French Student looking to study in the UK

Hello,

My name is Alp and I’m currently studying French law in France ( 1st year). I had a bad high school experience due to harassment, and i decided to study law because i love it. In the beginning of march ( 2 days ago ) I’ve decided to study in the UK since its cheaper. And even if I’m a bite late or short timing i really want to start in September. I wanted to know how can i apply to universities in London? Because i really want to study there, no where else. I dont have that good grades in high school, but got my high school diploma with good grades. If i have to write 3 fields that i would love to study : law / economics / marketing; Is it still possible to apply for September 2020? And if its not possible, is it possible to have a ‘’ gap year style ‘’ in London? Is it beneficial?

Thanks for your help.

If you want “cheaper”, don’t pick London. It’s WAY more expensive than Paris. However Britain is relatively small so that if you study in Brighton you are only 1h30-2h away from London, less than one hour if you’re in Kingston upon Thames… both of which have universities that are relatively easy to get into. And you can spend all your weekends in London if you want to, partying at a youth hostel at night and visiting during the day - without the super extra costs associated with London universities*.

Law typically requires a mention TB so probably not in the cards., Not to mention the deadline for all selective programs was Jan15, replies are being provided as we speak.

Business, marketing or economics have various levels of selectivity.
What ‘mention’ did you get? What specific grade in Math? Economics? Philosophy? Beside these three which was your strongest subject?

Please note that tuition at English universities with EU discount is €15,000 a year (add €8,000 for housing/food if in a small town, *€20,000 if in London. So expect costs in Brighton to be about €25,000a year, and a minimum of €35,000 a year if in London.) With Brexit, the EU discount disappears, except from Scotland and Northern Ireland where provisions have been made, so the numbers could double.

@MYOS1634 Are Irish universities still tuition-free for French students?

No, they’re €2,500 (republic of Ireland) but I think they’ve closed the CAO (Irish commonaop).
Northern Ireland still offers discounts that are handled differently depending on whether it’s Queen’s or Ulster.

Those are my grades :

  • French law first semester ( 10th out of 487 students)

HIGH SCHOOL ‘ BAC ‘’ got no mention but those are my grades :

  • Sport 0/20
  • SES ( economical sciences ) 11/20
  • Philosophy 17/20
  • Maths 8/20
  • History 15/20
  • French ( writing ) 15/20
  • Spanish and English 20/20

Is there maybe any gap year possibilities?

Not really - what would you do? Work in a bar, stocking supermarket shelves? Those jobs don’t pay enough for someone to live in London, you’d have to live about 2 hours away. London just isn’t a good city for students or gap years.

What’s your budget?

How did you end up with 0 in sports, did you refuse to take the test?

No unfortunately, i had big problem with this subject ( sport ). I had an injury back in times and my school refused to take this ‘’ injury paper ‘’ i really dont know why. That’s the reason. ( its not because i refused to take the test or something). And idk my budget tbh i really dont want to ruin my self like US studies… The main thing is that i really love London and i dont see my self in other places than London.

Let’s see

As I said, you can study in Kingston or Brighton and just be 1-2h from London, thus have all the benefits on weekends without the daily downsides – beside the huge cost of rent, 2-hour daily commutes for London students is the norm, except at Queen Elizabeth which is in the East End and most people can find something within 1 hour because it’s a less neighborhood - think attending university in St Denis. So, for the same length of commuting, you could attend a university that you can bike to and be in London on weekends.

I doubt your parents would give you €30,000 just to hang out in London for a year. Gap years have to be organised.
Not to mention that most other young people would be studying or working so you’d have nothing to do most of the time.
You could work stocking supermarket shelves but Brexit may put a damper on that.