Maastricht or Leiden University
Hi, everyone! In October i’m planning to apply for the Data science and AI bachelor at UM and have been wondering some things that i can’t seem to find answers to online.
Firstly, I am from Bulgaria therefore also an eu citizen. On the UM admission requirements website it says that my high school diploma is generally regarded as equivalent to VWO but it will also be individually evaluated by the admissions office. It says “When applying with this diploma, please upload an overview of your school subjects, including the number of hours you have per subject per week. “
• What exactly is a subject overview? Just what subjects I have taken in high school or also what material they cover?
Based on my diploma the Admissions team will conduct a separate evaluation to determine if I meet the additional subject requirements, which in this case is maths.
• What could the requirements for math be? In Bulgaria we study pretty much the same as in the Netherlands from what i’ve seen apart from integrals. Could this be a problem with the admission, or are integrals not really relevant to the DSAI program?
About Leiden:
I saw that they have the same program(there’s some difference in the subjects but that’s not relevant to my question), but they don’t really have a clear explanations about subject specific requirements for non-Dutch applications/those without one of the common international diplomas.
• Shouldn’t the admission requirements be similar to UM? If not, what could be the difference?
• Which university is it easier to get into and which do you think is better (taking into account education, housing, social life, etc)?
I would be really glad to get at least one of these question answered. Thanks in advance!
TL;DR What are generally the specific math requirements for a Data science bachelor for non-Dutch applicants? Is Maastricht or Leiden university better?