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Pathway programmes: What you need to know Many students are celebrating happy news of college admissions and planning their journey abroad for August. However others, who have not received positive results or did not apply in time, are now wondering how to plan their future. Some students have landed in this situation because, for one reason or another, their educational qualifications are inadequate to pursue an undergraduate degree abroad . But such students still have the option to consider a ‘foundation course’ in the UK or the US. Throughout the world, the titles of such courses vary, but the purpose of each is the same; to allow international students to gain direct entry to the first year of an undergraduate degree course at a university. Prime candidates for a foundation course are usually those who have failed to achieve the satisfactory grades or those whose subject choices are unsuitable for their chosen degree. Foundation courses are designed as pathway programmes...

Are You Choosing the Right Subjects for Class 11 & 12? This is an intense time of year for class 10 students – on the cusp of young adulthood, as these kids face rigorous board exams in the coming months, they are also being asked to select subjects in their 11 th and 12 th standard curriculum. With the expansion of board options, subject selection becomes a tricky question for students who hope to study abroad within the next few years. Unfortunately a wrong choice at this critical phase can dash the dreams of aspiring students, which they only come to realise once it is too late. Depending on where you want to study, your approach to subject selection will vary slightly. In the UK, colleges set minimum entry requirements for specific courses. For example a BSc in Management Science from University College London requires students to achieve top scores in the highest level of math. Note that economics, business studies, accounts are not entry requirements for such courses ...