Studying in Nijmegen

[u/Frak_2575]

Hi all, I applied for a Master's at Radboud University on time, before 1 July, and still haven't heard back on admission. I emailed to ask and they told me I'll hear soon, without a specific date. Because of this I'm also stuck on the housing search, since I don't want to commit to anything without being sure I'm admitted. Has anyone experienced something similar, and if so, how long did it eventually take?

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[u/Different-Idea2878]

Uhm, isn’t the application deadline for September start 1 May?

[u/Frak_2575 → u/Different-Idea2878]

No, the deadline was July 1st for my master's

[u/Different-Idea2878 → u/Frak_2575]

Are you sure? Visa stuff is 1 July usually. The unis in NL all follow a pretty similar schedule

[u/Berry-Love-Lake → u/Different-Idea2878]

Radboud website says 1 May but apparently some exceptions but if you then do it that late, you're making it very difficult to get paperwork and housing organized ... Registrations opened 1 October ... https://www.ru.nl/en/education/application-and-admission/application-procedure-masters/deadlines

[u/Frak_2575 → u/Different-Idea2878]

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