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1. On what basis do you think you will be able to enter the UK? Do you need a visa?I can learn from my friend. And I wish to make more friends. My major target is improving my language. And I want to travel in UK. But I don't have too much money. So I want to save as much as I can. I don't know if I can find a part time job.
- you will not be attending a registered academic course so cannot get a student visa
- you want/need to work so cannot get a tourist visa
2. You appear unable to afford the rent of a place on your own. So you will need to share with other people. If you do end up sharing with strangers, you are not a registered student, and so you would be liable to council tax on the property. That means if you share with other students you yourself could face a bill of >£1,000 depending on the size of the property, irrespective of whether you are working or not. If you share with people who are not students the council tax bill will probably be included in the rent and the rent may be quite "high" as a result of that.
I doubt you can stay with your friend if he/she is a student at a Cambridge college as it is probable they will be living in college in a room where it would be impossible to have another person stay there for weeks on end.
I applaud your ambition in seeking to learn and improve yourself, but I think you need to do a lot more planning of what it is you are actually going to do in the UK and how you are going to pay for it.0 -
Thanks. I don't know UK well. I should prepare more.1. On what basis do you think you will be able to enter the UK? Do you need a visa?
- you will not be attending a registered academic course so cannot get a student visa
- you want/need to work so cannot get a tourist visa
2. You appear unable to afford the rent of a place on your own. So you will need to share with other people. If you do end up sharing with strangers, you are not a registered student, and so you would be liable to council tax on the property. That means if you share with other students you yourself could face a bill of >£1,000 depending on the size of the property, irrespective of whether you are working or not. If you share with people who are not students the council tax bill will probably be included in the rent and the rent may be quite "high" as a result of that.
I doubt you can stay with your friend if he/she is a student at a Cambridge college as it is probable they will be living in college in a room where it would be impossible to have another person stay there for weeks on end.
I applaud your ambition in seeking to learn and improve yourself, but I think you need to do a lot more planning of what it is you are actually going to do in the UK and how you are going to pay for it.0 -
thank you. Sharing a house is OK for me. But I don't want to share a room with a stranger.Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »Have a look on SpareRoom.co.uk. As long as you don't mind sharing a house, a room in a shared house will be a lot cheaper than renting an entire property.0 -
Yes, I know. But I did not get the offer. So I can't live in the colleges.steampowered wrote: »Most University of Cambridge colleges provide students with accommodation in halls for the full 3 years.0 -
Is https://www.rightmove.co.uk reliable? How to avoid being cheated?0
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Yes, it's generally reliable.Thinking critically since 1996....0
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Given the posting time, the OP is likely to be outside 3/4 hour time zones which make up the EU.
Therefore this plan is unlikely to go further. I could be wrong, but posting at 3 am suggests a big gap.0 -
Depending on your goals, and how good/bad your English is, you might consider applying for another UK university. There are lots of excellent universities that aren't Cambridge - and if you narrowly missed their entry criteria, you might get into a very good university elsewhere. Of course, if your English isn't strong enough to get into a good university here, you would absolutely want to improve it before starting a degree.0
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May I ask what country you are in and what qualifications you have ? Every university has a minimum academic requirement, but Oxford and Cambridge are much stricter and refuse some very able people.
With more detail you are more likely to get help.0
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