By Berrin Yesil (12th)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many students studying at the English Language High School want to go to universities in Europe after graduation. While they\u2019re confidently preparing for the upcoming change in their lives, a part of them is still worried about the process involved. That\u2019s why I decided to prepare some information about universities in a couple of popular countries — the Netherlands and Scotland — by interviewing two students who finished this high school and are now studying abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u00a0First of all I interviewed Ivo-Emanuel Polinchev. He\u2019s currently studying psychology at Tilburg University in the Netherlands because, he says, he\u2019s interested in how the mind works and how he can\u00a0help\u00a0others with their own psychological challenges. Asked about what he likes and dislikes about the system there, he answered that he likes how certain\u00a0issues there seemed\u00a0to be dealt with faster and there was more help provided if someone has difficulties managing all they have to do; but, he didn\u2019t like that the information was presented in quite a confusing manner even if he believes that this was different for every institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ivo advised those who want to study in the Netherlands to keep in mind that every university has some unique rules, different from the best known ones. He added that even though the universities don’t differ too much from each other, it’s useful to know the differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u00a0Then, he started talking about his study program. His bachelors was 3 years long and there were optional masters programs typically lasting for 1 year. The cost was 2050\u20ac per year for the last two years of the bachelors and for the first year the price was halved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0When asked if he would return to Bulgaria after university, he answered that he had been thinking about returning after finishing his master\u2019s degree. He potentially has two work places (with some online options of course) – one in Bulgaria and one in the Netherlands. His first specialized job would most likely be in a public workplace, such as a school. He has also considered doing a second degree but hasn’t finalized his decision yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, he talked about the benefits. According to him, the benefits of the program were that it opens a lot of options when completed and even while doing it. There were also multiple honors programs. The cons were mostly that if the person wants to be financially independent, at first they have to work 56 hours per month while studying in order to receive the full loan from the government. Without work, only the university loan was provided at no cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u00a0The other former Geo Milev student I interviewed was Greta Gospodinova. She studies psychology at Abertay University in Dundee, Scotland. Unfortunately, she couldn\u2019t give as much information, but she said that her perspective on her psychology program is that it’s better than in Bulgaria because the university is innovative and the students spend more time on surveys and projects than on theory. In the end she said that she\u2019s going to work in Bulgaria after she finishes her bachelors program, which is for 4 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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