i am a student at a community college right now, it is my 2nd year so far.... i would love to transfer to a 4 year school, the probably is i want to transfer to the UK.... i don't know how too??? what are my chioces to help me transfer there... i am studying psychogoly right now, and i love it! i really want to live in the UK n i thought going to school there would help me, what schools should i go too???? how do i transfer there??? what should i do???
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The "transfer" process is pretty much unique to North America. If you called a UK uni and asked them about transferring, they may not quite know what you mean. Instead, ask them if you can apply to their psychology course and be given advanced standing based on the work you've done in the US. Some UK unis may be able to give you advanced standing. Many will not. But all is not lost. In fact, without that first year you did at a US community college, you wouldn't even be eligible to apply to uni in the UK. You wouldn't have the qualifications. So that first year you did at cc is what will allow you to apply to a UK uni. UK unis ask for "A levels". You don't have those - those are British. What you have, which is the equivalent, is the work you've done at community college. Bachelors degrees in most of the UK (exception Scotland) take 3 years to complete, not 4. So that could also help. Often, what's a major issue for US students is funding. Do you get financial aid in the US? That won't follow you overseas. Most foreign unis will expect you to be prepared to pay full fees. You'll need to ask each UK uni if they offer any funding for US students, and if so, how you should apply. As for which uni to apply to - that depends on what your academics are like. As in the US, the UK has unis at all levels, from the elite (Oxford, Cambridge) to the less-so. The Scottish uni system is more like the US system. I wonder if you could "transfer" more easily into a Scottish uni? Worth considering. And if you graduate from a Scottish uni, you are legally allowed to stay and work in Scotland, without needing a work visa, for two years. During that two years, you are welcome to apply for a visa - and the Scottish uni degree plus your 2 years of Scottish work experience will help you get that visa. Some of the best Scottish unis are St. Andrews, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. This UK uni rankings table may help you in your search: http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/gug/gooduniversityguide.php If you find that you can't go to uni in the UK due to finances, then go in the US, and try to do a semester or year study abroad to the UK.
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I'm only going to talk about England: -You would apply as an Undergrad Transfer (advanced entry, year 2). This requires you to have a university GPA of 3.0 or higher, and your university credits will be evaluated by the faculty. The problem is this: your credits may or may not count toward your degree. -Funding is the hardest part, as you won't be granted a student visa if you don't have the sufficient funds to cover your stay. There is American financial aid and international scholarships that you should apply for. Most UK bachelor's degrees take three years to complete, and you only focus on one course (in your case, psychology) throughout those three years. Here is a site that provides a lot of useful information, with some in the form of PDF files (you have to have Adobe Reader on your computer to open them): http://www.educationuk.org/pls/hot_bc/page_pls_all_homepage
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