We recommend planning for your study abroad program about a year in advance. So if you are applying for a fall session, application work starts almost a year if not more in advance to give the student enough time to work on all aspects of an application process. Most schools for an undergraduate admission in US have a January-March deadline. Most UK universities for a master’s program are based on rolling admission – which means it has no deadline and once course is full the admission closes. In order to succeed in getting into the top choice of school, it is better to apply early. Application process also depends on the semester you plan to join. There are typically three terms – Fall being the most popular time to join university, Winter and Summer.