Failed to get your uni offer? My son looked abroad and hasn't looked back

After not getting the results that the level required for a British university, Bruno Vedrickas found the answer was in China

lost their place at university for fear that they'll make compensation? My 18 years son, Bruno, in August facing a similar problem - and came up with what at first seemed an odd last resort: to study in China

A level students who can not get a place in this year compared to the cost of higher education, if the time of entry until 2012. Many, like Bruno, may be tempted to head abroad. When he is not getting the necessary grades to a place in Warwick, and found that most places overseas exchange students just wanted to, went to the Internet.

The good news? The University of Nottingham offers technical careers. The catch? The first two years would be at its campus in Ningbo, China. Another complication is that student loans are not available for study abroad, which means that we must find an exceptional £ 8000 tuition fees for a year and a reassuring low £ 1300 for accommodation. A few weeks later I had tears in his eyes of Bruno said goodbye.

How do we feel a year later? At that time, more than £ 9000 seemed a fortune for a year of study, but Bruno went to Warwick (where rates have increased from £ 3,290 to £ 9,000 for 2012), the rent would cost about £ 5655 ( about the basis of 39 weeks, although the owners typically charge during the holidays).

Today, the China option seems more expensive, as shown in bank balance season of Bruno. The monthly rent is about £ 108 for a room with bathroom - available all year round - and Bruno showed that you can live in about 10 pounds per day, taking his total monthly expenses, including rent , about 400 pounds

supply cheaper quality abroad is more attractive and Nottingham international office says its campus in China and Malaysia are attracting increasing interest. Vincenzo Raimo Director explains: "We see a good increase in consultations and we hope it will continue to grow."

• many foreign universities have increased the demands of a new report from British students of English, taught, most of which are cheaper than their counterparts in the UK. The University of Groningen in the Netherlands, where rates are around £ 1,600 a year, received over 100 applications from students for courses in English this year and reports of the University of Maastricht applications by double compared to last year.
• travel
• are one of the extras, we have incurred. Return flights to China are about 500 pounds, I made two trips to nine months, while Bruno returned once a month in January. Phone bills were initially strong, but now use Skype for free and the Chinese mobile Bruno is very low, thanks to a string containing a number 4s - which local superstition want to. Another financial benefit from a trip to A & E for a broken hand, the result of a noisy night, at a cost of £ 8, including x-rays and plaster. An important additional safe to 250 pounds a year, but inscrutable mandarin (repeated translation requests were ignored), it is impossible to claim.

How to deal with a different culture where the language is often a barrier is a constant challenge, but Bruno zest for meeting new people, valiant attempts to learn Mandarin and full enjoyment of their Chinese adventure led through the last year and we all hope to see you through the next.

And Bruno said ...

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"It was the best year of my life. There are about 200 international students here and made friends with not only the Chinese people, but with children around the world. I did not know what to expect when I came here to college - obviously I have nothing to compare - but in general was very interesting to see so many new things and discover a different culture, despite facing study here is sometimes complicated by communication problems.

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