StudyInBritain.co.uk

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StudyInBritain.co.uk

• The Guide for American Students at British
  Universities

Jessica Watson Jeremy Watson
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Oxford University
Harvard University
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Oxford University 112,000
Harvard University 185,800
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Target Population

• 3,000 Undergraduate Students
• 7,000 Graduate Students
• 30,000 Study Abroad Students

Why are they coming?
High quality teaching Research
capabilities Learning resources Shorter
courses Cost effective No language to
learn Greater marketability
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Prospective Students

• Where are you planning to study?
• What do you want to know about living in the UK?
• What is the most important information you think
  you need?

Current Students

• What do you wish you had known before you
  arrived?
• What do you need to know as a student presently
  in the UK?
• What is the one piece of advice you would give to
  a prospective student?

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Site Features

• Information for before, during and after studies
• Wiki-based local guides
• Message boards

Site requirements
Small maintenance staff Wiki editors
Forum moderators
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Future Expansion

• Communicate with other universities throughout
  the UK
• Expand to include guides for other countries

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References

• American Student Assistance, (2006) Available at
  http//www.amsa.com/direct/ (Accessed 30
  October 2006)
• Scott, M. (2006) Who needs Harvard or Yale?
  BusinessWeek, available at articles.moneycentral.m
  sn.com/SavingandDebt/Advice/WhoNeedsUSSchools.aspx
  (Accessed 23 September 2006)
• Smithers, R. (2000) Big names draw students to UK
  colleges. Chicago Sun-Times, 10 October 2000
• Harvard University, (2006) Available at
  http//www.harvard.edu/ (Accessed 30 October
  2006)
• London Metropolitan University International
  Office Country information United States of
  America, (2006) Available at http//www.londonmet
  .ac.uk/international/countryinf/usa.cfm
  (Accessed 30 October 2006)
• London Metropolitan University International
  Office Country information US Financial Aid
  (Application process), (2006) Available at
  http//www.londonmet.ac.uk/international/howtoappl
  y/financialaid---usa.cfm (Accessed 30 October
  2006)
• UKvisas, (2006) Available at http//www.ukvisas.g
  ov.uk/ (Accessed 30 October 2006)
• University of Oxford, (2006) Available at
  http//www.ox.ac.uk/ (Accessed 30 October 2006)

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