The British guide for applying to a Dutch University (and surviving)

Yeah that's obviously true. But it's to an obsessive level on here sometimes.

Quite true, can't lie to myself. Have also decided to study economics in Rotterdam rather than the rest of the country almost on sheer rankings only. Not because it says "Hey, I graduated from a renowned university." more because I feel it's also associated with the quality of the professors, research and student population, thus thinking that the university is of higher calibre than the competition.

Oooh good luck! I just ended up picking Amsterdam because I liked it more than Groningen and it has the field of English I want to specialise in

Hope you will enjoy your studies in the Netherlands

Atm I'm more likely to go for Nottingham Uni (I'd much rather go to Amsterdam but in the UK I have the financial security of student loans). And Notts is much cheaper than Amsterdam.

But as I said to another user here, if I do end up at Amsterdam I'll stick around this site until November as opposed to September to blog my experience!

But thanks

Well quite unexpected that an UK uni is cheaper than the famous low-cost Dutch universities. But at the same time Amsterdam is probably to most expensive city in the Netherlands. Otherwise you could mail the uni for possible financial support options.

Haha in terms of living costs yes Amsterdam is eyewateringly expensive yes. I liked how Groningen was cheaper but I didn't like the look of the city.

They have loads of scholarships but it's for students out of the EU urgh. I'm not too heartbroken about not being able to go because my course at Notts is a year abroad and I could do a semester abroad at Amsterdam Uni I guess to learn French.

The course I want to study (Economics) is available, and they are asking for CCC.
I only take 2 A levels and a btec.
Do you think they will take a Btec Subsidary in IT in place of the 3rd grade?

Maybe mentioning an uni would be helpful

Amsterdam.

Amsterdam.

I would rather graduate from an uni that's an established name in the world in a certain field than an uni that none have heard about. Also those high ranking unis have a broad network which the students also can benefit from, which can make applying for a job later easier.

What difference do you think it would make if someone studied at York instead of Leeds, or Exeter instead of UEA? Similarly, what difference do you think it would make if someone studied at Leiden instead of Utrecht? Let me tell you: none!

Actually, if what you care about is the university's networking and getting a job later, then in the Netherlands, at least, you should apply to one of the three technical universities: TU Delft, Twente or Eindhoven. These are the universities with strong links to industry and focus on employability and whatnot. The comprehensive universities are more general academic institutions.

yes, however I'm not going to a technical university, simply due that my interest isn't in the beta science. Additionally I don't have a clue about the differences in the UK. But in the Netherlands I do have an idea. For me as example. I'm planning to study economics and universities like Erasmus and Tilburg are more renowned domestic than their competitors in the field of economics / business. As a result of that many companies scout their possible employees from these universities due to their reputation.

Additionally universities like Erasmus or Delft are more famous than other domestic universities internationally due to their perceived high rankings in their fields. However that doesn't mean inherently that these universities increase your odds. But it's more easy to find a job, maybe due to that your uni is more renowned abroad or domestically.

I am a sort of weird situation lol. I recently moved from the Netherlands to the UK, starting in Year 12. Because of the ridiculous tuition fees here and the unpredictable consequences of Brexit, I have decided to apply for a Dutch uni next year. However, I see the universities will always ask for your GCSE results, but I don't have them for obvious reasons. Is this going to be a problem? And for those who applied, what A-Level grades would you need to achieve?

Hi, are there any costs involved in applying for a Dutch uni? Also I have accepted a firm and insurance on UCAS, could I also apply to Dutch unis and have an offer from them as a backup in case I don't get in my firm/insurance on ucas? Is it possible to have offers from Dutch unis aswell as with the ucas and would I just reject my Dutch uni offers if I got into my ucas uni?

Hi, are there any costs involved in applying for a Dutch uni? Also I have accepted a firm and insurance on UCAS, could I also apply to Dutch unis and have an offer from them as a backup in case I don't get in my firm/insurance on ucas? Is it possible to have offers from Dutch unis aswell as with the ucas and would I just reject my Dutch uni offers if I got into my ucas uni?