Dynamic Past Review
By A student (The University of Texas at Austin) - abroad from 01/07/2016 to 05/20/2016 with
University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
SO much. How to travel, to be independent, how to deal with culture shock, cooking, etc. Yes.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Academic rigor and intensity - Classes there are quite different so it's hard to compare to the rigor of UT classes. I believe the professor determines the difficulty of the course as well. I felt that I was challenged, but did not feel overwhelmed. Resources - Overall, it UoE is an amazing university with several facilities and I am sure that I did not even take advantage of them all. However, for research it was often difficult to find resources using their catalogs and I often had to resort to using UT's resources in order to access the readings professors had assigned to us. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I was living at Uni accommodation. At first I was at Fountainbridge which was a 25 minute walk from campus, I put in a request to move closer to Robertson's Close, which wasn't the newest or cleanest place but the proximity to campus and central location was great. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Healthcare was easily accessible and FREE. It was a better experience than one I would have here at home. I believe that everyone I knew was sick for those first couple of weeks after arriving, possibly due to the drastic weather change (it was very cold and rainy). |
| * Safety: |
Felt very safe in Edinburgh. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
My original choice was to go Barcelona and I think I would choose that or another place with better weather. Otherwise, I think Edinburgh exceeded my expectations. |
Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
Very expensive to live in the UK, especially because of $ to pound conversion. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Understand the exchange rate and overestimate, because you will be eating/traveling a lot. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Exchange |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Cell Phones - TMobile is good Finances - Travel credit card, or get a local bank account |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Outright UrbaniteA social butterfly, you're happiest in bustling cities with hip people, and took advantage of all it had to offer. You enjoyed the nightlife, and had fun going out dancing, and socializing with friends. Fun-loving and dressed to the nines, you enjoyed discovering new restaurants, shops, cafes, and bars in your host country. |
