Best year of my life Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/10/2018 to 05/24/2019 with
University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I loved living in Scotland, it was absolutely worthwhile to spend a full year abroad
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I really enjoyed all of my classes, and found many of them to be much harder than courses at Middlebury. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
I never really used/needed to use the UoE resources |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I lived in an off-campus flat |
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I cooked my own food, so I can't comment on the UoE food |
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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? |
I signed up for a local GP, and got free care through the National Health Service. Win! |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Edinburgh is a dream city |
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) |
Edinburgh is a relatively affordable city |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | around 80 pounds |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | pack a lunch! |
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? | Direct Enrollment |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | even a year is short! |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
| To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you. |
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. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Mystery & Horror |
| Course Department: | English Literature |
| Instructor: | Penny Fielding |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This course was a great genre fiction class -- especially because most of the material drew from Scottish writers |
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Early Modern Tragedy |
| Course Department: | English Literature |
| Instructor: | James Loxley |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | James Loxley is a god. |
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Shakespeare's Comedies |
| Course Department: | English Literature |
| Instructor: | Sarah Carpenter |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Great course |
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Psycholinguistics |
| Course Department: | Language Sciences and Linguistics |
| Instructor: | Christopher Cummins |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | I found it very challenging |
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Greats: Plato to the Englightenment |
| Course Department: | Philosophy |
| Instructor: | Andrew Mason |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Lectures were quite dull |
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Architectural History 2B: Culture & The City |
| Course Department: | Architectural History |
| Instructor: | Elizabeth Petcu |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Fantastic course, great lectures for the most part |
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