163 reviews
4.27 / 5 based on 163 reviews

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Christine R
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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
Sandy Bell's pub is awesome; the band Rantum Scantum is fun to watch, they play at pubs around town often; the Beltane festival in April is also great.
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geyern
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
teachers at host university were very helpful; I was surprised not to have great difficulties writing my essays
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Christine R
Academic
Course recommendations
for an American, the 3rd and 4th year courses expect a lot of knowledge from you; the grading system is different, but it's not hard to get used to.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
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Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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“High quality teaching, low contact hours”
Erin C
United Kingdom, Undergraduate
Law, 2019
Overall
- Excellent personnel - the people who write the textbooks are the ones who teach you
- Low contact hours - expect a lot of independent study
- Difficult exams and strict marking standard
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Pros
Staff quality
Cons
Teaching hours

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Anna C
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
scots english can be very tricky some times...but you just get used to it after a while....aye aye!!!
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Christiane R
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
On cowgate and in this area there are plenty of pubs. I like Nichol Edwards, because it is little, cute and has live music every evening.
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