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Tuesday, April 01, 2008

College Selection and Job issues

I wanted to ask is that I got invitation letter from all the four colleges that I applied for and I just have decided to go on with the two colleges which are my 1st and 3rd option.
The name of the college which I applied are as follows:

1. option
KEMI-TORNIO UAS, SOCIAL SERVICES
Degree Program in Social Services

2. option
Laurea UAS, Espoo Otaniemi
Degree Program in Social Services

3. option
DIACONIA UAS, Järvenpää
Degree Program in Social Services

4. option
Arcada
Degree Program in Human Ageing and Elderly Service

First of all, congratulation for getting Invitation for Entrance from all of the four colleges. Best of Luck for your entrance Examinations. As you told, you have already decided to go forward with two colleges, I think you have analyzed enough to decide the college you have selected.

what should I do next... and i just wanted to know the job opportunity that i can get in these cities. I am also sending u the name of the colleges. Is it ok if I don't appear for the other two colleges I don't want to attain?

You need to set the priority first whether Job is your first priority or just a medium to survive during your studies. The fact is that getting job in entire Finland is really difficult. The capital city Helsinki is bit exception to it but the crowd of people with respect to the less number of opportunities have created a really big challenge to get jobs even in Helsinki. So, all of the towns and cities are similar, there is extremely difficult to get job in Finland. But, once if you are lucky to get the job, the minimal payment from the job will also make you comfortable to survive in Finland. If I need to rank your colleges depending upon the probability of getting job then,
1. Arcada and Laurea Espoo - Since both colleges are in/near by Helsinki.
2. Järvenpää is also near by Helsinki.
3. Kemi is really very smaller town with respect to jobs and opportunities.

Its all depend upon you whether you wanted to attend their entrance or not. It does not matter anything to other colleges if you don't want to attend entrance of another two colleges. But, if these colleges share the entrance score, they will get your entrance score even if you do not attend their entrance.

I also heard that some students even work for 3 months during the vacation and makes enough money to live there during the semester period without working. is it possible??

It is really true, if you get a good job during Summer vacation. But, getting job itself is really much difficult here. So, getting a good job which pays you such a good amount so that you can cover your living expense for a year with the income of only three month; is really much tough job. If you come here with such prediction, you might fail. But, these sentences are not false and if you get really lucky to get a good job, it could be possible. But, being lucky to this extent is really a miracle and happens only with one out of average 2000 students.

3 comments:

  1. Regarding the job issue in finland,,Its quite tuff to get job here ,, even if you get admission in helsinki,If you wish only to study and and work normal for about 20 hours it's oks,,but if u wish to earn more than you study than it might lead you to be back to Nepal in the following year ,

    Since i have been living here for about 8 mths ,, please dont be totally dependent on jobs that you wil be getting here ,,Its really tuff to get job,,
    And even dont fully tust on those consultancies who assures for job here in finland,, Its only you who have to search for job and work .,

    Moreover ,, There are more than 50 students who havent got job till now ,, since that came here in 2007 August,,


    So i request all of the applicants not to relay totally on work because

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  2. Dear Friend,
    Goodday! Please i have received Invitation Letter from VAASA UAS, and these are the other colleges i chose: ROVANIEMI, KEMI-TORNI & TURKU UAS, kindly tell
    where enough jobs is in those following states and after securing admission in one of the colleges, is it compulsory to have get accomodation in finland before applying for my Student resident permit or when i arrive in finland. And also, how will i get a good payable job in those cities.
    i will look forward to read from you.
    Thanks
    Agboola Olatoye

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  3. hello,
    i applied for to study at diaconia university and others but i have still not heard from them should i write to them or still wait

    thanks

    cynthia

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