Application Process

The Meridian College of London (TMCOL) has an easy and robust admission procedure. TMCOL will follow the single window approach which means that the staff from the admissions department will deal with the student one on one and will give the equal importance to all the students. Every staff of TMCOL from admissions department will abide by to the following steps before taking the decision on providing the admission to any student.

Step 1: The prospective student should complete the application form which is available from the College, College website or can order a prospectus with which the application form is also sent to the student. The student should check it carefully and forward the same to the college either by post, fax or email with the help of the information mentioned on the form along with the photocopies of relevant educational certificates.

Step 2: Student interview is a vital part of our admissions procedure.After receiving the application form with the educational certificates, the member from the admissions department makes an arrangement for the student interview/counselling. If the application was made by a local student, an appointment would be made with the student and the student would be called for counselling in the College. If the application was made by an overseas student, the staff would do the counselling over the phone, skype and emails.

The motive behind this step is to extract maximum information about the student academically and financially, and to find out the student’s motive over coming to UK and the College. This will help the College to make a tangible decision on providing the admission to the student.

Eligibility Criteria:

The minimum age requirement would be 18 years of age.

Normally for entry into an undergraduate course, one should have completed GCSE ‘A’ levels or equivalent and for a postgraduate course a bachelor’s degree in the relevant branch of study. The specific entry requirements for any course are given in the respective section for that course.

Apart from the above mentioned standard entry requirements, English Language competency judged sufficient to undertake advanced level study, equivalent to an IELTS score of at least 5.5.

Applications should note that possession of the minimum entry criteria does not itself guarantee admission. If you have any questions about the acceptability of your qualifications or your eligibility to a given course, please contact the Admissions Office covering your area of academic interest, providing as much information as possible, including photocopies of all the certificates and transcripts and translations if applicable.

Step 3: If your application is successful the College will send you a Offer Letter (Conditional) confirming your acceptance for the course and itemising the cost of tuition fees and living expenses. Please note that the quotation for living expenses is a recommendation only and is intended as an appropriate cost of living guide. Students who stay with friends or relatives can often live comfortably on much less.

Step 4: Once you have received your Offer Letter you can start making arrangements for your tuition fees to be sent to the College. A minimum initial deposit of 60% of the first year course fee is required to pay and the remaining fee can be paid in due course. If you are paying your fees from overseas you should ask your bank to issue a Banker's Draft made payable to ‘The Meridian College of London’ which you should send to us by courier or registered post. If your fees are to be paid by a sponsor in the United Kingdom you should ask your sponsor to telephone the College to arrange an appointment to meet the Admission Team. The payments can also be made in our favour directly into our bank account by forwarding us a copy of the receipt of the payment via fax, scan, post or email, confirming the date of payment, address and the sort code of the relevant bank from which the deposit was transferred into our account, the value of the payment.

 Step 5: When your tuition fees have been paid, the College will send you your Visa Application Document (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies), which you will be required to present to the British High Commission to acquire VISA if necessary. Applicants should note that while courses are updated periodically, some revision might be made, either as a result of academic development or of external constraints.

Fee Refund Policy

The deposit paid will be refunded, apart from the £150 registration fee and any other costs incurred (e.g. bank charges), for any one of the following reasons provided the conditions are met:

Course withdrawal

• The student has informed the college in writing of course withdrawal, without applying for a student visa, at least two weeks prior to the course start date. • All documents issued by the college are returned in their original form with the Refund Request Form.

Entry Clearance / Visa Refusal

• To be eligible for a refund the student has to inform the college in writing of visa refusal due to the CAS letter (30 points) provided by the College at least one week prior to the course start date and the student has not appealed against the refusal of the visa or do not wish to re apply with new CAS letter.

• The original visa refusal letter and the appeal form issued by the British High Commission or Embassy and all documents issued by the college are returned with the Refund Request Form.

• The Visa refusals due to the forged documents related to qualifications or financial statements would not be eligible for a refund.

Appeal Dismissed

• The student has informed the college in writing of visa refusal at least one week prior to the course start date and the confirmation of appeal logged within the given deadline.

• If an appeal has been lodged, the fees will be refunded only upon receiving documentary evidence that the appeal has been dismissed with the ‘Refund Request Form.

Refund Process

• The college cannot initiate the refund process until all necessary documents stated above are received.

• A maximum period of 28 working days is needed to complete the refund process from the date all necessary documents are received.

Reimbursement Method

• The refund will be in the form of a banker’s cheque payable to the relevant student.

• In case the payment needs to be made in a different name other than the student (this option is only possible where the deposits were made by the UK resident on behalf of the student): - The college must receive an authorisation letter from the student. - At the time of payment collection the receiver must show the ID card such as driving license or passport as a proof identity; a copy of which is retained by the college.

Note:

• A £100 will be charged and deducted from the deposit paid in case a deferment of course intake is requested by the student. The student will be notified before any charges are imposed.

• The college will not process refunds in a pending appeal case.

• No refunds are made where the student has been refused a visa on the basis of deception.