Help in picking which path to take as an International Student
Hello, it’s my first time here on Reddit and I’m still getting a hang of it but I’m currently a Senior Highschool student who’s interested in studying abroad in Netherlands for a course related to International Business and/or Logistics. However, after researching for days up to months, I’ve realized that there aren’t much information I could get about people from my country going through the application process for studying in a university. In my country, there is this thing you call “strands,” which are specialized pathways that align with your interests or the career/course you plan to take once you graduate senior highschool. I chose the Humanities and Social Sciences strand which in turn has less Mathematic/Business related subjects so this wouldn’t benefit me as much since I don’t plan on becoming a lawyer anymore.
Other than that, I am aware that there are two types of universities (pls correct me if I’m wrong): WO and HBO, with HBO being applied sciences. However, the diploma I’d graduate with from my school is only equivalent to a direct pathway to an HBO university, so I’ve been given these two options (I’m not quite sure if there are more) from what I’ve searched up:
- The HBO-P Route - I’ll be completing the first year of an HBO Bachelor’s program and obtain my propedeuse (P-certificate). Once I get my P-certificate with a high GPA (hopefully), I’ll apply for transfer to a WO university to start their Year 1. And since I’m a HUMSS student, I will have to take the OMPT-A exam or a similar deficiency test (pls correct me if I’m wrong..) and use the year to study/prepare for the exam as well
- International Foundation Year - I’ll be taking a Foundation Year in the related course like Business and Management at EUR, and I believe this wouldn’t benefit also tailor my math and academic skills to EUR requirements. However, I am aware that this’ll be a higher cost and google told me it does not grant a degree certificate like the HBO route if I do decide to stay.
Could I ask anyone to give me tips on this or help me decide which path to take which would benefit me especially in the future? I’m really eager to study abroad.
P.S. I apologize if this post is too long