Applying for bachelors - what to send?

Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 2:03 am

Hi all

In order to apply for bachelors courses in Finland it seems that in addition to applying online I have to post (not email!) my academic certificates [was this your experience too?].

I already have a bachelors degree in a different subject; should I just send a copy of that or should I also send my upper secondary certificates (A-level certificates that I took in the UK, age 16-18)? Or both?

Thanks for any advice with this.

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Beep_Boop · Post by **Beep_Boop** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 10:43 am

Come on, mate. It says it right there on the website! It says that you need to send your upper-secondary certificate by post. That's it.
There's really no room for questions or personal experience differences. It's an extremely simple matter.

P.S. Why not apply directly for a Master's degree? There are a few universities that have very low standards and will take pretty much anybody who applies.

Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 3:20 pm

Cheers mate, yes I did see that, but since I already have a degree I was wondering if I could just send my degree cert. I was wondering if anyone had been through the process in this regard (?). Of course I imagine many people applying for degrees will have only just completed upper secondary, but then there are others perhaps looking at a career change and I wonder if upper secondary results are so applicable after already completing a degree. Regards

Beep_Boop · Post by **Beep_Boop** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 3:44 pm

Markmywords wrote:Cheers mate, yes I did see that, but since I already have a degree I was wondering if I could just send my degree cert. I was wondering if anyone had been through the process in this regard (?). Of course I imagine many people applying for degrees will have only just completed upper secondary, but then there are others perhaps looking at a career change and I wonder if upper secondary results are so applicable after already completing a degree. Regards

I've been in the same situation. Degree from back home and applying to one on the same level in Finland. Sending my degree with the upper-secondary certificate had absolutely no effect. Actually, they even asked me why I sent the degree as they don't even look at it.

But still, why not appl for Master's? I've seen many people going from Bachelor's in one field to a Master's in an unrelated field. Like I said, a lot Finnish universities have low standards and are dying for more students, so they might bend the rules sometimes.

Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:52 pm

Ok thanks for that

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