Student case study · Finland · Aug 2026
Santosh, from Dang to Oulu.
MSc Wireless Communications Engineering, Oulu
MSc in Oulu, applied in the right round.
Illustrative photo, not Santosh.
- From
- Dang
- Before
- Missed the Finland deadline once
- Course
- MSc Wireless Communications Engineering
- Where
- Oulu, Finland
- Counsellor
- Sarita Adhikari
Where Santosh started.
Missed the Finland deadline once.
- BE in electronics, 78%.
- Applied a week late the year before, through a friend.
What we changed.
- We set his deadline as two weeks before the real one, and had his transcripts and English test ready in December.
- We picked Oulu for the course: it sits close to the telecom employers he wants to work for.
How the file came together.
Oct 2025
First call after missing the previous round.
Dec 2025
Documents complete.
Jan 2026
Applied in the 7 to 21 January round.
Apr 2026
Admission with a 75% waiver.
Jun 2026
Residence permit granted.
Aug 2026
Started in Oulu.
The result.
MSc in Oulu, applied in the right round.
- Applied in the January 2026 round with every document ready.
- A 75% tuition waiver.
- Residence permit granted in 6 weeks.
Today: First semester in Oulu.
Our approval rate for Finland in FY 2025/26: 94.4% (134 of 142 files). How we count it
In Santosh's words.
"Finland has one window. Last time I missed it. This time we were done two weeks early."
What this means for your file.
- Find the one thing blocking your file first. For Santosh it was: missed the Finland deadline once.
- Choose the course for the job after it. We picked Oulu for the course: it sits close to the telecom employers he wants to work for.
- Get the plan in writing before you pay. Every option, its total cost in rupees and our commission, by 8 pm the day you call.
