How to choose a university in US

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How to choose university in US

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5 tips how to choose university

• University ranking
• University rankings, such as the QS World
  University Rankings, are most useful if youre
  aiming to study at one of the very best
  institutions in the world but bear in mind that
  these are also the most competitive.
• University rankings by subject can be
  especially useful. These help you to find the
  best universities for your area of interest you
  may find that the ordering is quite different
  compared to the overall ranking.

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• 2. University rating systems
•   University rating systems, such as QS Stars,
  are also available to prospective students. QS
  Stars gives universities an overall rating out of
  five (similar to a hotel star rating), and also
  provides individual ratings of a universitys
  performance in eight key areas.
• You can still use this to compare different
  institutions, but its also a good way to get
  more detailed information about the universitys
  strong points.
• The categories assessed by QS Stars are
  research quality, teaching quality, graduate
  employability, specialist subject,
  internationalization, infrastructure, community
  engagement and innovation.

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• 3. Expert commentary on universities
• Both rankings and ratings are usually
  accompanied by some expert commentary  articles
  written by people who know a lot about higher
  education, and are able to offer advice and
  speculate about future developments.
• Keep an eye out for articles about areas
  youre interested in, and if you use social media
  such as Twitter, make sure youre following a few
  experts in the sector.
• Doing a bit of extra research could help you
  find out about issues that might affect your
  university choice. For example, are universities
  set to increase their fees or cut budgets? Are
  universities in that region likely to go up in
  the rankings, or are there problems that may
  prevent this?

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• 4. University fairs
• Once youve started to gain a clearer idea
  of what youre looking for, it can be useful to
  attend a university fair, where you can meet
  university representatives face to face.
• You can do this whether you are hoping to
  study at home or abroad the QS World University
  Tour includes universities from a range of
  different countries.
• Attending a university fair is a good chance
  to get a better idea of what life is really like
  at that university, what the application process
  involves, and to resolve any other questions you
  have.

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• 5. Study abroad location guides
• If youre planning to study abroad, at least
  part of your university selection process should
  involve some research into the location.
• You might think youve found your perfect
  university, but then realize that the climate is
  far too hot (or cold) for you, or you dont speak
  the local language, or simply that the
  music/sports/social scene doesnt match your
  interests.
• Country guides can help you get a quick
  overview of what its like to live and study in a
  particular place, and also provide a starting
  point for your more specific university search.
• Some countries, like the US, are almost
  impossible to sum up in a single article which
  is where TopUniversities.coms state guides come
  in.
• And if you really havent got a clue as to
  where to start with choosing a university or even
  a location, the QS Best Student Cities ranking
  has 50 excellent places to begin.

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