The University - Facilities. Does the University or the surrounding area have any specific facilites you might require, academic or otherwise? Good gyms, supermarkets, computer labs, bars?
- Libraries and resources. If you're an arts and humanities specialist, the library resources will be very important to you whilst you're there - are the online journal systems good? Do they have a broad range of specialist texts? Likewise if you're a scientist, ensuring that the labs are up to scratch will be particularly important before committing to your course.
- Housing. A lot of universities don't provide specialist accommodation for postgraduates, which means looking in the private sector, or bunking with the undergrads. If you're only there for a year, neither option may be very appealing, so do check to see what housing is laid on by the university.
- Location. Campus or city? The differences in location and style between universities can be huge, and both types are like marmite - you either love them or hate them! Likewise, you may need to find a university within striking distance of your home, which can cut down the range of options enormously.
- Support for postgrads. Some universities have dedicated societies, social areas, and work spaces - all of these things can be very beneficial to your postgrad experience and it's worth asking about what's available.
- Postgraduate numbers. Again, universities with massive undergraduate-dominance are likely to pay less attention to ensuring the wellbeing of their masters students, so checking what the ratio is can be a good shorthand to checking the emphasis on providing postgraduate-focused support.
大体选大学参考,硬件设施,图书馆资料,宿舍,地理位置,学校提供的帮助,和硕士生数量。外国人选学校的时候,脑子里很少有“排名”这个因素,各大网站给学生建议的时候,也没见过给“university rank”的。
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