SELECTING A UNIVERSITY

If college is in your future, you need to plan. Which colleges appeal to you? How are you going to pay for your education?

How do you decide on a college when there are thousands to pick from? You want to go back to your home country or study abroad. Start by asking yourself questions about your preferences:

What are my strengths?

Am I interested in liberal arts or science or business?

What kind of learning environment is best for me?

Would I be more comfortable in a small college or would I feel confined?

Do I want to stay close to home or live far away?

Would I prefer to be in a city environment or a small college town?

Should I go to a college where athletics are big or where fraternities rule?

Do I like being with people who are mostly like me or do I want to meet a diverse group?

Ask friends and older siblings who are in college about their universities and about other colleges they're familiar with. Talk to your school counselor or one of your teachers and go to college fairs when they visit your town.

Once you've narrowed down your choices, ask the universities to send you literature. Visit their websites. When you've whittled your list down to a manageable number, make arrangements to visit. Try to do this when college is in session so you can get a good idea of what life is really like on campus.

And remember: You're not the only one making a decision. Universities are picking from a large pool of applicants. They want to know how well- rounded you are and what makes you stand out from everyone else. They will look at your grade point average, standardized test scores, class rank, personal essay, and your extracurricular activities — so it's important to dedicate time and effort to all these things. Universities are very particular about their application time schedules and the checklist for requirements. Take your parents help in deciding the colleges and completing the formalities.

Listed below are the British universities who you can contact to plan your future course of action.

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UNIVERSITIES IN UNITED KINGDOM

 University of Aberdeen  University of Abertay Dundee  Aberystwyth University  Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge and Chelmsford  University of the Arts London o Camberwell College of Arts o Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design o Chelsea College of Art and Design o London College of Communication o London College of Fashion o Wimbledon College of Art  Aston University, Birmingham  Bangor University  University of Bath  Bath Spa University  University of Bedfordshire, Luton and Bedford  University of Birmingham  Birmingham City University o Birmingham Conservatoire  University Centre at Blackburn College, Blackburn  University of Bolton  Bournemouth University  BPP University College of Professional Studies  University of Bradford o University of Bradford School of Management  University of Brighton  Brighton and Sussex Medical School - students here are technically full members of both the University of Brighton and the University of Sussex  University of Bristol  Brunel University, Uxbridge and London  University of Buckingham  Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe  University of Cambridge  Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, Thanet, Tunbridge Wells and Chatham  Cardiff University o Cardiff International Academy of Voice o Cardiff University School of Medicine  Cardiff Metropolitan University (UWIC)  University of Central Lancashire, Preston  University of Chester, Chester and Warrington  University of Chichester  Crichton University Campus, Dumfries, shared by the University of Glasgow, the University of the West of Scotland and The Open University  City University London o Cass Business School o City Law School  Coventry University  Cranfield University, Cranfield, Shrivenham and Silsoe  University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester  University of Cumbria, Carlisle (main campus), Penrith and Ambleside  De Montfort University, Leicester  University of Derby  University of Dundee  Durham University, Durham and Thornaby-on-Tees (Queen's Campus)  University of East Anglia, Norwich  University of East London o University of East London School of Law  Edge Hill University, Ormskirk  University of Edinburgh o Moray House School of Education  Edinburgh Napier University  University of Essex, Colchester and Southend-on-Sea  University of Exeter o Camborne School of Mines  University of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Trefforest and Glyntaff  University of Glasgow  Glasgow Caledonian University  University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, Gloucester and London  University of Greenwich  Glyndŵr University, Wrexham  Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and Galashiels  University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield  University of the Highlands & Islands, Inverness (main campus), Elgin, Perth & across north and western Scotland  University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield & Barnsley  University of Hull, Hull and Scarborough  Hull York Medical School (HYMS)  Imperial College London o Imperial College at Wye o Royal School of Mines  Keele University, Staffordshire  University of Kent, Canterbury and Medway  Kingston University  Lancaster University  University of Leeds  Leeds Metropolitan University  University of Leicester  University of Lincoln, Lincoln, Hull, Riseholme and Holbeach  University of Liverpool o Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine  Liverpool Hope University  Liverpool John Moores University  University of London o Birkbeck, University of London o Central School of Speech and Drama o Courtauld Institute of Art o Goldsmiths, University of London o Heythrop College o Institute of Cancer Research o Institute of Education o King's College London . Institute of Psychiatry (IOP) o London Business School o London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) o London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine o Queen Mary, University of London o Royal Academy of Music o Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham o Royal Veterinary College o St George's, University of London o School of Advanced Study . Institute for the Study of the Americas . Institute of Advanced Legal Studies . Institute of Classical Studies . Institute of Commonwealth Studies . Institute of English Studies . Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies . Institute of Historical Research . Institute of Musical Research . Institute of Philosophy . Warburg Institute o School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) o School of Pharmacy, University of London o University College London (UCL) . Eastman Dental Institute . Institute of Archaeology . Institute of Child Health . Institute of Neurology . School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) o University Marine Biological Station, Millport (shared with the University of Glasgow)  London Metropolitan University  London South Bank University  Loughborough University  University of Manchester o Manchester Business School  Manchester Metropolitan University  Middlesex University, London  Newcastle University  University of Northampton  Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne  University of Nottingham  Nottingham Trent University  The Open University, Milton Keynes (an open-access distance learning university) o The OU also offers courses on nursing in alliance with the Royal College of Nursing Institute  University of Oxford  Oxford Brookes University  Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry  University of Plymouth  University of Portsmouth  Queen's University Belfast o St Mary's University College o Stranmillis University College  Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh  University of Reading o Henley Business School  The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen  Roehampton University, London  Royal College of Art, London  University of St Andrews  University of Salford  University of Sheffield  Sheffield Hallam University  University of Southampton  Southampton Solent University  Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and Lichfield  University of Stirling, Bridge of Allan  University of Strathclyde, Glasgow  University of Sunderland  University of Surrey, Guildford  University of Sussex, Falmer and Brighton  Swansea Metropolitan University  Swansea University  Teesside University, Middlesbrough and Darlington  University of Ulster, Coleraine, Jordanstown, Magee and Belfast  University of Wales  University of Wales, Newport  University of Wales, Trinity Saint David  University of Warwick, Coventry  University of West London, Ealing and Brentford o London College of Music  University of Westminster, London  University of the West of England, Bristol  University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Hamilton, Ayr & Dumfries  University of Winchester  University of Wolverhampton  University of Worcester o Worcester Business School  University of York  York St John University Foreign Universities with campuses in the United Kingdom

 Aga Khan University - Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations  American InterContinental University, London  Azad University (IR) in Oxford - a campus of Islamic Azad University, a private chain of universities in Iran  Girne American University, Canterbury  Irish School of Ecumenics, a postgraduate institute of Trinity College, Dublin, with a campus in Belfast  Richmond, The American International University in London  Schiller International University, London  University of Wisconsin System, which offers semesters of study at Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian, Scotland

The following universities also offer semesters of study at their own faculty buildings in UK:

 Boston University  University of Chicago Booth School of Business  University of Delaware  University of Notre Dame  University of Crown at Port Din.  Pepperdine University  Syracuse University  New York University

As well the Memorial University of Newfoundland has a campus in Harlow, Essex, England. [University colleges

This is a list of university colleges in the UK. Note that there are also some other institutions with "university college" in their title which are not legally university colleges

 The Arts University College at Bournemouth  University College Birmingham  Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln  University College Falmouth o Dartington College of Arts  Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire  Leeds Trinity University College, Horsforth, Leeds (formerly Leeds Trinity and All Saints)  Newman University College, Birmingham  Norwich University College of the Arts  University College Plymouth St Mark & St John  Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester  St Mary's University College, Belfast  St Mary's University College, Twickenham, London  Stranmillis University College