University of Glasgow

Do not forget a coat.

The first housing was a great facility. The second I was in had a better social life and excellent location. Most international students are in the dorms. However, in some of the university housing there is a great deal of freshers (age 17-18) but not in all of them. The price is decent, less than in Milan anyways.

I was quite happy about the student halls. Most of the places offer a wide range of facilities. You have the choice between undergraduate or postgraduate accomodation. Some rooms are en-suite. You have to book early to be able to choose a suitable accomodation as there is a limited number of place available.

There was an Accomodation Office where you could catch the right addresses and keep contact with private or public structures. When I arrived on January there were few problems to find an accomodation at the Campus because most of the rooms were booked since September; so i've had just few days at one of the University Accomodation and the I moved away.

Get a Zone card or a bus card for buses and for the underground. Use your student card as nuch as possible to get reductions and if you don't have one get a SYHA card (Scottish Youth Hostel Assosiation) to have cheap accomodations

In general I am happy with my language improvement, because even though I had a good paper knowledge of the language, it was difficult to put it into practice and develop fluency. After my stay in Glasgow I felt much at ease when I had to speak in English. Mainly I practised at University, with teachers and local students, and outside University at shops. It was difficult to get to know local students and share their activities (mainly the night live ones) due to the age difference (as the local students sharing accomodation or classes with us where much younger).