English Test and study options

First of all, I want to wish you happy new year 2065 and thanks a lot for helping us by providing informations about Finnish education system. I am now in Singapore. I also applied for Finland and selected for Bachelor in International Business. So I am going to Kuala Lumpur for my English Test. I am selected by Central Ostrobothnia University, how is this university and how far from Helsinki? Can I change my field of study after I come to Finland. I was a good student during my schooling what is the possibility to be pass the English test if once selected for English test ? Is maximum number of students fail in English test or they  are rejected before they sit for English test?

Thank you for writing to me. Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Science (UAS) is a polytechnics institution, but not a university. Polytechnic  and University are two different educational bodies in Finland however the degree of both institutions are equally prioritized and valid. They are classified depending upon their educational structure and standard. Universities focuses on research and further education prospects however polytechnics focuses on providing high quality practical education.

English Test is one of the important step to qualify students for Bachelor degree. English test is not difficult. It is just supposed to measure whether do you meet the minimum English requirements to study Bachelor level in Finland or not. You can not compare it with IELTS, Toefl or any other English tests. There is no such ratio that this much students will be qualified before English test and this much to be filtered after test. They select all of the students who qualify minimum requirements for admission for Test. Then, once the test is completed, they evaluate the application form along with your score of Test to decide the admitting candidate from the list of applicants. So, the test itself is more vital for admission decision. The pass mark of Test differs from test provider, institution and degree. So, all of the students who meet that minimum pass mark of the test are included on the selection process of admission however the higher score on entrance will be really influential for admission decision.

Normally, you can not change your place of study once you are admitted on the course though out the completion of your degree. Few colleges and degree offers credit transfer among the cooperating colleges and degree. But, this process is complicated and tedious.

Ostrobothnia region is far from Helsinki. Ostrobothnia UAS have different colleges so, it would have been if you have written me the college name properly to know the exact info about the location.