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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Loved the Studio on campus just for hanging out, and also the Med if you want a busy tuesday night.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Loved Muirhead. Others may have not liked their dorms, but Muirhead was really great. Two showers, rooms with resonable space...
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Personal comments
Some complain that the housing looks too prison like. But if you spend so much time in your dorm and/or staring at your dorm, then you are missing the beautiful campus around you. Plus I got to live with three Scots and an Austrian. True international experience.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Things are expensive here, and the pound is strong against the dollar.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Shop at Tesco and cook your own food.
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Academic
Course recommendations
I took two English lit courses and one history course. I loved the English courses and have a high regard for the English department here. My history class was a little more shady.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Just make sure you read what they want you to read and participate in seminars.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Just wished I had saved some more money for travelling. I really didn't realize how expensive it was until I was confronted with it.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I really had a good time at Stirling. But I was looking for a small town that was more secluded. The campus is beautiful, and, if you want, Edinburgh and Glasgow are easily accessible by bus and train. Plus, as I already stated, I loved my English classes. The faculty in that department deserves the high marks it gets in the ratings. Plus, there are a lot of Scots here so if you are looking to experience their culture rather than that of England's then Stirling is the place to be.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Fly into Prestwick cause there is a rail connection between there and Stirling. There is none to Glasgow International. For backpacking around Scotland, Macbackpackers is a great company as well as Stray Travel. That's how I did it.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Took a while to adjust to "Scots" but after a while you get used to the accent.
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