Homesickness and Universities
Jan 26th 2014, 9:04 am
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Re: Homesickness and Universities
What is 'haven' in France. Our daughter is 17 and in her final year of high school here in Ottawa. She is considering a gap year and is fluent in french. She just got her Delph bi-lingual accreditation. She is considering Glendon College in Toronto in languages with the teaching option.
Is 'haven' some sort of Butlins type place in France?
Is 'haven' some sort of Butlins type place in France?
Here is a link : http://www.siblu.com/
Jan 26th 2014, 9:16 am
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Re: Homesickness and Universities
Hello! It's a type of summer holiday camp chain where you stay in a caravan and there is a swimming pool, kids club, bar. Just a holiday camp and they hire usually young people who entertain, clean caravans, do kids club. I know a few people who have done it for six weeks and have loved it. So it is quite like Butlins I guess
Here is a link : http://www.siblu.com/
Here is a link : http://www.siblu.com/
Jan 26th 2014, 9:43 am
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Re: Homesickness and Universities
What is 'haven' in France. Our daughter is 17 and in her final year of high school here in Ottawa. She is considering a gap year and is fluent in french. She just got her Delph bi-lingual accreditation. She is considering Glendon College in Toronto in languages with the teaching option.
Is 'haven' some sort of Butlins type place in France?
Is 'haven' some sort of Butlins type place in France?
When we have visitors from Canada many of them want to go there, so we've been several times (once is frankly enough) so I've often chatted with the Guides about their jobs.
It is, apparently, rather well paid by summer student job standards and they have contracts for the whole Canadian Uni summer break (typically May-September).
The OP might be interested as well.
Jan 26th 2014, 9:45 am
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Re: Homesickness and Universities
No, why would it? I know a ton of people who did teacher's college here and then went over there to teach.
Jan 26th 2014, 9:47 am
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She can do a three year general BA, a four year general BA, or a four year honours BA.
Jan 26th 2014, 9:49 am
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Re: Homesickness and Universities
How would they not have to pay international fees? The international fees are a European Union thing, not just a British thing.
If you chose a Uni near a regional airport served by Ryanair or similar, and your parents were to move to somewhere in the UK close to an appropriate airport too, you could easily go home cheaply and often as well as in all vacations if you chose.
The parents are in Canada.
Jan 26th 2014, 10:09 am
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Re: Homesickness and Universities
No, they're not.
"Funding your study
Annual tuition rates at France’s public institutions are set by law and are identical for home and international students.
The rates range from around £144 for an undergraduate course to £200 for a masters. Additional fees may be assessed for specific services."
The French are very backward.
Jan 26th 2014, 10:11 am
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Re: Homesickness and Universities
http://www.thecompleteuniversityguid...europe/france/
No, they're not.
"Funding your study
Annual tuition rates at France’s public institutions are set by law and are identical for home and international students.
The rates range from around £144 for an undergraduate course to £200 for a masters. Additional fees may be assessed for specific services."
The French are very backward.
No, they're not.
"Funding your study
Annual tuition rates at France’s public institutions are set by law and are identical for home and international students.
The rates range from around £144 for an undergraduate course to £200 for a masters. Additional fees may be assessed for specific services."
The French are very backward.
Jan 26th 2014, 10:13 am
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Jan 26th 2014, 10:26 am
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Re: Homesickness and Universities
From the same source...
"Studying in Germany
Entry and visa regulations
EU students do not need a visa to study in Germany, but will need to apply for a residence permit from the local resident registration office.
Funding your study
In most Länder tuition is free, however even in regions where fees are charged these are modest at about £800 per year."
All the EU mandates is that EU citizens have the right to live, work, and study in any other EU member state. There are no EU regs concerning fee differentials. That's an internal matter in each member state.
"Studying in Germany
Entry and visa regulations
EU students do not need a visa to study in Germany, but will need to apply for a residence permit from the local resident registration office.
Funding your study
In most Länder tuition is free, however even in regions where fees are charged these are modest at about £800 per year."
All the EU mandates is that EU citizens have the right to live, work, and study in any other EU member state. There are no EU regs concerning fee differentials. That's an internal matter in each member state.
Jan 26th 2014, 10:29 am
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Re: Homesickness and Universities
Seeing as there is so much of a difference in the fees, I will definitely look into a European University.
Although the point of wanting to go back to the UK is for familiarity and being close to family. If I were to do a degree in France I would still be far away from my family and the UK culture. My decision will probably be whether I stay in Canada with my parents and friends I have here or return to the familiarity and family at home.
Although the point of wanting to go back to the UK is for familiarity and being close to family. If I were to do a degree in France I would still be far away from my family and the UK culture. My decision will probably be whether I stay in Canada with my parents and friends I have here or return to the familiarity and family at home.
Jan 26th 2014, 11:07 am
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Re: Homesickness and Universities
The problem with living in a British bubble is that you never let go of Britain, it just encourages homesickness. IMO you should move on, stay in Canada at least til you get a degree then you can move around, travel. At least then it will be because you want to and not because you are trying to get an old life back.
Jan 27th 2014, 2:21 am
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Re: Homesickness and Universities
We live in Victoria, our eldest of our 3 kids is 17 and graduating High School this summer.
He is not homesick for the UK, but he does identify himself as British, and I know he is keen to experience life there and travel.
He has applied to study engineering here at UVIC, and he is going to defer his place for a year. He will be taking a gap year, and plans on spending half of it living and working in the UK (staying with my sister), and the other half on a working holiday in NZ.
How about doing something similar to start?
There is so much pressure to got to university as soon as you can, after leaving High School, but a year or 2 of travelling, working and gaining life experience goes a long way.
Good Luck with your plans.
He is not homesick for the UK, but he does identify himself as British, and I know he is keen to experience life there and travel.
He has applied to study engineering here at UVIC, and he is going to defer his place for a year. He will be taking a gap year, and plans on spending half of it living and working in the UK (staying with my sister), and the other half on a working holiday in NZ.
How about doing something similar to start?
There is so much pressure to got to university as soon as you can, after leaving High School, but a year or 2 of travelling, working and gaining life experience goes a long way.
Good Luck with your plans.
Jan 27th 2014, 2:28 am
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Re: Homesickness and Universities
We live in Victoria, our eldest of our 3 kids is 17 and graduating High School this summer.
He is not homesick for the UK, but he does identify himself as British, and I know he is keen to experience life there and travel.
He has applied to study engineering here at UVIC, and he is going to defer his place for a year. He will be taking a gap year, and plans on spending half of it living and working in the UK (staying with my sister), and the other half on a working holiday in NZ.
How about doing something similar to start?
There is so much pressure to got to university as soon as you can, after leaving High School, but a year or 2 of travelling, working and gaining life experience goes a long way.
Good Luck with your plans.
He is not homesick for the UK, but he does identify himself as British, and I know he is keen to experience life there and travel.
He has applied to study engineering here at UVIC, and he is going to defer his place for a year. He will be taking a gap year, and plans on spending half of it living and working in the UK (staying with my sister), and the other half on a working holiday in NZ.
How about doing something similar to start?
There is so much pressure to got to university as soon as you can, after leaving High School, but a year or 2 of travelling, working and gaining life experience goes a long way.
Good Luck with your plans.
