Studying abroad is always a personal experience, and it’s from word – of – mouth what we all know about it, so you ca n’t really figure out how it’s going to be at your university or how it’s going to go.

The number of students applying for colleges abroad is increasing annually–UNESCO forecast that the number could reach 7 million by 2020 in 2009. Over one million of these apply to U.S. colleges. More than 40,000 are accepted in the United Kingdom. Every year over 500,000 foreign students enrolled in Australia’s colleges.

But it’s tough competition. To increase your chances of being accepted into your choice college, avoid making some common mistakes that are typically made by international students when applying abroad.

Below are some essential guidelines to follow while applying:

Applying only to high schools and not having a lot of Plan B.
International students make the mistake of applying only to top – ranking colleges such as Ivy League colleges in the United States and colleges such as LSE, UCL and others in the United Kingdom.

You are very likely to give up when your application is rejected at these colleges and you do not have a Plan B. That’s the last thing you ought to do. If you haven’t been accepted by the university of your choice, perhaps a second will.

You should make your own rankings instead of going through the rankings that you find on websites run by educational counselors. Go through criteria such as how well the college fits your needs, how well the program fits your career choice, whether the culture of the campus fits you well.

For example, if you feel you’d prefer a college for your U.S. civil engineering program without the distractions of big city life, you might think of the University of Georgia in the beautiful city of Athens.
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