Edinburgh: Life Changing Past Review

By Laurel J (Architectural Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin) for

University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?

Best experience of my life. i would go back to Scotland in a heart beat. Everyone I mjet was amazing and added something to my experience abroad. It also changed my outlook of life.

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program?	2 weeks - 1 month

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.	Grading system was hard to deal with.
* Host Country Program Administration On-site administration of your program	Grading system was strange and how the grades were given.
* Housing: How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?	Loved the people I lived with and everything worked out very well.
* Food:	Cooked for myself mostly
* Social & Cultural Integration: How integrated did you feel with the local culture?	Most amazing experience of my life.
* Health Care: How well were health issues addressed during the program?
* Safety:	Never got sick but the university had a health clinic.
If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program?	Yes

Finances

* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget? (1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants?	Europe, especially the UK is very expensive to live.

Language

How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program?	None

Direct Enrollment/Exchange

* Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university?	Exchange

Other Program Information

* Where did you live? Select all that apply	Apartment
* Who did you live with? Select all that apply	Local Students International Students
* Who did you take classes with? Select all that apply	Local Students

A Look Back

* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program?	Take advantage of all the extra activities. Meet your neighbors and make friends with the locals.