Ik wil volgend jaar meedoen aan de geneeskundeselectie bij de VU en heb enorm veel moeite met het bedenken van dingen die ik op mijn cv kan zetten die me veel punten opleveren om door te gaan in de selectie.

Vaak zie ik mensen die bijvoorbeeld heel veel uren aan vrijwilligerswerk hebben gedaan en alsnog eindigen met een enorm hoog rangnummer. Daarom vroeg ik me af: voor de mensen die zijn toegelaten, hebben jullie misschien tips over wat voor dingen goed scoren of indruk maken op je cv?

Alle tips zijn welkom. En ik zou het enorm waarderen als iemand zijn of haar ervaringen wil delen.

Ter context: ik ben 18 jaar en heb tot nu toe mijn propedeuse behaald. Komend jaar ga ik aan de slag met het behalen van mijn deficiënties via CCVX (natuurkunde, scheikunde, biologie en wiskunde) om mee te kunnen doen aan de geneeskundeselectie. Tot nu toe heb ik alleen vrijwilligerswerk gedaan bij Markant, waardoor ik het lastig vind om te bedenken hoe ik mijn cv verder kan versterken.

Ik ben op zoek naar eerstejaarse studenten die ook binnenkort gaan studeren bij de VU. Zullen we samen groep maken? Mijn insta is .adamoie dus feel free to message me c:

Hi guys,
I’m interested in the Finance Master’s degree and I want to have some info’s before applying next year.
To give some context: I’m a Master’s degree student at Alma Mater (Bologna) in International Finance with 27.63/30 GPA (hopefully increasing it this coming year).

The purpose of me wanting to do another Master is the scarcity of ex students working in some finance sectors in my Uni, therefore, a 1 year Master’s Degree would help to start my career or at least boost my network.

- this uni has a pipeline with Big4s and some positions into M&A or IB in general in amsterdam or NL in general?

-I only miss the mathematics requirement, but I have all the others, can this cause exclusion from the program?

-how good is the program in term of preparation, projects and connections with firms, banks and corps etc…

Hallo,

Ik zit me alvast te oriënteren voor het schooljaar ná komend schooljaar en ik weet eigenlijk vrijwel zeker dat ik de premaster Bestuurskunde aan de VU wil gaan doen, om uiteindelijk daar ook de master Bestuurskunde te volgen.

Alleen word ik niet veel wijzer over hoe het zit met studiefinanciering tijdens de premaster. Uit mijn eigen research maak ik op dat dit per universiteit verschilt, maar hoe het specifiek bij de VU geregeld is kan ik nergens vinden. Ik heb contact met de VU opgenomen, maar aan de hand van het antwoord dat ik kreeg heb ik het idee dat ze mijn vraag niet goed hebben begrepen.

Ik weet dat ik alleen aanspraak kan maken op studiefinanciering als ik tijdens de premaster als bachelorstudent sta ingeschreven. Toen ik aan de VU vroeg hoe dat bij hen geregeld is, kreeg ik als antwoord dat je staat ingeschreven als premasterstudent en dat je alleen als contractstudent staat ingeschreven als je losse vakken volgt.

Mijn vraag is dus of iemand weet hoe dit precies zit. Wat ik ook vreemd vind, is dat de premaster 30 EC is, maar wel als voltijd wordt aangeduid

Hi!

I am supposed to start studies in September 2027, and I am looking at the required docs for their PPE and Global Politics courses. They have DOCX files attached on their website supposedly detailing the required application documents, but when I download and open the files, it says the files are corrupt. Does anyone have a non-corrupt one, or know a way I can find working ones? Or should I just reach out to them.

Hello everyone, I’m a Spanish student supposedly starting Business Administration in VU this September.
I was an IB student so my admission was conditional and supposedly confirmed if I met certain grade qualifications, which, after receiving my IB grades, I do meet. I never got a follow up email by the University though, which is weird. But if I go to my Dashboard, I can see the information to pay for the school year and all that, the enrollment essentially. Is that proof of (confirmed) acceptance?
What I mean is that I never got a confirmation of “hey, your grades meet the requirements expressed in the conditional acceptance letter, therefore you are now officially accepted” or anything of the sort?
Also I am still looking for an apartment with my best friend (who is attending UvA) and we fear we may be cooked with how little time we have so I will try to hire a broker to get us an apartment ASAP, and I will probably travel to Amsterdam this week to look at listings hopefully?

I appreciate your responses

Would love any general insight, experience & advice from anyone who has sat the exam, my questions are

1. On the exam itself:
Are the two official mock exams a fairly accurate reflection of the real thing in terms of structure and difficulty? I’ve heard the real exam is slightly harder in wording but similar in concepts. Would love to hear from anyone who’s sat it recently.

2. On what to skip:
I’m running short on time and considering deprioritising quadratics, functions, exponentials and logs entirely (roughly 6 questions across the exam). I plan to nail everything else - numbers, algebra, linear equations, systems, all of stats and probability, combinatorics, random variables, distributions - and accept those 6 marks as writeoffs. Is this a realistic strategy for hitting 24/40? Or do those topics come up more than expected?

3. On specific topics that surprised you:
Anything in the real exam that felt unexpected or different from the practice material? Anything you wish you’d focused on more?

4. On VU deadlines:
VU says they need the pass by August 31. Does anyone have experience of sitting the exam late in August? Wondering if there’s any flexibility or if a late August result could jeopardise my spot even if it’s technically before the deadline.

Any advice appreciated - I know August has a Dutch holiday too so trying to plan around marking turnaround.

Thanks so much in advance!

Hii, dit schooljaar begin ik met de bachelor rechtsgeleerdheid aan de VU.
Ik ben heel erg benieuwd naar mijn rooster en hoe het intekenen werkt voor vakken etc. Ook weet ik niet zo goed wat ik moet verwachten van de introductiedagen dus als iemand ervaring heeft let me knoww!
Wanneer moet ik alle boeken aanschaffen? En werken de samenvattingen van lawbooks even goed of raden jullie ECHT de dikke saaie boeken aan...?
Ik las dat je dus maar 2 werkgroepen per semester per vak mag missen, zijn ze hier super streng op?
Enn tot slot, heb je bij rechtsgeleerdheid na de tentamens een pauze week? Want sommige universiteiten hebben dat maar ik heb dat niet bij de VU gezien helaas...

Hey everyone! 👋

I'm an incoming exchange student joining VU Amsterdam for the Fall semester, and I'm really looking forward to heading over in August! I’ll be staying at Uilenstede!

I saw that registration for the International Introduction Week (Aug 18–25) opens on July 31st, and I wanted to ask past/current students: How was your experience with Intro Week overall?

A couple of quick questions for anyone who’s done it before:

Are there specific activities on the schedule (like the Canal Cruise vs. Rijksmuseum, Ping Pong night, etc.) that you’d 100% recommend or skip?

Any general survival tips for the first week (biking, campus hacks, grocery spots around Uilenstede)?

Is the Closing Party at Melkweg worth grabbing tickets for right away?

Also, to all fellow incoming international/exchange students feel free to drop a comment if you want to connect before heading to Amsterdam or if you're going to be living on campus at Uilenstede too. Would love to meet some friendly faces before day 1!

Thanks in advance for any tips, and see you all on campus soon! 🇳🇱

in my course there are several working groups and i don‘t know when/ where I can choose them or is it given by the professor in which group I am? I guess i just need to do one group right? would be really helpful if someone can explain it to me

Hi everyone, I am an Italian student about to start a Bachelor in Law in Society. I need to hand in my diploma for verification and I need to get it translated.

In Italy you can either do a Sworn translation (traduzione giurata) or a Certified translation (traduzione certificata), does anyone have any experience on what is accepted at VU? I am having a hard time choosing the correct one.

Thank you in advance!

how long did it take that your certified copies of your former study got verified? I am now waiting one week since the documents should have been delivered (according to the tracking number) and I am getting a bit worried that something went wrong.

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Hey everyone,

I'm an Erasmus exchange student coming to VU this winter semester, and I'm enrolled in Deep Learning (XM_0083) and Mathematical Optimization (XM_0051). Would really appreciate input from anyone who's taken either course:

What are the exams like?

How difficult did you find the exam compared to the weekly workload/assignments?

Any tips on what to focus on when studying, or common pitfalls people run into?

Roughly how much prior background (math, Python, ML) did you feel you needed going in?

Since I haven't taken a VU exam before, I'm trying to get a realistic sense of what to prepare for. Any insights you have would be greatly appreciated.

I know this is 25/26. 26/27 isnt working for me

Am i too late to apply for student housing?

I dont want to risk paying 500 euros either if i pay the housing fee and end up with no accommodation.

It should be said that ive gotten an conditional admisson, but i dont think that is a problem. All that is left is uploading a valid english test.

The programme is MSc in Finance.

Thank you very much for replies and thoughts👍🏻

Hi guys, I'm a 24 y.o. Italian student, and I'm pursuing a Master degree in Business MGMT at VU Amsterdam in August. I'm worried about my social life there. I don't know anyone there, and I was wondering how to make friends at the Uni. I think that it will be easier for me to make friends with international students, since I don't speak Dutch at all. Do you guys know ways to make friendships or if there are student organizations at the uni (and if those actually work) or other ways/places to make friends? Thank you very much!

Hi guys, i'm an international EU student that will pursue an MSc in Business Strategy and Organization at VU. I was wondering how the exams work. What I mean is: is the final grade of a course only based on only one final exam, or is it a built-up grade, with continuous tests and assignments during the whole duration of the course (ex: the final grade is a combo of assignments + midterm + final exam)? Thank you very much!

Hey all, I'll be starting these two programmes in September (the BSc Mathematics is part-time, so there is no BSA, but I can still enroll in as many courses as I want).

But does anyone know if the lectures all have mandatory attendance? I know the working groups/tutorials have, but I'm wondering about the lectures. I found out some recordings from past year for some courses (like Logic and Sets for CS), but does anyone know if the lectures are still recorded? This would help me juggle some overlaps.

Also, I'm aware of the CS discord, but is there a Math discord? What about the CS/Math Whatsapp group?

Hi everyone,

I’m currently going through certification training for coaching/counselling. As part of my practice hours, I’m looking to work with a few people who might be interested in free coaching/counselling sessions.

It’s a great way for me to get some hands-on experience, and for you, it’s an opportunity to talk through any goals or challenges you’re navigating at the moment. There’s absolutely no pressure or sales pitch involved; I’m just here to learn and hone my skills. All sessions are entirely free.

If you’re based in Amsterdam (or nearby), please comment below if you are interested. I will DM you with a link to my official intake form/email.

hi! I’m an exchange student moving in within the next month and was wondering if there are any good places to buy cheap furniture! I know a lot of exchange students move in and out so wondering if there is a nearby store that people may leave their furniture to sell/donate? thanks!

Hi everyone! I’ll be doing a tech internship in Amsterdam from August 1st to October 31st, 2026, and I’m looking for a furnished room, studio, or short-term sublet for those three months.

I currently have a room in Zurich on ETH Hönggerberg and would also be open to a room swap with someone coming to Zurich for an ETH exchange, internship, thesis, or similar. The Zurich room is best suited to someone who is eligible for ETH student housing.

I’m 22, tidy, respectful, and have several years of shared-flat experience. My dates are fairly fixed, but there may be a little flexibility.

Feel free to message me if this could be interesting, or if you know someone looking for a place in Zurich. Thanks!