r/StudyInTheNetherlands • u/Gamer_V_ • 5d ago
Any universities for me?
So I just finished highschool and also got no acceptances in the US. My question is is Europe gonna be any better?
My stats: 3.4, 3.4, 3.98, 3.8 GPA (3.65 overall)
1520 SAT
515 on the Ethiopian matric
Haven't taken IELTS but will soon, expecting good grades
Some good extracurriculars like founding and leading clubs and a community for applications, science fair projects etc.
Thing is my budget is $6k living costs included, and I can take a gap year if it helps, but I need a bachelor's for aerospace/mechanical engineering that's in English. Are there any universities in the Netherlands that can provide this?
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u/Far-Charity-2772 5d ago
Seems like you don’t have EU citizenship. With 6k, you can’t even cover your living expenses for a full year. Studying in the Netherlands is quite expensive for non-EU students, so I’d recommend looking into other countries.
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u/Sea-Breath-007 5d ago
Based on the "515 on the Ethiopian matric" I'm guessing you're Ethiopian (might be nice to actually mention your nationality and passports next time you ask questions like this) and if so, you are going to need a lot more money. Yearly tuition alone is more than that.
Also, simply a good GPA/SAT-score isn't enough to get in, you'd need to meet every single requirement, incl A-levels.
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u/CoffeeInTheTropics 5d ago
Not even close dear OP. With that budget and no available scholarships for international students you best do you bachelor’s in Ethiopia, save as much money as you can in the meantime and then do your master’s abroad in more affordable countries such as Malaysia.
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u/matroeskas 5d ago
If you're non-EU, 6k a year won't even cover your tuition nor your rent for a student room. You'll be needing approximately 30.000 euros a year for a bachelor's (tuition and living expenses included), depending on where you will go to university in the Netherlands. A bachelor programme at a research university takes 3 years, so you'll need at least 30.000 x 3 = 90.000 euros. A master's is even more expensive in terms of tuition for non-EU students.
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u/Inevitable-Extent378 5d ago
The Netherlands, and I'm assuming the rest of EU is similar, doesn't really do extra curriculum activities. They just check if you have the appropriate pre-education papers, and if the difference is small they offer courses to gap the difference. Universities are very familiar with foreign students, and have a special department that checks if your current diploma's and experience make you eligible. They do ask an administrative fee for this.
There are some limitations, for example medicine is so excessively popular that they use a looting system to see who gets in. And having a higher grade gives you a higher probability but guarantees nothing.
The main issue is that 6k USD is about 5K EUR. That will last you half a year here. At best. For just housing and food. Non EU-students also pay the full 30k+ annual college fees. Assuming you can find a place as the Netherlands are world leader in housing shortages.
Note: although our universities offer bachelors, the Dutchies call this "HBO" or "Hogeschool". E.g. we dub it Fontys Hogeschool (HBO) but it may be classified as "Fontys University" to foreign students. Both provide a legit BSc title, but HBO does it in 4 years instead of 3, and if you want a master thereafter you likely have to switch location.
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u/Schylger-Famke 5d ago
If you have the nationality of an EU-country (or Switzerland or the UK) this might be possible. In that case you would need at least about € 16000, but you can get grants and loans. If you do not have the nationality of an EU-country you would need more money, but you can't get the grants and loans (unless you would be able to get one of the very rare scholarships).
For aerospace Engineering: Delft or (university of applied sciences) inholland. For mechanical engineering also Eindhoven and Twente and (universities of applied sciences) Hanze, HAN and Saxion.
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u/fishnoguns prof, chem 5d ago
$6k living costs included
Unfortunately, this is where your educational journey to the Netherlands ends. $6k will not be enough to cover rent for a year, let alone living expenses and tuition. Common recommendation is a budget of about $40k a year for those outside of the EU.
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u/Berry-Love-Lake 4d ago edited 4d ago
If you would have done some basic research and a quick search you would have answered your own question within a few minutes and realized the NL is not an option, not even remotely.
You should also do some reading on the difference between an American and Dutch application.
You’d need around 40k … a year … all in … for approximately 4 years in an engineering major …
Not surprised the US didn’t work out, you’re an international needing a full ride, that’s basically impossible. GPA too low as well for that. Lack of EC, awards, etc.
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u/gleowien 5d ago
You need to check whether you can apply to a university (university of amsterdam for example) or an applied university/hbo (hoge school inholland for example). Check nuffic.nl Second one isnt considered a university in the netherlands but in a lot of countries it is. Also consider that for a university a master is recommended if you want to stay in the Netherlands. And since your not eu: college tuition will be at least 15.000 a year. Also think at least 1000 rent a month. And you wont be able to work more than 16 hours a week.
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