Here at Excellenc, we’re committed to support students by any means necessary. Whether you need help choosing a qualification that’s right for you, want to know more about where you can study, or need guidance with the administration of applications or funding – our experienced team have got your covered. Once you make contact with us, we’ll take you through a student consultation session, during which we’ll ask you about yourself, your academic history, and what your goals are for the future. We’ll then use this information to source course details and study opportunities that you might be interested in. We’ll provide you with all of the guidance you might need to be able to make a decision, and support you to apply if you decide to go ahead with a course. Whether you need us a little or a lot, excellenc is here to lean on and help you do exactly that Ess

Whilst we can’t complete any of your application forms on your behalf, we can give you great advice about how to document and submit your information for study, funding, and visas. The ESS team has over a decade of combined experience working in the international education industry, so we’re a trustworthy source of support when it comes to the paperwork and will do as much as we can to make the process stress-free.

Exellnce is still here to support you even after you begin your course. If you have questions about your qualification, funding, or visa, you can get in touch with us and we’ll do our best to help.

This can be quite an open-ended question, and, once again it speaks to international students’ desire to stand out in a competitive environment.

There’s no ‘one’ right way to answer this question – we appreciate that every UK university might be the right fit for different types of students. 

However, we would suggest that this question presents a golden opportunity to make sure international students have a strong grasp of how to navigate the UCAS application process. 

For example, for many students, writing the UCAS Personal Statement can feel like a very unwieldy and intimidating process, especially if English isn’t their  first language! 

So this question is a great opportunity to remind your international applicants of the ‘dos and don’ts’ when writing a Personal Statement. 

If you’re looking for a little inspiration, below are some of the great responses we’ve heard from UK universities on some of our events in the past. 

This is another example of a question where international students might be concerned about whether their international curriculum makes them a good fit for your university. 

International students will often have basic queries about whether you accept IELTS vs TOEFL or  whether your university recognises any of the newer language exams, like Duolingo. You might also find students asking about whether their SL or HL English is sufficient to grant them entry onto a degree programme.

If you’re able to provide this information to students as early in the application process as possible, it will rid them of a fairly basic concern. 

Whether it’s an extra slide in your presentation, or just a small one page resource that you hand out at an in-person visit, it’s important to give a really thorough breakdown of your degree programmes’ language requirements.

This is an especially popular question if you find yourself talking to students who are closer to the application/enrolment stage. 

Obviously, international students want to paint a clear picture of where they’re going to live. 

Closely bound up with this question are others such as: 

• How will my accommodation be allocated?
• Will I be living in halls of residence with other international students?
• How are halls of residence spread across the campus? 

Again, it’s important to remember that this question is often rooted in an international student’s need for belonging. It’s important to answer this question in such a way that you’re really painting a picture of what campus life will be like. 

Give examples of how the different types of accommodation compare. Talk about their history, their character. Is there a particular hall of residence that is popular with international students in particular? If so, why? 

If you’re a prospective international student wanting to apply to a UK university, the application process is the same as it is for UK students – through UCAS.

The majority of international students must prove they have enough money to pay for their course and support themselves in the UK before being granted a visa to study in the UK.

 

There are also other steps prospective international students need to comply with to be granted a student visa to study in the UK. EES can support in this regard as well.

There were 605,130 international students in the UK in 2020/21. Of these, 152,905 are from the EU (25%) and 452,225 are from outside the EU (75%). This compares with 2,146,475 for the total number of UK domestic students. International students make up around 22% of the student population.