, apply as individual, July 20 XX, pending, 02 for scholarship COMMON APPLICATION (USA) https: //www. commonapp. org/Common. App/defau lt. aspx

UCAS ○ No buzz word ○ Apply as individual ○ Education: unit/ moule (subjects at leaving examination) - Date: July 20 XX, Pending - Below honours degree - Slovensko maturitetno spričevalo ○ 02 for scholarship Mentor: Add your mentor -uploads the PG - writes the letters of recommendation (upload)

COMMON APPLICATION ○II. gimnazija Maribor is not on the list ○Ranking: public school ○Class size: students in your generation ○How do you report class rank: None ○Graduation date: July/ 20 XX ○Do you report GPA: No

OXFORD + CAMBRIDGE+ MEDICINE IN THE UK Deadline: 15. 10. UKCAT: Ljubljana/ Vienna BMAT (for medicine) STEP, MAT, PAT etc. at II. gimnazija Maribor

OTHER UK UNIVERSITIES: UCAS ○ ○ ○ 1. 1. OR 15. 3. Edinbourgh University Exeter University Norwich University South Hampton University Nottingham University Birmingham

WHAT TO DO NEXT? Check the deadlines: OXBRIDGE+MEDICINE IN THE UK: 15. 10. NYU AD: 1. 11. EARLY DECISION (binding) The UK UNIVERSITIES 1. 1. The USA UNIVERSITES 1. 1. (early or regular) 15. 3. FINAL DEADLINE

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

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

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: https: //www. daad. de/en/ ○ IBO Requirements: http: //www. ibo. org/country/universities_rec. cfm? country_code=Germany&curre nt_country=DE Send the diploma: 15. 7. ○ Paper form ○ Online ○ Universities with IBO recognition: http: //www. ibo. org/universities/listalluniversities. cfm? country_name=GERMANY

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

LANGUAGE TESTS, SAT: ○ ○ ○ Cambridge Advanced (CAE) or Proficiency (CPE) exam IELTS ○ ○ ○ SAT or ACT (USA Universities only) 2100 p General (reading, writing, maths) Only 2 parts (3 rd part optional) Subject specific (optional) Apply on your own (Ljubljana) JUNE, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER

SCHOLARSHIPS ON THE SPORTS MERIT ○ ○ ○ 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€)

IE UNIVERSITY MADRID WATCH A SHORT VIDEO http: //www. ie. edu/university/videos/video/ieuniversity-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 26 October. Applications close at midnight on 31 January. Read key dates for more information.

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 OCENA 7 PRETVORJENA OCENA 5 MATERNI JEZIK (HL) OSTALI PREDMETI (HL) +3 +3 6 5 +2 +3 5 4 +2 +2 4 3 +1 +1 3 2 +1 2 2 +1 1 1

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

Ad – futura funding: Krediti za študij v Sloveniji in tujini za leto 20 XX ○ 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 20 XX) ○ Education. USA center Ljubljana ○

Ad – futura: Grade Transformation: GRADES, COURSE Slovenian Secondary school grade Slovenian University grade system 5 10 4 8. 5 3 7 2 6

It is good to know A Webpage in Slovenian Language which takes you through the Application System ○ http: //www. dreamfoundation. eu/ Verification of the Programmes in Slovenia: http: //ec. europa. eu/ploteus/ (for Europe) ○ ○ Princeton review: https: //www. google. si/search? q=PRINCTON+REVIEW&ie= utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org. mozilla: sl: official&client=firefox -a