University of Glasgow Reviews

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why? It is the best way to get to know other students.

Personal comments:
Did not receive any information from the University of Glasgow on how and when I should apply for the university accomodation. In the beginning of August 2002 I called the Accomodation Office and the International Office at the University of Glasgow and they told me that I should have applied for university accomodation before the end of July 2002. They told me to send my application by fax and I did that. Started to call the Accomodation Office every week and finally they found a twin room for me. I had to share the room (big!) with a Spanish girl. At first I was a bit nervous about sharing a room with a person that I did not know but everything went fine and we never had any problems with each other. The student appartement was for four persons and a Chinese girl and a Brittish girl was also living there. The house was an old beautiful victorian house and it was close to the university.

Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal comments:
You can join the University clubs and go out for a night with them. You'll come home stoned! Don't miss the Shack near Pitt street, and the Garage if you like the disco. Plenty of Pubs will assure you a great hangover espacially the Mollymalone: Live music on friday and saturday. Don't forget to go to a football match at Ibrox, or Celtic Park at Parkhead. Travel to the west coast to the isle of Skye or to the far north to the Orkney islands, you'll discover a great landscape. Easy from the Buchannan bus station.

Course recommendations:
Before enroling to any course try to read the past exam papers and choose a suitable course according to your level of english.

Personal comments:
I think that every university should have an office or meeting room for erasmus student to help them with their studies and to do some councelling. Some of my friend had problems with their work because the level of the course was too high and did not know what to do: talk to the lecturer or the administrative staff??

Language of instruction: English

Main source of funding:
Personal savings

Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits:
Simply because at home I used to live with my family (now I'm on my own). In the second place, UK is almost three times more expensive than Italy. Lukily that is not an absolute truth...

Food, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Nightlife: was the same price as at home.

I wish I had known...
Nothing except that the Scottish accent is so different from the English and Irish one

In my opinion:
Most people loved it.