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Study-Abroad Offer Comparison Pack

A printable decision system for students and families comparing written university offers. Put course fit, complete cost, conditions, campus, housing and the next irreversible payment on one evidence-backed page.

Free resourceReviewed 2026-08-30Print-ready

Print this page after submitting your email, or use your browser’s “Save as PDF”. Complete it from current offer letters, course pages, fee schedules and written provider terms. Mark unknowns rather than guessing.

01 / OFFER FACTS

Freeze the offers you are comparing

Use the exact institution, course, campus and intake from each written offer. Record the version date so a later scholarship, condition or campus change does not disappear into an old comparison.

OfferCourse + campusIntake + durationConditions openResponse deadline

Offer A
Version: __________________________________________________________________________

Offer B
Version: __________________________________________________________________________

Offer C
Version: __________________________________________________________________________

02 / SCORECARD

Score evidence, not reputation

Choose weights before choosing a winner. Give every score a source or written reason. Use “unknown” when a university or provider still owes an answer.

Decision factorWeightOffer AOffer BOffer C

Course and module fit
Evidence: ______________%__/5__/5__/5

Teaching campus and city
Evidence: ______________%__/5__/5__/5

Complete first-year cost
Evidence: ______________%__/5__/5__/5

Confirmed funding and timing
Evidence: ______________%__/5__/5__/5

Academic and career support
Evidence: ______________%__/5__/5__/5

Housing and arrival path
Evidence: ______________%__/5__/5__/5

Flexibility, refund and deferral terms
Evidence: ______________%__/5__/5__/5

Unknowns are not zeroes. Put them in the question register below and set a deadline for the written answer.

03 / MONEY

Compare the complete first-year commitment

Use one currency assumption and separate confirmed funding from hoped-for funding. A lower tuition figure can still create a harder plan when deposits, housing, transfer timing or excluded costs are added.

Cost or funding rowOffer AOffer BOffer CEvidence / date

Tuition after written award________________________________________

Mandatory fees________________________________________

Housing contract + deposit________________________________________

Visa, insurance and travel________________________________________

First 90-day living costs________________________________________

Confirmed funding available________________________________________

Unfunded gap________________________________________

04 / DECISION GATES

Resolve irreversible actions first

Put non-refundable or binding actions ahead of attractive but reversible details. Verify the recipient, written terms and exit route before paying or signing.

Action / offerDate + amountReversible?Evidence or open question

Accept the offer________________□ Yes □ No □ Check________________________

Pay tuition or enrolment deposit________________□ Yes □ No □ Check________________________

Sign loan or funding agreement________________□ Yes □ No □ Check________________________

Sign housing contract________________□ Yes □ No □ Check________________________

Book non-refundable travel________________□ Yes □ No □ Check________________________

05 / QUESTION REGISTER

Give every unknown an owner and deadline

QuestionWho must answer?Official channelLatest safe date

Course or campus: ______________________________________________________________

Scholarship or fee: ______________________________________________________________

Funding or disbursement: ______________________________________________________________

Visa evidence: ______________________________________________________________

Housing or refund: ______________________________________________________________

06 / ONE-PAGE DECISION MEMO

Write the decision before accepting

Chosen offer and exact course Why the course and campus fit Complete first-year cost Confirmed funding and remaining gap Largest unresolved risk Earliest irreversible action Funding, visa and housing owners Date the decision must be reopened

Reopen the memo when an offer condition, scholarship, fee, visa instruction, funding date or housing term changes materially.

Continue with the offer-comparison guide, the Study-Abroad Money Pack, and destination-specific planning hubs.

Primary starting points

UCAS: Receiving your offers UKCISA: Making the right choice

Decision support, not an acceptance recommendation.

The institution, responsible immigration authority, lender and accommodation provider control their current requirements and written terms.