The age-old debate of whether a single-sex versus co-ed school is better is often a sticking point for families. The ongoing argument usually resurfaces in the news when exam results are released showing that girls continue to outperform boys and that single sex schools tend to dominate the top 10 in any league table. However,…
A ‘sandwich year’, ‘year out’, ‘study abroad’, ‘work experience’, call it what you will , many universities encourage their students to consider spending their third year “out in the field”. This time can be spent gaining industrial experience through a work placement, studying abroad or a combination of the two. In this blog, we look…
Haifa Al Khaifi approached the Gabbitas Dubai office looking for support for finding the right school in the UK for her son, Joud. Below we share how we help their family every step of the way. Haifa was extremely busy with work, so was looking for an organisation that could take care of everything and…
Gabbitas consultant Dominic Watts explores how you can incorporate various Mindfulness activities and attitudes into your daily life at home in order to enhance the mental and emotional wellbeing of yourself and your family. Mindfulness is growing in popularity all over the world in a variety of different contexts. Within education, Mindfulness has become increasingly…
Key points to remember for your UCAS Form: Deadline for submission of the UCAS form for almost all courses and universities is 15 January 2019, 18.00 UK time. Your personal statement should be a maximum of 47 lines, and 4,000 characters. Don’t confuse ‘characters’ with ‘words’: 4,000 characters is about 600 words! You can only write one…
Alex, who has just finished his first year of Medicine at Queen’s University, Belfast, shares his thoughts on what studying medicine at University is really like. “Why do you want to study medicine? This is one of the hardest questions you’ll have to answer as part of your application process and it’s one that will…
The best way to get a feel for a school is to pay it a visit. Websites and prospectuses are well and good and in many cases have to suffice, but if you have a chance to visit, then snap it up. To get the best value out of your trip these are the top…
You have done your research, made your selection of 4 medical schools, honed your personal statement and submitted your UCAS application, now you wait with eager anticipation to see if you will get an interview. Only 1 in 3 applicants gets invited to interview so to even get to this stage is impressive. But preparing…
“Prep Schools” seem to be a peculiarly British invention. The clue is in the name, preparatory schools are there to prepare pupils for entry into many of the UK’s top public schools. According to the IAPS (Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools) there are over 600 schools in the UK that fall into this category, educating…
For most students applying to study in the UK, once the UCAS form is filled in and sent off, you can sit back, relax and wait for the offers to come in. However, for particular courses and universities this is just the start point of the process. If you are applying to Oxford or Cambridge,…