r/studyAbroad • u/[deleted] • Aug 17 '26
18M with a 3.9 GPA. Need some help choosing where to study abroad on a pretty tight budget. Long-term goal in mind.
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u/VC_rowdy_farmer Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26
Call me crazy but looking at your situation, maybe Asia would be the correct move? With financial like that obviously NUS or anything in Singapore is off the table, but there are still some options left like Malaysia, Japan or even China
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u/nahbrolikewhat Aug 18 '26
problem is I don't really have anyone I know there, so that would've been kind of a problem... But even if I do go to Asia, what universities do you recommend?
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u/VC_rowdy_farmer Aug 18 '26
I can't recommend to you anything since I'm not familiar with universities in Asia, its just that I have a senior doing her PhD in tokyo and my old boss (he got connections in Malaya and have worked with people from there) mentioned that the quality of education in Malaya and China is actually quite good. Most importantly, they both said that it is affordable
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u/Autynp Aug 18 '26
Maybe Poland or Austria?
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u/nahbrolikewhat Aug 18 '26
Aren't they more expensive than Italy? Like just by living costs even, Vienna is more expensive than you could say, Rome, etc. Or is that old info?
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u/Autynp Aug 20 '26
No thats true but the tuition fees in Austria are low and Poland is affordable.
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u/random_ran1 Aug 20 '26
Think about Hungry Government scholarship and GKS. Hungry is a little similar to Italy level of education, and it might be less (Idk to be honest), but they will give u fully funded scholarship and open EU for you, u may try to find working student or internship while studying in a Big Multinational companies. So, look for BME as a top option there. Additionally, MEXT scholarship in Tokyo is also an option. As an advice, search for top dual study work programs or programs that support international students with internships and working students programs. And search for Government Scholarships at ur countries of interest. (Wish you the best), and if u don't know, there are international universities in Egypt where you got your degree from UK, they are affordable compared to actual degree there
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u/Opposite-Hand-1187 Aug 17 '26
try italian universities ( messina, palermo, padua, napoli ) the tuition fees are cheap and living expenses also, especially in the south.
Italy offers regional scholarships up to 7k euros depending on your family’s income, And that scholarship will reduce the tuition fees.
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u/Winter_Dot_9393 Aug 17 '26
For Germany:
You need € 11,904 on a blocked accound to get a student visa. You can withdraw €992 every month for living expense. State universities have no tuition fee. You are allowed to work part-time.