Amazing city, average academic experience January 07, 2025
By A student (Physics, Wellesley College) - abroad from 09/09/2024 to 12/20/2024 with
University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
Definately worthwhile because it showed me that I wouldn't like to do grad school in a similarly structured univercity.
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. |
Very big classes (hard to see and hear in the classes), hard to change classes, little chances to meet people, unaccessible professors. |
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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 wasn't given housing by the university. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Amazing city with many opportunities to get in touch with the local culture. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Edinburgh is one of the safest cities I have ever visited, there's lights everywhere and transportation at all hours. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | On average - 120 USD (90 dollars on food, 20 on entertainment, 10 on transportation) |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Meal deals are a life saver. |
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
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | - |
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 Nearly Native or Trail BlazerCraving the most authentic experience possible, perhaps you lived with a host family or really got in good with the locals. You may have felt confined by your program requirements and group excursions. Instead, you'd have preferred to plan your own trips, even skipping class to conduct your own 'field work.' |
