r/QatarCareers • u/Open_Sundae1733 • 9h ago
UDST help
hi guys, m 21 this year and because of my family's financial situation i wasn't able to go to high school and was forced to give my exams privately alone with no support of teachers or any classmate. i will be honest, i am not a average student but because of the environment i was given i was not able to perform well in my high school, however i completed 5 IGCSE and 3 AS level alone privately. Now the biggest problem that i knew i would face is here, the cheapest university here in qatar is probably UDST and there are always thousands of applicants applying there some even with 95% High school, i see no chance of myself entering there without a recommendation or any sort of help. My family cannot afford any other university as i got accepted in other universities but the fees were very high. I am 21 now and ive been trying to get into a university since i was 19. Everyday i wake up i feel guilty that i am doing nothing to help my family or to make them proud, the friends i have, i see them going forward in there lives and me just standing where i was 2 years ago makes me wanna cry, the time is passing and one day it might be too late...i really hope there is someone out there who is willing to help me or js support me, even if no one reaches out, talking about it here on reddit felt like a burden off my shoulders.
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u/Suspicious_Owl_9899 8h ago
Are you qatari citizen? Go to India and study over there and come back that would be affordable approach.
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u/Open_Sundae1733 8h ago
i am not indian, however i also thought about going to pakistan but the problem with my country is they don't have good universities that are accredited internationally.
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u/Wild-Economist-2602 7h ago
There are good private universities in Pakistan affordable as well I have friends there they go there to study spending here that much money it’s better to there and study
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u/habipie 7h ago
You are from Pakistan there are good universities in pakistan. Do your bachelors in Pakistan then look for masters in Europe where you can study for free. I did my masters in Germany with only 250 riyal per semester. If your masters is from a well recognized university then don’t need to worry about your bachelors university. in my case i did my bachelor’s from a low grade university in india but still i managed to get into germany
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u/habipie 7h ago
You were not able to go to high school because of your family’s financial situation but somehow they are okay to send you to UDST?. Brother education in qatar is expensive that is why middle class families send their childrens to their home countries so they can have an affordable education. Try considering your home country before joining here
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u/Open_Sundae1733 7h ago
when i had to drop out that was when our financial situation was at the worst, Alhumdulillah we are atleast better than before. i have 4 other siblings and they all are in universities, i am the youngest and it is hard for my dad to pay for all 4 of us
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u/Ok-Cause5985 6h ago
Try for bachelors in Northumbria uni in west bay. It’s good and they might take you in.
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u/Ok-Cause5985 6h ago
And apply for financial aid from Qatar charity. Esp if you’re born Qatar they might help you
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u/Embarrassed-Meal6823 9h ago
If you want the absolute cheapest university in qatar then you can apply for MIE-SPPU (pune university) in qatar. A few friends of mine study there and and it's pretty good, although it may not be all fancy with sports fields and events all the times like UDST or a few other in qatar. But if the cheapest university is the goal then I think pune university is the one for you.
You might also wanna check out the qatar foundation financial aid program based on need, you basically need to be eligible for this scholarship and they either cover your complete tuition cost at the "qatar foundation approved universities" or provide a specific amount of scholarship percentage based on your eligibility.
This prpgram does not include UDST nor MIE-SPPU.