Indian Students Guide to UK Higher Education

If you are an Indian student who wishes to come to the UK for further studies this guide is for you. I write this guide as an aid to those who are possibly at this moment facing the very same choices and challenges that I had to face when I started this journey back in 2006. I hope this will guide help you make a more informed choice.

For most Indian students thinking about further studies abroad the choice is usually between going to the USA, Canada, UK or Australia. USA usually seems to be the preferred option. Why? Because a lot of your friends may be there, or because you may have relatives there, or because you feel there are more university choices in the USA, or simply because the amount of American (style) media that is played 24/7 on our Indian televisions makes us somehow feel closer to the USA than to the UK.

If you have already decided that USA is the place you want to go to, that it is your dream country, then this guide will not help you because you have pretty much made up your mind already and I am not going to convince you otherwise.

However, I know there are those of you who are undecided about the USA. Who are asking if there is another option that you could perhaps make a comparison with? Also there are those who have nearly made up their mind to come to the UK or have a UK university offer, but are still toying with the decision in their mind. If you are one of them, then read on... this guide is for you.

You should realise that I cannot make a choice for you. I can only present facts and share my experience. It is your decision and it is best made by you (not me or your parents). Also, I cannot provide details about the USA as I have no experience of that country. You will need to find another guide for that.