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Three changes in studying in the UK under the epidemic
Authoritative forecast of UK study abroad trends in 2022
Four advantages of studying in the UK
Hello everyone ~ I'm Vicky's little assistant Sugar Candy.
Last Friday, the big guy didn't go to work well, kept his head down and sent WeChat, and was caught on the spot by sugar candy! So Vicky was very generous enough to share with me her chat history with a close friend and an official absolute authority:
A few short sentences are full of information, from which we draw three conclusions:
1. Studying in the UK is hot this year
2. Next year is even hotter
3. Studying abroad is not a structural impact, but an event impact
You may have doubts, isn't the epidemic still continuing! Can you still study abroad?! Can I still go to the United States? Or is it better to go to the UK? If the UK and the US can't go, is there any place to study?! Don't worry, and listen to Sugar Sugar for you to tell you in detail
Conclusion 1: Studying in the UK will be very popular this year!
The war on the 2021 college entrance examination has just ended, and the number of people has reached a record-breaking 10.78 million! On the other hand, the number of college graduates in China will reach 9.09 million this year, and next year this number will exceed 10 million! Both figures will lead directly to one outcome: growing domestic employment pressures. Because there are more and more college students, the gold content of domestic undergraduate diplomas will gradually fall to the altar. But at the same time, surprisingly, although 2020 is at the most violent stage of the global outbreak, the number of Chinese students applying to study in the UK has not dropped but has risen – the number of people applying for admission to undergraduate courses in UK universities in the first half of the year alone has surged by 23% to 25,810, while the number of Chinese mainland students enrolled in the teach master in the past three years has reached 45,205, 52,790 and 60,775, an increase of 13%.
The number of people who have applied for a UK undergraduate Chinese mainland over the past decade
In stark contrast, the situation of studying in the United States is indeed not ideal: according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) report, the enrollment of new international students (i.e., freshmen) fell sharply in 2020, 72% lower than in 2019. At the same time, due to the tension between China and the United States, the US Consulate in China has almost completely cancelled the study visa, and the number of mainland students studying in the United States is even less than in the past, which has also led to some students studying in the United States turning to the United Kingdom. Considering the above two reasons, it is not difficult to understand that the British study abroad fever continues to continue last year's hot pomp this year.
Conclusion two: studying in the UK will be more popular next year
First of all, according to British Prime Minister Boris's "comprehensive unsealing plan", the completion of vaccination for all is just around the corner, and the UK will finally achieve a full unblocking on July 19 (the latest date at present), so students staying in the UK no longer have to worry about the security problems that overseas students may face during the epidemic period.
Secondly, for undergraduates, in the past two years, British universities have begun to formally recognize China's college entrance examination results, and dozens of British universities such as cambridge universities, birmingham, durham university and so on have accepted Chinese college entrance examination results to directly apply for undergraduate admission, and I believe that it is only a matter of time before China's college entrance examination results and A-level and IB courses are accepted by all British universities.
Finally, there are two big positives for graduate students! The first is that the PSW visa will be officially launched on July 1, which marks the unconditional stay in the UK for 2 years after graduation to find a job (the same applies to undergraduates); the second is the 2-year work visa for international students in the UK: the latest entry date of the Graduate Route (formerly the PSW visa) will be extended to September 27, 2021, which means that this will share an explory date with students entering in the spring of 2021! International students who avoid the fall 2020 semester need to enter the UK by 21 June 2021 to be eligible to apply for a two-year PSW work permit after graduation.
A series of favorable policies such as safe health environment, acceptance of domestic college entrance examination results and PSW visas, the increase in UK study abroad next year is already a foregone conclusion.
Conclusion 3: Studying abroad is not a structural impact, but an event impact
First of all, what are the structural and event effects:
In simple terms, structural influence refers to the impact caused by natural disasters, wars, government political policies, international economic situations and other external environmental factors, which are deep-rooted and long-term; while the event impact refers to the short-term impact of a sudden major event, so although such an event may cause a huge and bad impact, it is only caused by a single event, so once the event is quelled, its impact disappears.
Obviously, the epidemic is the root cause of the decline in the total number of students studying abroad in the past two years, people pay more attention to overseas safety than ever before, and government policies and travel regulations are full of variables. Fortunately, as the treatment and efficiency of COVID-19 continue to increase, and the number of people vaccinated in various countries and regions around the world is also increasing, the negative impact of the epidemic on the global economic situation and the process of global integration is decreasing. Indeed, we need to acknowledge that the changes brought about by the epidemic in some areas will be long-lasting, forcing people to make major adjustments to the way they live, work and study, but for international students, in the post-epidemic era, the "sudden event" of the epidemic has brought more good news, such as extending the application time of universities, reducing tuition fees, increasing scholarships, etc., and even the Chinese Ministry of Education has said that "the impact of the epidemic on studying abroad is temporary" and "the Ministry of Education will organize recruitment activities for overseas students" and so on. At the same time, in theory, the number of families who have given up studying abroad due to economic factors is much lower than the number of families who have given up studying abroad inspired by the insecurity of living abroad, which is all because the event impact of the epidemic always has an end, and the development situation of global integration is unquestionable, long-term and will not stop.
British citizens over the age of 18 were given the first dose of the vaccine on 30 May
Prince William spearheaded the vaccination
So, knowing the current situation of studying abroad, what will happen next year when studying in the UK?
Bottom line: it will be harder to apply for a study abroad in the UK in 2022!
Reason 1: The number of applicants has increased and competition has become more intense
As mentioned earlier, there are 10.78 million college entrance examination students in China this year, of which the study abroad preparatory party is not in the minority: whether it is a victory or failure in the college entrance examination, you can choose to go abroad to study undergraduate, and the number of domestic undergraduate students that are increasing every year will also promote the number of people studying abroad for master's degrees/doctoral degrees. Secondly, due to the impact of the epidemic, the normal application process for studying abroad in the past two years has been broken, and students who have maintained a wait-and-see and have not applied in the past will definitely speed up the speed of applications for study abroad this year, coupled with some students who have delayed enrollment due to the epidemic, which will make the already fierce competition show a more intense trend - and these two situations are only China. According to a survey by QS, due to the remarkable results of the UK in vaccination, coupled with the upcoming reopening of the "Graduate Work Visa PSW", 58% of prospective international students in the world have decided to make the UK their first choice for studying abroad, while only 37% of the United States; even the number of students in the United States has reached 6,670, an increase of 61%!
From the results, in 2020, the number of Chinese students studying in the UK exceeded the number of students going to the United States for the first time, which shows that the domestic prospective students have increasingly set their sights on the UK, and now considering the sharp increase in the number of global competitors, it is not difficult to imagine that next year' SCREENING of students in British institutions will be more stringent than before.
Reason two: the acceptance rate is reduced
The surge in the number of applicants has directly led to the overcrowding of UK universities and their popular majors, so many universities may be forced to close the application channel early and raise the application threshold (e.g. GPA, language score, etc.). And the more popular majors of prestigious universities, such as G5 University Management, Finance, Marketing, etc., the more likely this is to happen. Universities such as the University of Bristol and the University of Birmingham (QS World Ranking Top 100), which only opened in September, have been fully enrolled in more than two months, which was unimaginable before.
According to a UCAS comprehensive ranking survey of 132 universities in the UK, the results show that the top three with the lowest admission rates are Oxford University, with an offer distribution rate of only 23%, followed by the University of the Arts London with 30.2%, and the third most difficult is cambridge university with an acceptance rate of 31.2%. Among the G5 universities that everyone cares about, London ranks fifth in the LSE, with an offer distribution rate of 38.4%; Imperial College IC ranks 6th with an offer distribution rate of 43.6%; and University College London ranks 17th with an offer distribution rate of 62.9%.
The reason is nothing more than the large number of applicants, and in order to ensure the high quality of their higher education, British universities will not choose to "expand enrollment", but still maintain the original number of admissions, so the proportion of offers will be reduced.
UCAS ranks 132 universities in the UK by difficulty in admission
Reason three: the threshold of multi-professional language in famous universities has increased
In addition to the above two changes, another problem that is a headache for Chinese students is the IELTS score. When studying in the UK, the requirements for IELTS scores at different stages of education are usually as follows:
High school level: not less than 4.5 points
Undergraduate Preparatory: not less than 5.5 points
Undergraduate: 5.5-6.0
Master's degree: 6.0-6.5 points
Ph.D.: 6.5-7.0 points
However, with the increase in the number of applicants, many schools have significantly increased the language threshold for their popular majors, and G5 universities, such as Oxford University, have raised the IELTS score requirement for undergraduate applications to 7 points, while cambridge university requires applicants to have a total IELTS score of not less than 7.5 and no less than 7 points for individual items, regardless of which major they are applying for. (We don't deserve the world of the bully)
But what is more common is that the British famous schools have set a higher language threshold than the general subject for their popular majors, such as University College London (UCL), which is also G5, although the official website shows that the total score of the master's degree application is not less than 6.5, but for students who want to apply for liberal arts colleges and medical schools, the total IELTS score cannot be less than 7.5 points, and the single item cannot be less than 6.5 points. Obviously, studying abroad is the embodiment of supply and demand, as long as the global demand for UK higher education increases, the language threshold is an inevitable trend.
Some students think that reading a language class can replace the high score of IELTS, and they can go out with a visa score. As everyone knows, if the study abroad goal is a strong major in overseas famous schools, language classes will not work. For example, Imperial College London, its language classes are only for science, engineering, mathematics and medicine students, do not accept business students to apply, that is, want to go to Imperial College to study business, the only choice is to meet the language requirements, one step in place to apply for unconditional offer! What's more, attending a language class definitely requires an extra amount of money and time, and the effort that should have been made will not be less, but the hard work that should be paid cannot be omitted. So the best way is to learn IELTS honestly in China!
At this juncture, the IELTS official has just released the latest "Cambridge IELTS True Question 16" in mid-June, and the importance of the Sword Ya True Question on the road to IELTS preparation is self-evident (S letter. I replied to the secret code [16] to get the class channel Oh ~ this is the exclusive benefit of mf to everyone to get roast duck! ）
Why, you might ask, is it that so many people want to study in the UK? This is because studying in the UK has a very significant four-point advantage!
Advantage 1: high quality of education, good universities
The UK is the birthplace of modern universities, with many famous universities. The status of Oxford and Cambridge is needless to say, Niu Jian and three other universities: Imperial Polytechnic (IC), London Politics and Economics (LSE) and University College London (UCL) together constitute the G5 Super Elite University is the representative of the top universities in the United Kingdom, representing the highest level of research strength, teacher and student quality and economic strength in the United Kingdom, and has been leading the list of research funding funded by the British government for many years. In addition, according to the 2022 QS World University Rankings released by the global higher education research institute QS, the British university still occupies 4 places in the TOP 10, and the TOP 100 is 17 universities, accounting for about 1/5, and the world's top 200 universities, the United Kingdom occupies 27 seats, this figure makes the British university the biggest winner in the world university rankings! In contrast, only six universities in Chinese mainland are in the TOP 100, and even the top-ranked Tsinghua University is only ranked 17th. The quality of teaching at UK universities is evident from this.
Top 10 World Universities 2022
Oxford ranks second in the world, Cambridge is tied for third with Stanford University, Imperial Isleu is seventh, and University College London and ETH Zurich are tied for eighth, and the overall ranking has risen
Advantage 2: Short study system, cost-effective
The academic system in the United Kingdom is generally short: 3 years for undergraduates and 1 year for masters, while the academic system in the United States is basically 4 years for undergraduates and 2 to 3 years for masters. Isn't it fragrant to take half of Shenmei's tuition and time and get a degree with a comparable or even higher recognition?
However, although the study system is short, this does not mean that the learning content is reduced, but the pace of the course has become more compact, taking the teaching master's degree as an example, at least 5 or more 6,000-word essays must be completed a year (staying up late to catch up with due is a common thing, which is not counting more than 10,000 words of dissertation), and usually there will be seminar and advance every week, and the pressure of coursework is really not small. The tight study arrangement has led to a short-term study system, which invisibly reduces the cost of tuition and living expenses, so why not enjoy it?
Advantage three: worry-free work, high salary
UK universities fully recognise that the purpose of higher education is primarily for student employment, so their curriculum is in line with the needs and trends of the job market, and almost no course is useless. There are more than 160 UK universities accredited by China's Ministry of Education, which will greatly increase their competitiveness in the domestic job market for international students who plan to return home, especially in the field of education and foreign companies such as multinational companies.
Not only that, London is the European business and financial center, especially the City of London is the most developed area of the European financial industry, providing a large number of senior financial positions, the starting salary of students successfully employed in London can reach 240,000 yuan / year; and in the north of the United Kingdom, Scotland and other regions, engineers, nutritionists and other professional and technical talents are extremely scarce, PSW can also help international students have enough time to participate in internships and find jobs. Not to mention that the British diploma is also unimpeded in EU countries, which greatly increases the space for international students to choose a career overseas.
City of London
Advantage four: Open your horizons and see the world
When you think of the UK, what comes to mind?
The Land of Magic – Harry Potter?
At platform 9 and 3/4 at King's Cross in London, countless fans go to take photos every day
Or the Premier League with Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea?
Manchester United home, located at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester
Although the cuisine is dark, the fresh fish and chips by the sea are really delicious! Not to mention Afternoon tea~
Fish and chips must be eaten by the sea, both fresh and cheap!
(Sugar Sugar Recommended Brighton, Scarborough and Whitby)
Afternoon tea is eaten from bottom to top, be sure to eat sandwiches first
Stunning natural scenery:
Seven Sisters in the south of England is a paradise for hiking lovers
(Sugar sugar friendly tip: be sure to pay attention to sunscreen!!! ）
Located in south-central England, Cotswolds is known as the most beautiful countryside in the UK
Stonehenge, a World Heritage Site
If this is not love, then the queen's melon is also enough!
The Royal Family
Not to mention that the United Kingdom is only a bay of the English Channel from the European continent, through ferries, trains, planes and other modes of transportation can go to Rome, Paris, Madrid and other famous cities, nearby to experience the multicultural and cultural scenery of Europa, during the study period can visit all over Europe!
How, the post-epidemic era has arrived, are you ready to study abroad?