When you want to study in abroad in China, you will face a lot of choices, such as choosing schools, cities, and the time for application. You also have to decide the way you apply to a university in China, such as apply it to university directly? Choose a third party agent or choose self-application? Each of your decision will make huge difference on the result.
If you have limited budget and want to save some money on applying to China’s universities, this article shows you the best way to do it: self-application.
1 Collect free information, instead of consult to other people.
When making your study plan and choosing between universities in China, you can collect free detailed information of China’s universities on platforms on the internet, such as CUCAS, which provides detailed and timely update information for 300+ China’s universities. You can then easily compare different universities according to their costs, environment and other conditions to find the best university for you to study in China. This will save about $200 or more consulting fees. CUCAS and provide free consulting service so if you need advice, you can contact CUCAS as well.
2 Apply Universities Online
Comparing with apply through universities directly or third party agent, applying to China’s universities online is more convenient, you will save a lot of and save the cost of going to those agents. CUCAS’ online application system is quite convenient, if you apply to universities on CUCAS, you will also get timely process feedback about your application process from CUCAS team. When you have been accepted by your chosen university, you will also receive admission notice & JW202 form for free.
3 Applying Visa by Yourself
Applying for a visa to China is easier than applying to other countries, you can find a detailed guide to learn how to apply for a visa to China, and then you just apply for a visa to China by yourself. Thus, you only need to pay about $30, otherwise you have to pay about $200 for a visa application service.
4 Choose Free Service
A lot of company provides free services for international students to gain more publicity, they usually don’t charge any service fees, you can take advantage of these services such as airport pick-up service, accommodation booking service, and money transfer service to save a lot of money.
If you choose a third party agent, you may need to pay for about $500 to $2,000 for applying a university in China, however, if you managed to do the application by yourself, you may save 80% to 90% of the cost and customize a more flexible study plan for you.
