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  1. Introduction
  2. Preparation
  3. Step-by-step
  4. Paper Documents
  5. Send your Application
  6. Important Dates
  7. Accommodation
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Step-by-step

A. Direction

  1. figure out what field you would like to go into.1
  2. figure out what academic centres are the most interesting2
    • browse studyinsweden.se here
    • find the ranking list from the Chamber of Commerce here
    • find out which is the application period

B. In Depth

  1. search for masters programmes3
    • Google each institution that you found and look into its available programmes
    • browse studyinsweden.se here
    • browse studera.nu here (not recommended)
  2. find out about the scholarships4
    • browse Swedish Institute’s scholarships here5
    • browse the bilateral scholarships here
    • browse other scholarships here
  3. squeeze the list6

C. Get a Clear Perspective

  1. build an Excel list
    1. University Name
    2. University Ranking - Chamber of Commerce (scale 0-150)
    3. University Ranking - Personal (scale 0-10)
    4. University Extra (scale 0, 0.25 or 0.5)
    5. Programme Code
    6. Programme Title
    7. Programme Ranking - Personal (scale 0-10)
    8. Scholarship Eligibility (scale 0 or 1)
    9. Any other criteria
  2. build a weight formula7
  3. calculate the score for each programme
  4. sort them out according to the score

D. Decide

  1. take out some of them like the programmes that you would find less interesting, or those not eligible for a scholarship
  2. sort the rest according to your own preference and be aware that the priority will deeply influence the score/ranking that you will get for that programme8
  3. analyze your order with the previous sorting and make a decision
  4. squeeze the list to the maximum allowed9
  5. make a final choice regarding the order10
  6. log in, add the programmes to your cart and submit your application at studera.nu11
  7. delete/change it afterwards12
  1. Don’t be extremely specific! It could narrow your search beyond need, and you might ignore programmes that would interest you. ↩
  2. Write them down! City & University ↩
  3. Write them down! University - Programme Title - Requirements - Description - Thoughts ↩
  4. You may be eligible for one because of your nationality, or depending on the programme, etc. ↩
  5. If you are eligible only for the Guest Scholarship, then download the list of masters programmes that are eligible for a scholarship ↩
  6. On your personal impression after reading the requirements and description of each programme, along with the eligibility of a scholarship, you should be able to squeeze the list down to just 12-15 programmes if you have more. ↩
  7. For example, let’s say that we want a maximum of 5 points. Out of these 5 points, we put a weight of 2 points for the Chamber of Commerce Ranking, 1.5 points for the Personal Ranking, 1 point for the Programme’s Personal Ranking and 0.5 points for the Scholarship. So you would have “2 x CCranking/150 + …” Remember you have the extra points! So you can indeed have a score of over 5! ↩
  8. Deparments will often prioritize those students who put their programme as high as possible on the list ↩
  9. At this moment, there is a maximum of 8 masters programmes that you can apply to through studera.nu ↩
  10. Your order of preferences is vital. The system works like a domino game. If you get in at one programme, the ones bellow it, in your preference list get ignored! ↩
  11. Please note that you should tick the SI scholarship box, in case you apply for one. ↩
  12. I would advise you to erase this thought from your mind. Although it is possible to “play” with your application (your chosen programmes) until the deadline date of the whole application process (i.e. February 1st for Autumn term), for your own peace of mind I would say… think well beforehand, put the programmes in the online application, submit it, submit your papers and just say: “May the best win!” There have also been voices saying that their application number has changed along with changing their options, which would imply that if you already sent your documents with the old application number (along the cover sheet), you need do re-send them with the new one. ↩
Last Modified on June 20, 2008 @ 12:10 pm
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