Case Studies – The University Guys https://www.theuniversityguys.com Helping students make successful applications to international universities Fri, 13 Mar 2020 13:41:52 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://www.theuniversityguys.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/fav-150x150.png Case Studies – The University Guys https://www.theuniversityguys.com 32 32 Testing Chaos https://www.theuniversityguys.com/case_study/testing-chaos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=testing-chaos Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:41:25 +0000 https://www.theuniversityguys.com/?post_type=case_study&p=5767 Sometimes the best laid plans go amiss, as a late decision to apply outside the UK and the need to take the ACT with extra time (for entry to European private universities) meant that a test centre in another country was the only option.

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Sometimes the best laid plans go amiss, as a late decision to apply outside the UK and the need to take the ACT with extra time (for entry to European private universities) meant that a test centre in another country was the only option. When, on taking this test, the system failed, it seemed as if all was lost. However, quick and careful advocacy with the testing agency, the immediate couriering of a new test paper across the Atlantic Ocean, and the reopening of a London school to allow the test to be sat in the school holidays meant that the first problem was solved. However, this switch to a paper test meant that things would be tight to get the score back before one university’s application deadline, something which needed to be managed well. With a few hours to spare, after many calls and emails to the ACT in Iowa, the scores came through, and in due course the student was admitted to study at Bocconi in Milan.

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Business across Europe https://www.theuniversityguys.com/case_study/business-across-europe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=business-across-europe Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:40:58 +0000 https://www.theuniversityguys.com/?post_type=case_study&p=5764 Some students know they want to study business, and when looking at the options available to them in the UK decide that a European approach suits them best.

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Some students know they want to study business, and when looking at the options available to them in the UK decide that a European approach suits them best. When visiting business schools in Italy, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands, this student fell in love with all of them, meaning that a wide range of applications were going to be needed. With different testing policies, application deadlines, essay requirements and interview styles, a lot of overall planning was needed to manage the workload, with the student finally settling on IE University as his university destination.

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From West to East https://www.theuniversityguys.com/case_study/from-west-to-east/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-west-to-east Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:39:06 +0000 https://www.theuniversityguys.com/?post_type=case_study&p=5761 With an initial conversation revealing a student who wanted to combine the study of sociology, maths and photography at university, the USA was the natural point of study.

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With an initial conversation revealing a student who wanted to combine the study of sociology, maths and photography at university, the USA was the natural point of study. However, with the US not an option due to family preferences, more creative solutions had to be found. A range of university colleges in the Netherlands were applied for before on one call the suggestion of ‘what about Japan?’ was made. Fast-forward a few months and the student and her parents were delighted that she secured a place in the early application round at Waseda University’s School of International Liberal Studies, and she flew off to Tokyo to start her studies full of excitement.

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The American Dream https://www.theuniversityguys.com/case_study/the-american-dream/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-american-dream Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:37:43 +0000 https://www.theuniversityguys.com/?post_type=case_study&p=5758 For a student born in America and with family there, but raised and educated in the UK, the lure of the all-American university experience was enticing.

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For a student born in America and with family there, but raised and educated in the UK, the lure of the all-American university experience was enticing. Big sports stadiums, the marching band, school spirit and big time athletics were what he wanted, alongside first-class academics. With a desire to thus study at the public flagship universities, the student (and his school) had to contend with the Coalition Application for the first time, with its own quirks which required careful handling. With guidance the student was able to secure some top-class offers, eventually choosing to study at the University of Washington.

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A truly global search https://www.theuniversityguys.com/case_study/a-truly-global-search/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-truly-global-search Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:36:19 +0000 https://www.theuniversityguys.com/?post_type=case_study&p=5755 For students used to traveling the world, the confines of one country’s university system can seem restrictive. For this student, aspiring to study in a leading world city and with a particular sense of the style of English literature degree he wanted, a global search was needed.

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For students used to traveling the world, the confines of one country’s university system can seem restrictive. For this student, aspiring to study in a leading world city and with a particular sense of the style of English literature degree he wanted, a global search was needed. After exploring options in Canada, Ireland, the UK and the Netherlands, a complex application strategy was plotted, with the student securing offers from all his top choices. After long discussions about choosing between Trinity College Dublin and the University of Toronto, the student decided that the lure of Canada was too strong to turn down.

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Art School or World Class university – why not have both? https://www.theuniversityguys.com/case_study/art-school-or-world-class-university-why-not-have-both/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=art-school-or-world-class-university-why-not-have-both Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:32:58 +0000 https://www.theuniversityguys.com/?post_type=case_study&p=5752 When students have multiple talents across academic disciplines, choosing whether to pursue traditional academic studies or the creative route can be tough.

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When students have multiple talents across academic disciplines, choosing whether to pursue traditional academic studies or the creative route can be tough. This student – a highly talented artist with serious academic abilities to match – found himself in this situation. Careful mentoring on both aspects of his applications ensured that a really strong application package was put forward to a range of highly-selective US universities, with the student eventually winning a place first at Brown, then at the Rhode Island School of Design, and then finally as one of only 15 students accepted to the joint programme Brown-RISD dual degree.

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A Broadway dream https://www.theuniversityguys.com/case_study/a-broadway-dream/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-broadway-dream Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:30:45 +0000 https://www.theuniversityguys.com/?post_type=case_study&p=5749 Late in the application cycle we were contacted for help, as a student decided to add some US drama school applications to his US choices.

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Late in the application cycle we were contacted for help, as a student decided to add some US drama school applications to his US choices. With limited experience of the quality of US drama schools he had gravitated to a few places he had heard of, but after detailed discussion we were able to identify some better fit programmes that the family had not heard of. Working closely alongside his school’s Drama department, we were able to ensure that the student was well prepared for audition, and also liaise with the university admissions department when some complications with testing arose. The student was able to secure a good range of offers, eventually choosing Pace University in New York for the next stage of his education.

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A double process, with the best of both worlds https://www.theuniversityguys.com/case_study/a-double-process-with-the-best-of-both-worlds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-double-process-with-the-best-of-both-worlds Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:29:46 +0000 https://www.theuniversityguys.com/?post_type=case_study&p=5746 Working with twins meant that the whole family was involved in this process, as both students had very differing needs for their university search.

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Working with twins meant that the whole family was involved in this process, as both students had very differing needs for their university search. With one looking solely at the US and the other combining US and UK, careful management of workloads was needed. Some complicated US Early Decision processes were also involved, including an ‘early early’ application to Wake Forest University and then a second go at Early Decision to Northeastern.

In the end, both students chose to attend the same university, as part of the NU-in programme at Northeastern in Boston, but commencing the studies with a first semester abroad in two different locations. This enabled the students to start university independently and form their own networks away from the other, but then see out the remaining time at university with each other’s support on the Boston campus.

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California Dreamin’ https://www.theuniversityguys.com/case_study/california-dreamin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=california-dreamin Mon, 24 Feb 2020 11:55:15 +0000 http://theuniversityguys.com/?post_type=case_study&p=4996 A student and her family had always dreamt of university in California, but found herself attending a school in the UK which had limited experience with US applications and could not advise on the nuances of the various options to study in California.

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A student and her family had always dreamt of university in California, but found herself attending a school in the UK which had limited experience with US applications and could not advise on the nuances of the various options to study in California.

With the need to achieve some scholarship funding a key part of this process and the student having a busy schedule of commitments at school, introductions were made at two universities in California which gave positive feedback. After applying to the University of San Francisco in the early round the student will join their class of 2023 this August.

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Boarding School to Madrid https://www.theuniversityguys.com/case_study/boarding-school-to-madrid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boarding-school-to-madrid Mon, 24 Feb 2020 11:52:48 +0000 http://theuniversityguys.com/?post_type=case_study&p=4992 An international student attending an English boarding school, this student aspired to a future as a journalist in her own country and was disappointed by the courses she found available to her in the UK. She also wished to pick up a further language as part of her studies, but to study a degree in English.

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An international student attending an English boarding school, this student aspired to a future as a journalist in her own country and was disappointed by the courses she found available to her in the UK. She also wished to pick up a further language as part of her studies, but to study a degree in English.

Working with us, she was able to draw up a shortlist of universities in Italy, France and Spain which matched her interests and study profile and was assisted in writing successful applications, eventually choosing to pursue her studies at University CEU San Pablo in Madrid.

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