University of Edinburgh, Glasgow or St. Andrews

[Anonymous]

I went to the University of Edinburgh and I’m throwing in another vote for best year of my life. It was an amazing experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't speak loudly with an American accent in Edinburgh and especially Glasgow cities. Even if you had a London accent I would warn this. And avoid the town on Friday & Saturday nights it will be stuffed to the rafters with drunks.

This is absolutely positively untrue (at least anymore). The place is absolutely teaming with Americans.

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Anonymous wrote:I received my masters degree from Univ. of Glasgow. It doesn't have the beauty of Edinburgh, but it was the most fun place I have ever lived. People in Glasgow have these wicked senses of humor, and I made such great friends. Not sure how you can get a sense of that on a weekend visit without knowing anyone though. The students in the grad schools were very smart, and now years later, they have all been successful, about half moved out of the UK, like me. I would do it all over again.

Yes, I think the humor is a good cultural fit for my son. My husband has the same sense of humor. I think both Glasgow and Edinburgh will offer that more than St Andrews, since SA has more American/International students. I was more curious about the feel of the campuses since they are both in cities. Is there a sense of "campus life" / community in Glasgow? Do most of the kids live in student housing? Is there a big student union at Glasgow like there is at Edinburgh?

Thanks!

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Anonymous wrote:Don't speak loudly with an American accent in Edinburgh and especially Glasgow cities. Even if you had a London accent I would warn this. And avoid the town on Friday & Saturday nights it will be stuffed to the rafters with drunks.

Solid advice.

I disagree. Obviously if you yourself act like a drunk and obnoxious idiot while speaking with your American accent you might be asking for trouble. But when you don’t the locals embrace you.

You have never been to Scotland, obviously.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don't speak loudly with an American accent in Edinburgh and especially Glasgow cities. Even if you had a London accent I would warn this. And avoid the town on Friday & Saturday nights it will be stuffed to the rafters with drunks.

This is absolutely positively untrue (at least anymore). The place is absolutely teaming with Americans.

Always a good idea not to impose your own culture on another's. When in Rome, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't speak loudly with an American accent in Edinburgh and especially Glasgow cities. Even if you had a London accent I would warn this. And avoid the town on Friday & Saturday nights it will be stuffed to the rafters with drunks.

This is absolutely positively untrue (at least anymore). The place is absolutely teaming with Americans.

Always a good idea not to impose your own culture on another's. When in Rome, etc.

This is the weirdest response. Just be normal when you travel, people. No need to mask your accent.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't speak loudly with an American accent in Edinburgh and especially Glasgow cities. Even if you had a London accent I would warn this. And avoid the town on Friday & Saturday nights it will be stuffed to the rafters with drunks.

This is absolutely positively untrue (at least anymore). The place is absolutely teaming with Americans.

Always a good idea not to impose your own culture on another's. When in Rome, etc.

This is the weirdest response. Just be normal when you travel, people. No need to mask your accent.

no one said this - but if you speak loudly with an obviously American accent in some places in Ed and Glasgow you will get punched.

[Anonymous]

What's the lure for American students to go to college in Scotland? Honest question.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't speak loudly with an American accent in Edinburgh and especially Glasgow cities. Even if you had a London accent I would warn this. And avoid the town on Friday & Saturday nights it will be stuffed to the rafters with drunks.

This is absolutely positively untrue (at least anymore). The place is absolutely teaming with Americans.

Always a good idea not to impose your own culture on another's. When in Rome, etc.

This is the weirdest response. Just be normal when you travel, people. No need to mask your accent.

no one said this - but if you speak loudly with an obviously American accent in some places in Ed and Glasgow you will get punched.

If this is true, it sounds crazy

[Anonymous]

The weather in Scotland is not great. It is cold and damp all the time.
And does he really want to hang out at the pub every day?
And I mean every single afternoon.

[Anonymous]

St. Andrews. Its good enough for crown princess & princess of UK. Joking aside, its a life changing experience. I would rather do a semester or two there and rest here in states.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:St. Andrews. Its good enough for crown princess & princess of UK. Joking aside, its a life changing experience. I would rather do a semester or two there and rest here in states.

Not just the UK. Half of Europe's royalty goes there for college. So to answer a PP's question about looking for a job in the US, you might not need to ever work 😜

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Anonymous wrote:St. Andrews. Its good enough for crown princess & princess of UK. Joking aside, its a life changing experience. I would rather do a semester or two there and rest here in states.

Not just the UK. Half of Europe's royalty goes there for college. So to answer a PP's question about looking for a job in the US, you might not need to ever work 😜

This is not even remotely true.

[Anonymous]

I am in the UK, my daughter is a junior and she will be applying to colleges next year incl Edinburg.
Edinburg is a much more academic and has historically been considered a top, difficult to get in uni. SA has a reputation of the place where old money send their kids to, lots of boarding schools kids (not the top academic ones like Eaton or Winchester, but Marlboro etc - you go there for good networking and connections. However in recent years SA has gone up in rankings and even beats E now in some rankings, so its academic reputation has been rapidly improving. Both places have dreary rainy weather most of the year.
Glasgo is not in the same league with the above two, not even close.

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Anonymous wrote:I received my masters degree from Univ. of Glasgow. It doesn't have the beauty of Edinburgh, but it was the most fun place I have ever lived. People in Glasgow have these wicked senses of humor, and I made such great friends. Not sure how you can get a sense of that on a weekend visit without knowing anyone though. The students in the grad schools were very smart, and now years later, they have all been successful, about half moved out of the UK, like me. I would do it all over again.

Yes, I think the humor is a good cultural fit for my son. My husband has the same sense of humor. I think both Glasgow and Edinburgh will offer that more than St Andrews, since SA has more American/International students. I was more curious about the feel of the campuses since they are both in cities. Is there a sense of "campus life" / community in Glasgow? Do most of the kids live in student housing? Is there a big student union at Glasgow like there is at Edinburgh?

Thanks!

When I was there, the only campus life was the student union, the student flats are the place of parties and such, but kids don't have a lot of extra money like in the US. The library closes at 5or 6pm as does most of the campus. The kids are in a mix of on and off campus housing. It's a very strong social scene that also revolves around the clubs, bars and nightclubs. I'm sure there's more there now.