On Thursday we met with Rebecca, the international student recruiter for the University of Edinburgh. We spoke for 30 minutes with her and she provided us with a lot of critical information that will inevitably help with us being accepted to the University of Edinburgh.
The good news: International students are basically guaranteed acceptance. According to Rebecca, UK and EU residents have government subsidized tuition. International students aren't eligible for government assistance and are responsible for the full tuition. Accordingly, international students are basically guaranteed acceptance if they meet a few basic requirements. They must have the equivalent of 1-year's worth of college credit, earned within the last 3-years, with at least a cumulative 3.0 GPA. Additionally, they should have a letter of reference from a professor, preferably within their chosen program.
The bad news: It is impossible for us to gain 1-year's worth of college credit before the application deadline for fall 2009. With this reality we decided we had to strategize our next move. Thus, the Two Year Plan was born.
We're going to begin taking classes at Seattle Central Community College as soon as possible. Fall quarter started 9/22, so it's possible we can't start until next quarter. Hopefully by September 2009, or at the very latest February 2010, we'll have enough college credit to meet the basic requirements necessary for acceptance at the University of Edinburgh for a fall 2010 start date. Meanwhile, Desi is going to continue to work at the foundation and Mike is going to continue working temp.
Desi has applied for another job within the foundation, located in Washington, DC. If she gets the job then the Two Year Plan will be carried out on the east coast. If she doesn't get the job, then we spend another 2-years in Seattle. Our goal remains Scotland, but we have to postpone what we had hoped would be a fall 2009 move to fall 2010. Meanwhile, we'll be accumulating college credit, saving money, paying off debt, and renovating our Seattle house. The additional time will be well spent.
2 comments:
holy, holy, I'm jealous! Two years is nothing, and like you said, you can get a lot accomplished to make the move better in that time. Good luck with everything.
Your two-year plan sounds excellent, Desi. Are you going to take online classes or night classes? If you take night classes, I think it would be fun if we took a class together. See you Tuesday night. (Or is it Wednesday? I'll know when I check my Outlook at work tomorrow. Either way, see you in a couple days!)
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