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Originally Posted by Gemma'Louise
Hi all,
I am from the UK but long to move to Mexico after previous visits. I have been trying to find information on the internet regarding applying to universities and regarding loans etc but I just can't seem to be able to find information anywhere.
Its early days and I havn't looked into it properly - I was going to wait until after completing an undergraduate degree here in the UK but I am only 19 and feel I should go now, whilst i'm ready and have nothing holding me back.
I can't speak spanish (except the basics) but I love the language and would really like to learn it. This is another reason for me wanting to study in Mexico.
Please could anybody provide me with any information regarding how I would go about applying - any loans I may be able to recieve?? how likely it is I would get a student visa? or how I could go about funding my studies? I only work part time and my parents cannot afford to pay for my visit/studies.
I will be about to save a couple of thousand pounds before my visit - just to tie me over for a couple of months.
Any information you could give me would be greatly appreciated, thanks for taking the time to read.
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Why the rush?
Being 19 the biggest commodity you have is your youth, use it wisely.
First of all, you have got things backwards, before you enrol in a Mexican University you must be a proficient Spanish speaker. There is no way around this, this is a necessary step for you to even consider moving to study to Mexico.
For example, the following website gives an overall view about how to enrol in an undergraduate degree in UNAM's Engineering Faculty (which would apply to all faculties, including Law)
Facultad de Ingeniería >> Admisión
But in spite of they refering to foreign students it should be noted that all information is in Spanish, because the expectation is that any applicants will speak Spanish proficiently (during my time there we had plenty of foreigners, mostly Latin American, and surprisingly, Chinese).
You don't enrol into an undergraduate course just to learn Spanish, that is a silly thing to do, if what you want is to learn Spanish and experience Mexican life then enrol in a curse to learn Spanish. Many major universities in Mexico provide this kind of tuition for foreigners.
There are a few Universities that teach some subjects in English, but all of them are private and charge you thousands of dollars for the privilege ( Tec de Monterrey
Study in Mexico and Universidad de Las Americas
International Students - Universidad de las Amricas Puebla are two of the most prominent)
You will not find grants or loans for public Universities, because studying there is free or very cheap, so there is no need for grants or loans of any kind, private Unis have some scholarship programmes for good athletes, but this is quite limited (and may not apply to you anyway).
Your best shot would be to do a Masters Degree, then the interchange oportunities are many, I worked in a research institute for a while and we had international students from all around the world, but still Spanish was required, (all of them were speaking Spanish after 6 months: Russian, Chinese, US, you name it) but there was some leeway given the fact that everybody also spoke English.
I would not study Law in Mexico unless you are intending to stay to live there, if that is your intention the first step is to get there, once you have become a resident then you could study law and become a lawyer, otherwise I find the skill pretty close to useless once you are no longer in the country.