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10 amazing resources for making better university decisions
There are loads of league tables out there, and plenty of commercially driven so-called university advice sites out there.
But quite frankly, so many of them have lazy journalism, trotting out the same bland advice, or worse still, are filled with so many university promotions or “recommended unis”, that you can’t tell what’s impartial advice and what is paid-for advertising.
It’s tempting to name and shame the worst of these, but instead I thought I’d highlight some of the best, most genuinely useful resources.
Applying through a Student Recruitment Agent
Last week we looked at how you might go about choosing an Independent Education Counsellor. This week, we look at recruitment agents. Sometimes it might not be obvious to you, as an applicant, who are independent counsellors, and who are agents. Sometimes you might find the same company is offering, in effect, the two models together. But we need to be clear, the business models are quite different, and this matters.
How to choose an Independent Education Counsellor
Last week, we looked at how best to work with your school’s university counsellor. Many of you will have one at your school or college, so if you do, please have a look at last week’s article.
Many of you, however, won’t have access to expert advice and support in your school or college. This will mainly apply to those currently at schools outside of the UK, but even some of you in the UK might feel that the support you are receiving is not quite enough for you.
If this is you, then read on.
How to work best with your university counsellor
Depending on where you are in your journey, you may or may not yet have worked out that UK Higher Education is complicated. And if you haven’t already, you are soon going to find out that the same is true of the application system. So naturally, you’ll want to find someone to help you navigate it, right?
Your first port of call should be your school or college…