UK Universities

[F9]

Ok, seen the other thread, i feel more positive that it wont get hijacked, so here we go:thumbup1:

As you probably understood, im looking out for UK universities, though there are some critical things to have in mind.I have absolutely none of those english requirements(A levels, or whatever other shit i found wanting in their websites) beside 2 english as second language igcse's(with B).
I also know that i am a bit late, but there were high possibilities of not been able to study this year, so i couldnt program it earlier.. So with the above, its clear that i know that Oxford,Cambridge are the best etc etc, but there is no chance they will get me, i would need info on universities a bit lower than that :p
In any way, outside of those, i have decided the course im interest, and no, it has not to do with politics:) Computer science. So having all those in mind, im really interested in your advices, i will need some info on how its the life up there, i know its expensive and shit, but thats all that i know about, i have been once or two, but its totally different been in the hotel and going with the bus at big ben, from studying...
I am basically looking for foundation in the universities, so i can get fully in next year, i can do it in Cyprus, but tbh i got a bit tired of Cyprus(beside OMONOIA)
The only thing i got covered, is that i will be going seen football:lol:

[Hit The North]

Well, the cost of living is lower in the North of England and the football is better as well ;).

I'm not sure what the entry qualifications are for overseas students - I assume they recognise equivalent qualifications - but they'll sure fleece you for high fees.

[F9]

Well, the cost of living is lower in the North of England and the football is better as well ;).

I'm not sure what the entry qualifications are for overseas students - I assume they recognise equivalent qualifications - but they'll sure fleece you for high fees.

The fees are the same with you(locals) at the university.Capitalism(well not so much heh, im still paying, and its not few money) and europe ftw:lol::p
I checked that, its like 3500 in most of the universities for Ukers, and European citizens, and like 9000 for the rest....

[Steve_j]

Do you have any experience relative to the subject?

Alot of univeristies will (and some prefer to) take people as mature students (over 21) regardless of whether you finished highschool or not, provided you have relative experience that is.

[F9]

Im 18, i just (june) finished school.The only experience i have on the subject is the lessons i took in school and few things i tried learn myself, but got bored from the stupid internet tutorials, eventually.

[Steve_j]

Ok yeah well a foundation course will probably be your best bet then, i didnt study computer science so cant really give you any first hand advice on that although my partners brother studied computer science at the university of nottingham for a year (erasmus) He took the placement there over another fancy uni, but i cant rember why. Will ask him though.

Anyway, yeah the uk is expensive, im in london which is by no means a great place to be a student finacially (but socially, fuck yes), might be best to have a look at smaller cities like brighton, nottingham, bristol ect, cant comment about up north as i dont head up there much (and dont know anyone who does)

Do you know if you qualify for student loans/grants in the uk?

[F9]

Ok, thanks for that and all your help.
Yeah, im betting there is gonna be difference from small to big cities, as for loan, i dont know for the uk, im getting one from down here. i hope i wont need to know if i qualify for the uk ones(loans), and hopefully this one will be enough.:p

[Steve_j]

Best of luck.

[Bitter Ashes]

Come to Huddersfield and do uni there. I hear they have a very good computing department here and you'll be very welcome over here. Only thing is that I've been informed by those student types to try rent from a private landlord rather than doing the Halls as they're done by a private company that rips you off and is all housed about 6 miles from the UNI. You also get to meet Patrick Stewart and make Captain Picard jokes about him lol

[Quail]

I'm at Sheffield, although I'm not doing anythng related to computers. One of my friends was doing a computerish course, but I'm not sure what the computer department is like. It's a nice town, but the uni halls are an absolute rip off.

[F9]

sheffield is in one of my interests, i emailed them(between like 15 others) to inform me on the criteria they will want from a cypriot student, im still waitting reply from all of them:lol: nottingham replied, but did with the wrong foundation course.
I send the Huddersfiel, also now, thanks Hannah:)
As for ripping off, can you explain a bit more?You know i have yet to come in uk, so some phrases are a bit hard heh :p What does it means?You are saying that they are expensive, not worth their money, they are "cheating" the students?(if so yeees, i understood correct, if no, mehhh:D)

[F9]

Also, food question, heh. Is the food also expensive?No, im not interest in expensive restaurants(unless the one is paying its not me:lol:), but rather than food from supermarkets, fast food etc

[Quail]

Ah sorry haha, yeah you were right about what I meant by "rip off". After my rent was taken out in my first year I probably had about £200 left of my loan! Lucky my parents could afford to send me money to live on. In my second year I shared a house kind of away from the major student area though, and it was pretty cheap.

[Quail]

Also, food question, heh. Is the food also expensive?No, im not interest in expensive restaurants(unless the one is paying its not me:lol:), but rather than food from supermarkets, fast food etc

It depends on what you'd consider cheap. It also depends largely on where you shop. Alcohol is pretty expensive, but I find that food isn't too bad. I can easily buy about 2 weeks worth of food for £50, and that's to feed 2 people, but I don't buy meat and I'm guessing that would bump up the costs.

[F9]

It depends on what you'd consider cheap. It also depends largely on where you shop. Alcohol is pretty expensive, but I find that food isn't too bad. I can easily buy about 2 weeks worth of food for £50, and that's to feed 2 people, but I don't buy meat and I'm guessing that would bump up the costs.

I dont care much about alcohol, i was never big fan of it, most of the times i drink was just for the company etc, i could easily live without it.:)
But yeah, my food catalog consists mostly of meat, but would of course cut down on things if i get low on money(sandwiches are good;))


Ah sorry haha, yeah you were right about what I meant by "rip off". After my rent was taken out in my first year I probably had about £200 left of my loan! Lucky my parents could afford to send me money to live on. In my second year I shared a house kind of away from the major student area though, and it was pretty cheap.

:D Oh god thats shit...You didnt knew how much it would cost from the start?Im going to look on those really well, and first, if i get to UK.

Oh yeah, i forgot to ask(how silly of me:lol:), is there a local football team? :p

[Quail]

There are a couple, but I don't think they're very good :p Not really a football person though.

[F9]

fuck good, i have OMONOIA for good:cool: their tickets would be cheaper also:thumbup1:
but i wouldnt say no to Man Utd match, i wouldnt say no to a derby:D

Anw, back to the real subject again, there is no way im going to UK, and be at a place without even a small amateur team, so my question was a bit stupid.heh

[Hit The North]

Originally posted by Fuserg9
Oh yeah, i forgot to ask(how silly of mehttp://www.revleft.com/vb/../revleft/smilies2/laugh.gif), is there a local football team? http://www.revleft.com/vb/../revleft/smilies/001_tongue.gif

Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday are the teams in Sheffield. United play in the Championship (English 2nd division) and Wednesday play in League One (English 3rd division).

If you go further north to Newcastle, which is a very friendly city, renowned for its party (that is, hard drinking) atmosphere, Newcastle United play in the Premiership.

[F9]

Yeah i know newcastle ;p
It seems a bit more isolated from rest , but im not having any issue on going there, but i didnt even email them, searching their website i didnt found anywhere that they offer foundation for students who dont feel the criteria.:(

[bricolage]

Sheffield is a very good place to go for University. The halls are expensive yeah (as are halls everywhere) but at the risk of sounding like a brochure you do meet a lot of people in them, a lot of dickheads but also nice people.
As for football we (crystal palace) sent Wednesday down on the last day of last season but Hillsborough is a really nice stadium and I reckon they will probably come back up again this year. Sheffield United are still in the Championship so (slightly) better football. For both teams you can get cheap £5 tickets through the University Union at various times throughout the year, for the other games I think it is a bit more.

[Aesop]

I know that lancaster university has a huge connection with schools in greece so a lot of international students tend to come from there and especially in regards to their business management school. Although i am not sure if they have any connections to cyprus.

In regards to the football scene blackpool and wigan are relativity close and have been promoted to the premiership meaning that you could always catch a half-decent game.

From what i heard newcastle university is another good option

[davidbrooke]

A university in Greater Manchester?

Come and see the working class-supporter run FC United!

[Bitter Ashes]

As for making your money stretch, the trick as with anywhere and with anything is to TALK TO THE LOCALS! Trust me, that bit of advice will save you a fortune. If you just hang around with students from out of the area then you will be pulled into so so many scams like paying £90+ for a room in halls, or spending £50 on your food bill.

For a student, you should get cheaper rent anyway (the landlord doesn't have to pay council tax) and it'll likely be a shared house. You really shouldn't be paying more than £60 a week for a room and you'd expect that bills are included for that kind of a price.

As for food, it's VERY possible to live off £5 a week for food, even without the skipping/dumpter diving and homegrowing. Booze varies WILDLY. If you go to the local working class pubs then you'll probably never pay more than £1.80 a pint of beer. Posher places, even up North, can get away with charging closer to £3.80 for a pint of beer and in the land of the Southrons, such as London, expect even higher. The Student Union bars have actualy become very expensive and gentrified over the years and are NOT a good place for beer prices. Around the towns too there will likely be student nights where they'll do deals such as £1 drinks, but there'll be terms and conditions to that sort of thing and probably an entry fee too. Again, of course, there are DIY solutions such as brewing your very own booze, which is very easy, cheap, rewarding and tasty! My homebrew cider for example worked out at 15p a pint if I remember right and was like rocket fuel.

I cannot stress this enough though Fuserg9, you MUST integrate with the locals, otherwise you'll never have any money. That being said, you may have a hard time doing that as a lot of workers are generally very suspicious of students. If you're going somewhere where there's local comrades of course, there won't be that problem.

hope that helps :)

[F9]

A university in Greater Manchester?

Come and see the working class-supporter run FC United!

Yeah, that would be cool:thumbup1: But i only found one in Manchester, it seems though it has some high entry standards, but im still waiting for their responses.

[F9]

As for making your money stretch, the trick as with anywhere and with anything is to TALK TO THE LOCALS! Trust me, that bit of advice will save you a fortune. If you just hang around with students from out of the area then you will be pulled into so so many scams like paying £90+ for a room in halls, or spending £50 on your food bill.

For a student, you should get cheaper rent anyway (the landlord doesn't have to pay council tax) and it'll likely be a shared house. You really shouldn't be paying more than £60 a week for a room and you'd expect that bills are included for that kind of a price.

As for food, it's VERY possible to live off £5 a week for food, even without the skipping/dumpter diving and homegrowing. Booze varies WILDLY. If you go to the local working class pubs then you'll probably never pay more than £1.80 a pint of beer. Posher places, even up North, can get away with charging closer to £3.80 for a pint of beer and in the land of the Southrons, such as London, expect even higher. The Student Union bars have actualy become very expensive and gentrified over the years and are NOT a good place for beer prices. Around the towns too there will likely be student nights where they'll do deals such as £1 drinks, but there'll be terms and conditions to that sort of thing and probably an entry fee too. Again, of course, there are DIY solutions such as brewing your very own booze, which is very easy, cheap, rewarding and tasty! My homebrew cider for example worked out at 15p a pint if I remember right and was like rocket fuel.

I cannot stress this enough though Fuserg9, you MUST integrate with the locals, otherwise you'll never have any money. That being said, you may have a hard time doing that as a lot of workers are generally very suspicious of students. If you're going somewhere where there's local comrades of course, there won't be that problem.

hope that helps :)

It helps, and it helps a lot, thanks youand all the others that are responding, and giving me advices(cheers)

I will surely go in search for comrades, AF would be probably the first i would try to get in contact, i would probably prefer a town with an active
group, but im not gonna base my search on that. Also, i have some cousins who live over there, so they will probably help me too, especially if im getting anywhere near their town(wolverhampton).

[F9]

Heh, i got a lot of responses today, one "rejection"(lancaster) which came after Aesop's advice, i didnt really searched that into it, how good it is, so yeah, i got it know that its one of the best:lol:They redirected me to the Bellerbys college, i didnt understood completely what it is about, but seems to offers foundations.

Almost all the others, are talking me about clearings, and redirect me to UCAS, where UCAS says to me, that in order for me to be able to apply for the clearing, i should had made an apply earlier for the universitys(before 30th of June) something that f course didnt happen, cause at that time i didnt know what could happen, or if i was going studys.Beside that, only nottingham replied me with qualifications of foundation programme, all the other replies are not talking about foundation at all, are just focusing on clearing and that i should apply with UCAS..Im wondering if i misunderstood some things..Does the clearing really have a connection with the foundation programme?Isnt the clearing for possitions for those who fulfill the criteria?I dont fulfill any criteria outside english language..

[davidbrooke]

There is three universities in Greater Manchester, of which I know Salford and Manchester Metropolitan University offer plenty of foundation courses as well as low entry grade levels. (Also both of which are closer to the centre of Manchester than the Uni of Manchester itself).

I know in Salford, where I study, house prices are as low £60 a week (incl. bills). Anything more than that is unacceptable personally.

With FC United you can buy a season ticket for as low as £21 (well that is what my brother pays as an 18 year old).

And to echo Hannah Kay's point that mixing in with the locals, although difficult, is infinitely rewarding. Local pubs have a much better friendly-welcoming atmosphere if you show a desire and curiosity to learn about local history and customs. I, myself being a Salford native, have spent a great deal of time showing foreign students around the city.

But good luck with your choices mate. I know applying for universities in England can be quite intense at the moment.

[Dr Mindbender]

If youre coming to the UK, dont overlook the other UK nations. Unless ive grossly misunderstood the Scotland universities dont charge tuition fees. That could be the biggest money saving advice of this thread.

Im fairly sure the Glasgow universities have top class IT facilities with none of the Oxford/Cambridge entrance requirements. Just prepare yourself for the broad accent, the fatty food and the chilly weather. At least you'll be able to rub shoulders with Sam b.

Queens university in Belfast is a very prestigious university. The entrance requirements may be slightly high though.

[revolution inaction]

If youre coming to the UK, dont overlook the other UK nations. Unless ive grossly misunderstood the Scotland universities dont charge tuition fees. That could be the biggest money saving advice of this thread.


i'm pretty shore that only applies to Scottish students, i think for students within the eu it depends on if there state will fund them

[nuisance]

It's pretty easy to have no major expenses, other than rent and going out, if you don't mind being abit of a cheeky chappy- and even they can be swindled.

[Widerstand]

If youre coming to the UK, dont overlook the other UK nations. Unless ive grossly misunderstood the Scotland universities dont charge tuition fees. That could be the biggest money saving advice of this thread.

As far as I got it, they charge the same Home Fees as every other UK university (around 3,200 pound per year).

[Hit The North]

At least you'll be able to rub shoulders with Sam b.



Just how small do you think Scotland is?

[F9]

At least you'll be able to rub shoulders with Sam b.

Even if this sounds cool :lol: and the fact that glasgow = celtics, it makes it even more cool and attractive(ok not as much as the Samy part:laugh:) i prefer one in the England, i dont know why tbh:lol:, but pretty much 80% im coming to you,damn UKers.:)
I came to the stage where i was not able to find more ways around, so i also seeked for professional help, good thing is that this will probably guarantee me a place, but will cost a big amount for me.

Also, probably the trickiest part, i need to write a personal statement on my own, and also the most tricky part, i need a reference.And all the people i could think of and my family, cant do it for a variety of reasons.My school is closed, so its really hard to reach any of my teachers, and my old english tutor cant do it.Deep shit.
In any way, does anyone have any of the 2 above online?The first i need some ideas, and the second, i dont know, i might just find someone and sign it from me....cause i was told that tomorrow things get trickier for a position cause the A levels results get announced or something like that. Dont worry, i wont copy anything, im just looking for ideas.:)I dont wanna screw up my personal statement, for sure.

[F9]

There is three universities in Greater Manchester, of which I know Salford and Manchester Metropolitan University offer plenty of foundation courses as well as low entry grade levels. (Also both of which are closer to the centre of Manchester than the Uni of Manchester itself).


I know in Salford, where I study, house prices are as low £60 a week (incl. bills). Anything more than that is unacceptable personally.

With FC United you can buy a season ticket for as low as £21 (well that is what my brother pays as an 18 year old).

And to echo Hannah Kay's point that mixing in with the locals, although difficult, is infinitely rewarding. Local pubs have a much better friendly-welcoming atmosphere if you show a desire and curiosity to learn about local history and customs. I, myself being a Salford native, have spent a great deal of time showing foreign students around the city.

But good luck with your choices mate. I know applying for universities in England can be quite intense at the moment.

Yeah, thanks, will look on them, i was told that the University of Manchester foundation costs £12000 , so i basically disqualified it, but will take under consideration this 2.
Really?£21:wub::tt1: Wooo, this makes manchester really as one of the towns i want to be, great team(not in football playing, but in all the rest :p) and cheap tickets, what else can someone ask for?:D

Thanks mate, really appreciate each and every one reply, yeah this moment must be one of the very few times i really got that deep into searching things on my own, try to fill applications etc, things i was always too bored or too much not cared of to do, and was just like "fuck it" :p, but england seems for now at least, probably the idea place, i dont know if i will change my approach to this at some time, i think i will, but i hope i dont:lol:

[F9]

I have thankfully (half)finished my personal statement, it took me 2 and a half hours, but managed to write it, but ffs, where i thought there wasnt going to be enough to write, i wrote hell more:mad: instead off 4000 characters, 4800 and instead of 41 lines, 72...Will deal with it later though, im too tired now..
Fucking reference only thing that left.

[Sam_b]

I imagine that universities in Scotland would be cheaper for you than the ones in England, as you can probably get a subsidy from the Scottish government. This would be why we have a lot of overseas students at my university.


Just prepare yourself for the broad accent

Everyone uses the word 'eejit' as a slander to the Irish people, apparently.


rub shoulders with Sam b

You should be so lucky.

[Widerstand]

i was told that tomorrow things get trickier for a position cause the A levels results get announced or something like that.

Does that mean we should hurry up with the applications (I'm applying to UK too, Glasgow, London, possibly Sheffield)? Damn reference gonna be one helluva thing to get within reasonable time... I'm pretty much e-mailing old English teachers and hoping they're not somewhere on vacation right now.

[F9]

Does that mean we should hurry up with the applications (I'm applying to UK too, Glasgow, London, possibly Sheffield)? Damn reference gonna be one helluva thing to get within reasonable time... I'm pretty much e-mailing old English teachers and hoping they're not somewhere on vacation right now.

Thats what i was told at least, and yes the results did got outside yesterday.I was told by leicester that they could offer me a place, if i was contacting them a bit earlier, but will have to wait now, cause all their places are full...Damn, still unlucky..And still with no reference...

[Fictional]

You should also look into Universities in Wales, I have to get the bus to where I work and regularly see people of other countries going to the University near me, take a look at:

UWIC (Cardiff)
Cardiff University
University of Wales, Newport
Caerleon University

Hope it helps, get in touch with me and I'll be more than happy to contact some people to help.

[Wanted Man]

I imagine that universities in Scotland would be cheaper for you than the ones in England, as you can probably get a subsidy from the Scottish government. This would be why we have a lot of overseas students at my university.

Studying in Scotland sounds kind of cool. How exactly would one be eligible for that kind of subsidy? Not that I'm planning to go immediately, but it may very well end up on my to-do list for the future.


They use worse words for that purpose at Ibrox you cant deny that.

Clearly. My Literature teacher from Ireland must also secretly be an anti-Irish bigot, for he uses the word all the time too.

[F9]

Yes, i finally managed to find myself a reference, my damn school, good for the consultant though, that he accepted coming from his vacations just to write me one, there are still some good people on those evil schools:lol: Sadly though, it wont be ready until monday, even tuesday, i hope it dont delays me that much to left with no places open.I was told by a professional consultant, that the applications from cyprus at least to UK universities, were 53% higher:blink:
As for the non england universities, the only town that would make me think about it, its glagow, and for obvious reasons:D

[Widerstand]

Thats what i was told at least, and yes the results did got outside yesterday.I was told by leicester that they could offer me a place, if i was contacting them a bit earlier, but will have to wait now, cause all their places are full...Damn, still unlucky..And still with no reference...


Yes, i finally managed to find myself a reference, my damn school, good for the consultant though, that he accepted coming from his vacations just to write me one, there are still some good people on those evil schools:lol: Sadly though, it wont be ready until monday, even tuesday, i hope it dont delays me that much to left with no places open.I was told by a professional consultant, that the applications from cyprus at least to UK universities, were 53% higher:blink:
As for the non england universities, the only town that would make me think about it, its glagow, and for obvious reasons:D

Heh, good for you ^^. My reference won't be ready until early/mid September, as the only person I'd consider qualified - and willing, I was one hell of an ass in school - to write a honest and positive reference on me is on vacation right now. I just hope they don't care too much about the date of the application.

[F9]

Heh, good for you ^^. My reference won't be ready until early/mid September, as the only person I'd consider qualified - and willing, I was one hell of an ass in school - to write a honest and positive reference on me is on vacation right now. I just hope they don't care too much about the date of the application.

Hope you manage it mate, and who knows, we might end up in the same university :p

[F9]

After going threw all this shit, trying to get reference, write the PS, search for hours and hours for info on the net, on the unis sites, seems that im staying in cyprus...:rolleyes::mad: Some "issues" require me to be down here sadly, but i hope i will clear them out until next year so i can get a place where i want to, also.
Im not giving up studies though, im going to a local university, which will guarantee me if i want to next year a position in UK(and not only) universities, unless im been a complete ass and dont give a shit, but i aint planning on doing that(i have been always saying that though each and every new year in school, but never changed:lol:).So yeah, thanks all for the info, really appreciate it, but you wont have the honor as it seems up until next year to have fuserg9 on your land :tt2:
Im keeping the thread open, as other people may want to get informed, ask questions, etc, feel free doing it.

[IndependentCitizen]

Ok yeah well a foundation course will probably be your best bet then, i didnt study computer science so cant really give you any first hand advice on that although my partners brother studied computer science at the university of nottingham for a year (erasmus) He took the placement there over another fancy uni, but i cant rember why. Will ask him though.

Anyway, yeah the uk is expensive, im in london which is by no means a great place to be a student finacially (but socially, fuck yes), might be best to have a look at smaller cities like brighton, nottingham, bristol ect, cant comment about up north as i dont head up there much (and dont know anyone who does)

Do you know if you qualify for student loans/grants in the uk?
Brighton is an amazing city, you'll love the amount of pubs we have down here and there's always some thing happening too. Also large leftist scene :)

[777]

Dude! Get yer ass up to Liverpool! We've got boss educational facilities, great local student culture, everything is dead cheap and there's loads of reds :thumbup1:

[Quail]

Everyone is like an advert for the place where they live :lol:
Sheffield AF are awesome by the way..

[F9]

Everyone is like an advert for the place where they live :lol:
Sheffield AF are awesome by the way..

lol yeah, noticed that

@IndependentCitizen Brighton mate?Dont you think the lever up there is a bit high?:p I thought that brighton was easily in top5.

I have one more year to think of my possibilities, basically not a year raelly, i was told january to make my application, but still i have some time;)

[IndependentCitizen]

What do you mean? as in cost wise?

[F9]

What do you mean? as in cost wise?

no, as in top universities, as been one of the best.

[Steve_j]

Brighton is an amazing city, you'll love the amount of pubs we have down here and there's always some thing happening too. Also large leftist scene :)

Yeah i would second that, dont get down there asmuch as i would like. Wouldnt mind studying music and informatics at sussex university so might just move there one day (if i dont get fed up with the weather and flee the country first)

[F9]

OK cleaned it from the little fight samy vs drM. We can continue freely now:D

[maskerade]

Studying in Scotland sounds kind of cool. How exactly would one be eligible for that kind of subsidy? Not that I'm planning to go immediately, but it may very well end up on my to-do list for the future.


Tuition is free for all EU students (apart from those that are from the UK, they pay home fees). Scotland also has lots of great unis, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen are all very good, and they don't require the absurd requirements that some English unis want.

Also, Scotland is atleast 10 times cooler than England, and I'm Swedish, so my opinion is completely objective and unbiased :D

[Bitter Ashes]

I don't know if his poor poor Cypriot heart could cope with battered Mars Bars and deep fried everything though lol

[F9]

I don't know if his poor poor Cypriot heart could cope with battered Mars Bars and deep fried everything though lol

Come to cyprus, and then lets talk about unhealthy(and tasty of course:cool:) food:lol: i can live with conditions like that:D

[Vampire Lobster]

Mmkay so. I've been thinking about archaeology in Glasgow a lot, got any experiences? Or should I head off to Aberdeen which is actually specialized in northern archaeology which is kind of my thing? Aberdeen seems a-ok but from what I've heard, it's also pretty expensive to live in and I'd really prefer to live in an actually pretty big city rather than an oversized town which Aberdeen sort of seems to be.

[brigadista]

Fuserg9 have a look here

http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/

and good luck

[4 Leaf Clover]

You should check Caledonian University in Glasgow for International students http://www.gcu.ac.uk/ . But it's all too expensive. 10k a year :( Fuck sake , who can afford that. Plus count the living expenses which also hit the top.

[F9]

You should check Caledonian University in Glasgow for International students http://www.gcu.ac.uk/ . But it's all too expensive. 10k a year :( Fuck sake , who can afford that. Plus count the living expenses which also hit the top.

bank can afford that, and we paying in parts for the rest of our lifes...:rolleyes:

[Sam_b]

Depends what subsidies you get I guess. Caley's got a crap student atmosphere as well, there's no real union or association around it, their entire campus is like a wind-tunnel.


Mmkay so. I've been thinking about archaeology in Glasgow a lot, got any experiences? Or should I head off to Aberdeen which is actually specialized in northern archaeology which is kind of my thing? Aberdeen seems a-ok but from what I've heard, it's also pretty expensive to live in and I'd really prefer to live in an actually pretty big city rather than an oversized town which Aberdeen sort of seems to be.

A couple of my friends do it (I also study at Glasgow university) and apparently they're getting hit by the cuts in the same way as my department are. However don't write off Aberdeen as an 'oversized town' either. I grew up there and it's a perfectly fine city and the university is good. It's just a bit of a journey up north.

[ellipsis]

its clear that i know that Oxford,Cambridge are the best etc etc, but there is no chance they will get me

Oh Bobkkkindles won't write you a recommendation? Or lend you a yacht to pad you application?

Sorry it was too easy.:D

[F9]

the journey restarts!:lol: with fucked up situation again though, i missed the deadline once again cause i misunderstood the councilor of my uni...She told me met her on December i went on January after it closed!And cant postpone it anymore cause of the fee increasing, i was told that if i get in this year i pay old fees, if not i am screwed up.Now i have to rewrite the damn personal statement and i fucking hated it when i did so in summer, but things have changed a lot and have to redo it:mad:
In any way, damn UKers get prepared.. im coooooming

[Bitter Ashes]

We'll button down the hatches! ;)

[F9]

Anyone with good english knowledge can read an email i want to send to one of my lecturer so i am not making any grammar mistakes, and point what i want clearly?(its a small email, 2-3 lines)

edit:damn ukers and amerikkkans you get lost when you are needed :tt2: i sent it as it was and i hope it isnt that bad heh

[Stranger Than Paradise]

Ah I was just gonna say I could do that for ya. Good luck with it, what Uni's are you applying to? I'm hoping to go the same time as you.

[F9]

Ah I was just gonna say I could do that for ya. Good luck with it, what Uni's are you applying to? I'm hoping to go the same time as you.

heh, thanks anw. As for universities i am still not sure, probably Sheffield, Nottingham and couple of the Manchester ones.

[TC]

University College London = best activist scene (among the longest, largest, highest profile occupation), and academics second only to Oxbridge (excluding some specialist courses), but with an egalitarian and secularist tradition against Oxbridge elitism and religion.

[revolution inaction]

your posts are perfectly readable, i'm sure the email was fine

[Vampire Lobster]

So, I eventually applied for Sheffield, Leeds, Glasgow and Aberdeen this January. Leeds has already made an unconditional offer, eagerly waiting for the rest. I'm not made of money nor never really expect to be, so of course I'd kind of prefer a university where I don't have to pay 9000 quids for one year of studying, but meh.

[Bitter Ashes]

So, I eventually applied for Sheffield, Leeds, Glasgow and Aberdeen this January. Leeds has already made an unconditional offer, eagerly waiting for the rest. I'm not made of money nor never really expect to be, so of course I'd kind of prefer a university where I don't have to pay 9000 quids for one year of studying, but meh.
New students in 2012 will pay those fees. If you're starting in September then your fees will be capped at £3k. The student loan will cover your course fees, plus a means tested extra to help towards your accomidation and stuff, but you'll probably need a part time job too.Congrats on your offer. :)

Also, I know folks in Leeds and Sheffield, so you won't be short of comrades out there to get you on your feet. I don't know Scotland that well to comment sorry, but I'm sure they'll be just as welcoming.

[Vampire Lobster]

New students in 2012 will pay those fees. If you're starting in September then your fees will be capped at £3k. The student loan will cover your course fees, plus a means tested extra to help towards your accomidation and stuff, but you'll probably need a part time job too.Congrats on your offer. :)

Also, I know folks in Leeds and Sheffield, so you won't be short of comrades out there to get you on your feet. I don't know Scotland that well to comment sorry, but I'm sure they'll be just as welcoming.

Unfortunately, I'm starting uni in 2012. Can't make it in 2011. That's why I'm kind of hoping to get into Scotland, which is actually pretty likely, as I wouldn't have to pay tuition fee there at all, as an EU student.


Anyways, thanks. I'll be sure to be in contact if I for some reason decided to go the Leeds or Sheffield way.

[F9]

My 5 uni choices are most probably going to be(with order of preference) Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester Metropolitan and Salford.
My main goal are the first 3, though i am thinking to add the last 2 of the city i prefer and as they have really lower standards so my chances are way bigger.Though tbh if i only get offers from last 2 i will even consider it not going as the diploma may be on lower lever than the one i am doing now, but thats a thinking that i have time to take.

[Bitter Ashes]

Unfortunately, I'm starting uni in 2012. Can't make it in 2011. That's why I'm kind of hoping to get into Scotland, which is actually pretty likely, as I wouldn't have to pay tuition fee there at all, as an EU student.


Anyways, thanks. I'll be sure to be in contact if I for some reason decided to go the Leeds or Sheffield way.
:scared: No way! Damn, pesky Scotts. They won't let us English folks study there for free. I bet this is revenge for all those massacres and stuff in the Middle Ages. :crying:

[Vampire Lobster]

:scared: No way! Damn, pesky Scotts. They won't let us English folks study there for free. I bet this is revenge for all those massacres and stuff in the Middle Ages. :crying:

Yup. The logic is pretty obvious though, us EU students are after all less likely to apply to Scottish universities en masse to the extent English students would if they had the opportunity to study free as near as Scotland. The English are really being fucked over here, but I personally am not really blaming Scotland for what they're doing.

[Bitter Ashes]

I'm only playing anyway. The English universities charge Scottish students up to £9k a year now, so it's only fair really :P

[F9]

From my track:
The University of Manchester (https://track.ucas.com/ucastrack/choice?choiceid=5&cd=96333&bc=1301683690831)G400 19-Sep-2011 Unconditional
campus: entry point: 1

So does that mean what i think it means?:ohmy: My ucas "book" says that unconditional means that i have been offered a place with no more criteria need to be filled.But i only made the application like 2 weeks ago, and really i added Manchester to my choices against everyones opinion of not adding it cause its near impossible to get a place this late.So it seems like its not making sense:lol: :tt2:
And if it is an offer with no further criteria needed, can my grades on my current uni affect the offer?Cause i have made some unfortunate results in some of my current courses, that will need some extra push to reach higher level( not that if the offer wont change i will give up, i wont but it will save me from the hard times psychologically pushing in order to get that good grades).
I also have 4 other pending replies, but Manchester is my first choice, what do you think, should i wait for all the replies to come, if i wait is there a possibility for the offer from Manchester for example to change?

[Black Sheep]

So did you get accepted in a UK college or not?

Anyway i'd advice you not to go into computer science if you haven't REALLY thought about it (especially if you got that decision from lotsa windows).

It can be SUPER boring and meaningless,compared to the other sciences (θετικες)..

[F9]

But... I am already a computer science student :p And i like it, i have a hard time with courses that arent really related with my major(mainly maths:lol:), but the ones that have to do with programming and things like that are pretty ok. I am currently still in a private university down here, but i am going to UK this september, and i just got my first offer from a university as you can see from above post, so i just need to decide what and where.Seeing my 5 unis of choice are Manchester, Lancaster, Nottingham, Liverpool and Salford, while i have an offer from Manchester the last 2 are completely out of the picture, maybe i will think about Lancaster though seeing that most people consider it to be one of the best, which might offer me a better "future"...But when i was applying i had manchester as my number 1 option in my mind, so i might pretty much go ahead and accept that asa i get to meet with my uni councilor and talk this.

Anw, still anyone can inform me on my #76 post:blushing: ?

[F9]

From my track:
The University of Manchester G400 19-Sep-2011 Unconditional
campus: entry point: 1

So does that mean what i think it means?:ohmy: My ucas "book" says that unconditional means that i have been offered a place with no more criteria need to be filled.But i only made the application like 2 weeks ago, and really i added Manchester to my choices against everyones opinion of not adding it cause its near impossible to get a place this late.So it seems like its not making sense:lol: :tt2:
And if it is an offer with no further criteria needed, can my grades on my current uni affect the offer?Cause i have made some unfortunate results in some of my current courses, that will need some extra push to reach higher level( not that if the offer wont change i will give up, i wont but it will save me from the hard times psychologically pushing in order to get that good grades).
I also have 4 other pending replies, but Manchester is my first choice, what do you think, should i wait for all the replies to come, if i wait is there a possibility for the offer from Manchester for example to change?

cough:crying:thats the first time i felt ignored:crying::lol: I can hardly imagine that no one knows anything about uni offers.i offer big fat rep cookies:drool:

[TC]

From my track:
The University of Manchester G400 19-Sep-2011 Unconditional
campus: entry point: 1

So does that mean what i think it means?:ohmy: My ucas "book" says that unconditional means that i have been offered a place with no more criteria need to be filled.But i only made the application like 2 weeks ago, and really i added Manchester to my choices against everyones opinion of not adding it cause its near impossible to get a place this late.So it seems like its not making sense:lol: :tt2:
And if it is an offer with no further criteria needed, can my grades on my current uni affect the offer?Cause i have made some unfortunate results in some of my current courses, that will need some extra push to reach higher level( not that if the offer wont change i will give up, i wont but it will save me from the hard times psychologically pushing in order to get that good grades).
I also have 4 other pending replies, but Manchester is my first choice, what do you think, should i wait for all the replies to come, if i wait is there a possibility for the offer from Manchester for example to change?

No your grades now cannot effect the offer. Thats what unconditional means. The only thing that might keep you out is if you somehow lied on your ucas form or if you fail to complete your current course of studies.


i offer big fat rep cookies:drool: = well you know, the reputation 'scale' icon thing has a bigger impact than the 'thanks' button :p

[IndependentCitizen]

Any comrades going to Keele university in 2012 :P

[TC]

But... I am already a computer science student :p And i like it, i have a hard time with courses that arent really related with my major(mainly maths:lol:), but the ones that have to do with programming and things like that are pretty ok. I am currently still in a private university down here, but i am going to UK this september, and i just got my first offer from a university as you can see from above post, so i just need to decide what and where.Seeing my 5 unis of choice are Manchester, Lancaster, Nottingham, Liverpool and Salford, while i have an offer from Manchester the last 2 are completely out of the picture, maybe i will think about Lancaster though seeing that most people consider it to be one of the best, which might offer me a better "future"...But when i was applying i had manchester as my number 1 option in my mind, so i might pretty much go ahead and accept that asa i get to meet with my uni councilor and talk this.

Anw, still anyone can inform me on my #76 post:blushing: ?

Honestly I think you have to ignore the 2011 league tables where Lancester weirdly jumped many places (guardian rates it more highly than Imperial and LSE :p but I don't think anyone really imagines that its a better education, or more prestigeous, or would give you more options on graduation, than ICL or LSE). They vary so much from year to year and between newspaper.

If you just asked me, I would think Manchester and Nottingham would carry more "prestige."

If you want to go to Manchester, you should not, in my mind, go to Lancaster just because some classmate said it would give you a better future. It wont, if anything Manchester has greater name recognition, much more research productivity and it has vastly greater resources.

Manchester's average RAE rating is 5th, just after Oxbridge and the three top London universities: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2008/dec/18/rae-2008-results-uk-universities

And it is 4th in international reputation according to the guardian: http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Education/documents/2009/08/20/ReputationRankings2009in.pdf

[F9]

No your grades now cannot effect the offer. Thats what unconditional means. The only thing that might keep you out is if you somehow lied on your ucas form or if you fail to complete your current course of studies.

Cool, i dont think i will have issues with completing my courses, but from straight A's on first semester, possible C+D arent that great:( There was nothing to lie about in UCAS, i wrote my personal statement alone, and anything else was completed by uni councilor so i am not afraid from that either;)


= well you know, the reputation 'scale' icon thing has a bigger impact than the 'thanks' button :p

yeah thats why i mentioned the big fat rep, one rep from me its like ~40 thanks, so i thought it could bribe some people :lol: :tt2:


Honestly I think you have to ignore the 2011 league tables where Lancester weirdly jumped many places (guardian rates it more highly than Imperial and LSE :p but I don't think anyone really imagines that its a better education, or more prestigeous, or would give you more options on graduation, than ICL or LSE). They vary so much from year to year and between newspaper.

If you just asked me, I would think Manchester and Nottingham would carry more "prestige."

If you want to go to Manchester, you should not, in my mind, go to Lancaster just because some classmate said it would give you a better future. It wont, if anything Manchester has greater name recognition, much more research productivity and it has vastly greater resources.

Manchester's average RAE rating is 5th, just after Oxbridge and the three top London universities: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/...k-universities (http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2008/dec/18/rae-2008-results-uk-universities)

And it is 4th in international reputation according to the guardian: http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-file...ings2009in.pdf (http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Education/documents/2009/08/20/ReputationRankings2009in.pdf)

I posted my first post before going ahead and checking the universities sites(i mean at that period, cause i did few weeks, and months ago), so after searching upon Nottingham,Lancaster and Manchester site, and my course specifically it was made pretty clear to me that my best choice is indeed Manchester and thats what i am going with.
So unless i fuck things up(which i neither believe or hope i will:lol:), september i will be in manchester, hopefully:D And i have to say i am pretty excited about it.

Thanks for the responses, appreciate it and big fat rep cookies are on the way :p

[TC]

I posted my first post before going ahead and checking the universities sites(i mean at that period, cause i did few weeks, and months ago), so after searching upon Nottingham,Lancaster and Manchester site, and my course specifically it was made pretty clear to me that my best choice is indeed Manchester and thats what i am going with.
So unless i fuck things up(which i neither believe or hope i will:lol:), september i will be in manchester, hopefully:D And i have to say i am pretty excited about it.

Congratulations on Manchester, I'm sure you will enjoy it. Personally I think you are making the right choice - If i was presented with the same set of options I would go to Manchester.

What course are you on?


Thanks for the responses, appreciate it and big fat rep cookies are on the way :pHeh, thanks! I'd reciprocate but it says I've given you rep too recently.

[F9]

Congratulations on Manchester, I'm sure you will enjoy it. Personally I think you are making the right choice - If i was presented with the same set of options I would go to Manchester.

Thank you very much:)I am pretty sure i will enjoy it too, beside the dull weather, as i love summer and sun(which is probably ~9 months down here:D) and hate cold etc, but all the rest out power this damn place i got bored of...heh



What course are you on?

Computer Science (how original of me huh?:lol:).



Heh, thanks! I'd reciprocate but it says I've given you rep too recently.

heh, no worries keep it for when i deserve it ;)

[F9]

Congratulations! Your place at The University of Manchester (M20) to study Computer Science (G400) has been confirmed.

:thumbup:

Finally, something going good this week!:) When september gets closer, i will probably need some more manchester inside info :p, cause i "suspect" that the common students places are going to be overpriced:rolleyes:

[F9]

is there any kind of holidays up there too?down here its easter("big week") not sure about up there, but i am still waiting for my confirmation letter(AS12) and as all the letters i was receiving from UCAS all this time(basically 2-3 of them) always came few days after, either setting up the account or a university offered me a place.i dont think they would close UCAS for holidays... but i guess the post isnt working or something?

btw, i checked about accommodation and the halls of the university and...:scared: i wont be making it with <4k, at least first year that i am staying there.100-150 pounds a week for just a tiny room, thats stealing!

[F9]

finally i got the AS12 letter after 20 days:sneaky::) and confirmed my place.sweet.

ohh moved btw i was from the starts not sure if this thread fit the MA forum 100% so non-political "chit-chat" seems a better choice now. it will only miss the good handling from hannah kay :p

[Comrade J]

Manchester was my home city for a number of years, awesome place, you made a good choice. Rains a lot though. But there are great bars and pubs for whatever scene/music you're into, and the public transport is brilliant and regular so you can get where you need to go.

There is a really nice little place just next to the uni near Oxford Rd. called Sand Bar, where on a Tuesday you can get a really nice burger and a beer for just a couple of quid. If you like metal, rock, alternative or whatever, then go to Jilly's. Make sure you subscribe to Manchester academy mailing list, it gets a huge range of acts! And go drink on Canal Street on a sunny day, it's the heart of the gay village and just has an awesome atmosphere and is a beautiful place. Ask if there's anythin else you wanna know about Manc, I know it well.

[Dr Mindbender]

The best thing is Manchester has fantastic kebab shops.

I recommend Safad on Bloom street. *drool*

Best place for music is the Northern Quarter, Oldham street. There is a fantastic venue called Night and day where you can go to see unsigned acts every saturday. Then theres Afflecks palace which caters for all of your alternative shopping needs.

[F9]

cool, thanks for the info, especially the Sand Bar sounds like something i will be visiting quite often:lol: :p Beside that, i dont really have any questions cause i frankly dont know much if not nothing heh. I am sure questions will be created on September though :p I have heard though that there is a wide range of cheap food and drink around manchester, and from different cultures:thumbup1:

Ohh i have one.Whats up with accommodation?I will most probably go with private halls for first year at least, but i am getting charged minimum 120$/week.Whats up with accommodation on flats or something(nothing big of course :p)?Cause i was said earlier in the thread that this kind of prices are obvious stealing.Or i am getting charged normally as per Manchester standards?Accomodation is my next priority and i started searching about them and found this (http://www.manchesterstudenthomes.com/private-halls) where there are halls close to the uni plus they are "equipped" with bathrooms cause frankly i am a sharing person but not when it comes to hygiene.:lol:

[Dr Mindbender]

Ohh i have one.Whats up with accommodation?I will most probably go with private halls for first year at least, but i am getting charged minimum 120$/week.Whats up with accommodation on flats or something(nothing big of course :p)?Cause i was said earlier in the thread that this kind of prices are obvious stealing.Or i am getting charged normally as per Manchester standards?Accomodation is my next priority and i started searching about them and found this (http://www.manchesterstudenthomes.com/private-halls) where there are halls close to the uni plus they are "equipped" with bathrooms cause frankly i am a sharing person but not when it comes to hygiene.:lol:

My advice is to get together with a bunch of your classmates and rent privately. When i lived there me and 3 other guys rented a place in Fallowfield for one year and the rent only worked out £60 a week each. Which isnt bad considering i had a double bed and didnt have to share a communal shower space with up to 10 other students. The Rusholme/Fallowfield/Withington area is also a great place to live. Its only a mile from the centre of Manchester and there is buses that run 24/7 that are only 50p one way (unless its gone up since i was there). Plus youve got the infamous 'Curry Mile' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry_Mile)on your doorstep and theres a whole bunch of nightclubs and takeaways around there that are open till 2am. I know about manchester uni halls and it is notoriously expensive.

[Comrade J]

It's always great to live in Halls in first year, good way to meet lots of new people etc. and sharing a bathroom really isn't that bad at all. I went to university elsewhere so I can't speak for Manchester halls, but usually you only share a bathroom with your flat of 6 or so people.

And Dr M is right, Fallowfield is the place to look if you don't wanna use uni halls, it's a great little place for students (I had friends living there) with loads of places to eat and drink etc. I once heard that the bus route through Fallowfield down Oxford Rd (past the uni) is the busiest bus route in Europe.

Best thing to do is go to the Halls open day, where you can look around different accommodation and see what suits you. One of the best years of my life was living in student halls in first year, which cost me about £75 a week everything included except food. That was about 4 years ago, and I did get a decent amount from the SLC. Also, I dunno where you got the £120 figure; the cheapest accom. is about £80 a week at Manchester. (unless of course you really did mean $ and not £...)

Just make sure under no circumstances do you go for catered accommodation; I knew people who were in catered halls and they missed so many of the meals they had paid for already because of socialising/revising etc. Even if you can't cook, you'll learn, and it's much more free independent living than having to eat at set times.

[F9]

It's always great to live in Halls in first year, good way to meet lots of new people etc. and sharing a bathroom really isn't that bad at all. I went to university elsewhere so I can't speak for Manchester halls, but usually you only share a bathroom with your flat of 6 or so people.

Yeah, one of the reasons i am after halls, i pretty much dont know anyone up there so a hall will help on that;) For the bathroom, more than 1 people i dont know its too much people sharing heh


And Dr M is right, Fallowfield is the place to look if you don't wanna use uni halls, it's a great little place for students (I had friends living there) with loads of places to eat and drink etc. I once heard that the bus route through Fallowfield down Oxford Rd (past the uni) is the busiest bus route in Europe.Yep i did some research on my own, and did heard some good comments on that place however i havent found a private hall up there.It also has a unis sport center therem plus a busy street but anw, its not like its more than 5-10 minutes with either walk or bus from the 2 places i was told to be my best choices to go with(picadilly&parkway).


Best thing to do is go to the Halls open day, where you can look around different accommodation and see what suits you. One of the best years of my life was living in student halls in first year, which cost me about £75 a week everything included except food. That was about 4 years ago, and I did get a decent amount from the SLC. Also, I dunno where you got the £120 figure; the cheapest accom. is about £80 a week at Manchester. (unless of course you really did mean $ and not £...)I dont think i will be able to attend open days from cyprus:tt2: And yeah i meant pounds but the dollars symbol comes more easily in the united states type of keyboard i use.;)


Just make sure under no circumstances do you go for catered accommodation; I knew people who were in catered halls and they missed so many of the meals they had paid for already because of socialising/revising etc. Even if you can't cook, you'll learn, and it's much more free independent living than having to eat at set times.Nahh, i disqualified that option, they would cost me 2k extra, plus it werent full catering so i knew it could end up being a waste of money.But i really need to learn cooking:lol:

[bricolage]

Picadilly is Manchester centre, you'll be near clubs, train station etc but I think most students will be further up the road.

[Dr Mindbender]

Depends what scene you are into. Theres a huge mainstream club on piccadilly called 21's which is a meatmarket filled with jailbait girls trying to get drinks off the Salford uni rugby team.

The place is a dive, i would steer clear.

In short, as far as clubbing/drinking is concerned youre better off sticking to Oxford Road (Man uni union, Jilly's) or Oldham Road (Night and Day, Dry bar)

Satans Hollow on Princess Street is good, you pay £10 on the door and its all you can drink till 2am as long as you like strawberry flavoured vodka (its a hell theme so all the drinks are red). Or theres 5th ave which is a great indie club. You pay £2.50 on the door and all the drinks are 50p each.

If youre into metal music there is also the Ritz on Whitworth street.

[F9]

lol, another proof that i have lot of english language still to learn:lol: dive?steer clear? :o

<not serious question>btw, is the club 21 related to the US one that Cosmos announced pele "few" years ago?:D</end of not serious question>

[Dr Mindbender]

lol, another proof that i have lot of english language still to learn:lol: dive?steer clear? :o

<not serious question>btw, is the club 21 related to the US one that Cosmos announced pele "few" years ago?:D</end of not serious question>

Put it this way, if 21's is the sort of establishment that Pele would frequent then my opinion of him has just taken a nosedive.

[F9]

to be fair, it wasnt peles decision were to get announced, it was owner of Warner Bros (cant recall name right now) decision;) but anw, i have always been a maradona "fan" </offtopic>:D

[Aeval]

Congratulations! Your place at The University of Manchester (M20) to study Computer Science (G400) has been confirmed.


Congrats, I'm going to Manchester next year too :)

It's pretty easy to find a shared house there, and much cheaper than halls. I know loads of people had the "best year of their life" - my year in halls in Sheffield was probably the worst year of mine. I got shoved in halls with all the rich kids, miles away from where any of my friends lived and the cost meant I had literally no money. It was pretty depressing and I hardly made any friends until I moved in second year. I'd definitely opt for finding a private house, then at least you have some control over who you live with. And you get more for you money anyway

[F9]

Cool, i guess you are a postgraduate right? Congrats to you too.;) What course are you on?

I dont think it will be bad in the halls, especially the 2 i mentioned have lots of cypriots too and that will probably help;p I pretty much made my decision, the only thing left is to choose one of the 2 and will happen soon, if not today but after first year i am totally going out to find a private house too, hopefully some friends will finish their military services and come to manchester eventually or find some with people up there already.But for that there is plenty of time to decide.:)

[Aeval]

That's fair enough if you get the choice of where you're gonna go. For some reason we all got asked our preference and when I said "the cheapest one please" they took that to mean "the really expensive one owned by a private company in the middle of town with en suits and all that jazz"

Anyhoos, I'm doing an MA in European Languages and Cultures (or German really). I'm still waiting to hear about funding though, if the first choice for funding doesn't accept it, or dies, before Monday then I get it :lol:

[Sam_b]

I'm totally taking a trip to meet Fuser like

[MarxSchmarx]

For applied computer science (assuming you aren't interested in things like proving P/NP conjectures with pencil and paper), Imperial College, Leeds and Edinburgh have very solid programs. Edinburgh also has a long and very distinguished electrical engineering faculty. In fact if you are at all interested in the hardware side of things as well I think that is probably a better education in computer science than oxbridge.

[Quail]

I'm totally taking a trip to meet Fuser like
Me too. :cool:

[F9]

beer,food coming up on september. just make sure you are taking money with you cause you are buying:cool: kidding :p

[F9]

For applied computer science (assuming you aren't interested in things like proving P/NP conjectures with pencil and paper), Imperial College, Leeds and Edinburgh have very solid programs. Edinburgh also has a long and very distinguished electrical engineering faculty. In fact if you are at all interested in the hardware side of things as well I think that is probably a better education in computer science than oxbridge.

I guess this goes for me, unless there was a deleted post.Anw, i am finished now on choosing unis, i got accepted and confirmed in University of Manchester and i am coming up on September;) In any way, i have heard very good words about UoM cs course even though it seems low on some internet rankings.I guess from the other 4 choices i had only nottingham could "compete" and maybe lancaster but asa i got an offer from Manchester i just withdrawn from any pending offers and accepted that.


That's fair enough if you get the choice of where you're gonna go. For some reason we all got asked our preference and when I said "the cheapest one please" they took that to mean "the really expensive one owned by a private company in the middle of town with en suits and all that jazz"

Anyhoos, I'm doing an MA in European Languages and Cultures (or German really). I'm still waiting to hear about funding though, if the first choice for funding doesn't accept it, or dies, before Monday then I get it :lol:

Yeah i checked it and there are like 300 rooms still available so i dont think there is gonna be an issue of not finding a room where i want to(private hall) allthough it will be an expensive one:sneaky:

Cool study, however i am pretty satisfied with the 2 languages i know, and the other 2(italian/french) school forced me to study for couple of years each i didnt even learn the basics.Languages can become boring, at least for me :p
Is this funding only available for 1 people?Tough job.Hope you find yourself out with funding and stuff;)

[Mindtoaster]

Bump

Currently trying to pick a Scottish university for my study abroad semester in January. U of Strathclyde is on the top of my list at the moment.

[Tim Finnegan]

Bump

Currently trying to pick a Scottish university for my study abroad semester in January. U of Strathclyde is on the top of my list at the moment.
What do you study? Strathclyde is a good place for engineering and applied sciences, if that's your field.

[Mindtoaster]

What do you study? Strathclyde is a good place for engineering and applied sciences, if that's your field.

Anthropology. I'm honestly just interested in Strathclyde because I had a friend study there and he loved it.

Uni of Edinburgh is probably more what I should be looking at for my field, they seem to push their department of social sciences in the info booklets over here.

[Bitter Ashes]

I'll warn the UK to be ready for you Mindtoaster. Everyone else will have to learn about your conversations about beads in their own time :P

[Sam_b]

Anthropology is under threat at Glasgow Uni, but also to an extent at Starthclyde as principle Jim Simpson is a scoundrel.

However, if you study in Glasgow you will have plenty of things to keep you busy, and a good movement for activists.

[Mindtoaster]

Anthropology is under threat at Glasgow Uni, but also to an extent at Starthclyde as principle Jim Simpson is a scoundrel.

However, if you study in Glasgow you will have plenty of things to keep you busy, and a good movement for activists.

Hows the activist scene in Edinburgh?

[Tim Finnegan]

I'm going to chime in and ask if anybody knows how things are in Dundee? (Heading there next year, y'see.) I could probably find out myself, given that I'm about four hours away, but if anybody could paint a very rough picture, just while we're on the subject...?

[Desperado]

Does anyone know the deal with Unis in the UK and criminal records?

[F9]

Does anyone know the deal with Unis in the UK and criminal records?

They havent ask me one so far...

[Sam_b]

Hows the activist scene in Edinburgh?

In my experience, significantly weaker; but the big national demos are there.

[Aeval]

Does anyone know the deal with Unis in the UK and criminal records?

Unless the course needs a CRB check (teaching/social work etc) then they won't even ask