Students also specialize much earlier than in the US, and in many fields, they have to write papers that are the equivalent of Masters theses. In fact, you might very well say that they don't think about it at all. The uni does a lot less hovering over students than North American universities, and the faculty aren't as concerned with different learning styles or building self esteem. The Uni is wonderful and not quite so different from an American university as an English university might be, but it demands quite a lot more self discipline than most American universities. If he visits the Continent, he can get euros at BNP Paribas cash machines with the same card. We deposited dollars at this end, she took out sterling at her end. My wife and daughter shared a Bank of America account that allowed her to use her ATM card at Barclays without charge. Our daughter studied there and came home with a fiancé. In terms of food, as he'll be cooking (he's an ok cook, but needs to develop a budget-conscious, time-saving repertoire), do regular grocery stores carry items like tortillas and pita bread (at student prices)? We cook Mexican / Southwestern quite a bit, and that's the one cuisineI think there's less of in Scotland - or maybe not! And is peanut butter as cheap there as in the U.S?īe careful. citizen who's now a sophomore at Edinburgh. There's also a great blog (The Uni Guide) run by a U.S. He's been a member of the Scotland and Edinburgh sub-Reddits for a while now, and I know Edinburgh has something for admitted students, and all that has helped. We got lots of helpful advice here in planning that trip, and as you can tell, the Scotland portion was very successful!Īny suggestions, advice on anything other than the obvious would be great (he'll start work on the visa this weekend he's chosen self-catered housing bank account and cell phone must be obtained after he gets there) would be great. We visited Edinburgh last year on a trip planned before he developed an interest in the University, which of course was very helpful in the decision-making process. as he was growing up contributed to his interest in a university abroad. I'm sure all of our travels to Europe and in the U.S. We're happy and excited for him, and not that we needed more excuses to visit Europe, but now we have another one. After leaning in this direction for months, DS yesterday "hit the button" and accepted admission at the University of Edinburgh his course will be history.
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