Thinking to Study abroad, Think thrice and make your decision

• Why and what is the main purpose for you to continue your further education abroad?
• What persuades you the most to carry on abroad career goals, better job options, passion in education, personal goals and aims?

1. What course are you most interested in or specialization in a certain module within the course.

It is vital to compare your learning aims with what the universities are offering you. If you desire to pursue in a certain field the best option for you is to apply in specialized departments. If you are just planning to get the best experience possible then the reasonable option for you is apply in the universities located closer to the commercial centres and main cities in order to get the type of your experience you wanted.

• Get an educational edge:
• Do you have fair understanding of the field you want to study in?
•  Have you done enough research and discussed it with your teacher, professors or anyone for more guidance.
•  Have you carried out your research using social media, read about the coursers more and what they can offer and how many fields you can get into afterwards?
• Majority of the universities in aboard provide more and are more flexible in comparison with as you can choose your course and focus more on looking for a better field to go in and working towards it.

• Logically look at  your financial and budgeting abilities:
• These factors may be involved to calculate your finances and expenses to support your studies abroad, main ones would be visa fee, travelling, tuition fee, living expenses, medical insurance, clothes and books. 
• How much partial scholarship or bursary will you receive from your chosen university/college?
• Are you or your family enough strong to afford and finance your higher education and stay in abroad?

• Any kind of loan available to support your study abroad? If yes then how to return it.

Make sure that you have a clear picture and availability of require funds with you to support your study abroad, remember you may be allowed to work part time (depends and varies country to country visa conditions) but this will never be enough to support your study in abroad so never include this in your budgeting.

• Selection of the right university or college:

This would be a hard target for a student but you can narrow down your selection while considering following points:

It is better to narrow down your choice by looking at the following:

• Availability of desired program
  • Faculty
  • Rankings
  • Campus Location and safety
  • Costing Factor (Tuition, living expenses, etc.)
  • Bursary or Scholarship
  • Student Facilities (Library, housing, student associations, etc.)
  • Type of Institution (Public or Private)
  • Career Success
  • Academic Support Service
  • Internships and Research Opportunities
  • Alumni Network

We understand this blog will help you allot while making a decision to study abroad. Author “Muhammad Mohsin Raza” is a renowned study abroad expert having a rich experience of industry and can be reached by emailing at info@iqraconsultant.com