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Studyin' Abroad
valley_parade:
STAY AWAY FROM ME, DAMMIT. It's like I can't avoid him! Dski goes to London, I get a postcard saying HE'S STOLEN MY KIDNEY. I plan on going to Tronnocon, HE SHOWS UP.
*shakes fist*
calenlass:
--- Quote from: Oli on 07 Sep 2008, 19:22 ---You can live in Scotland and not be a greasy deep fried pizza guzzling tub of shit! We have italian restaurants and farmers markets and fruit and everything!
Really though, it is kind of hard to suggest somewhere for you to go because, well, it is a pretty big decision and we don't really know what you're looking for in a university/place to live. If you do decide to come to the UK you've got to remember that it is fucking expensive here compared to the US and that our peanut butter is different to yours. I know a lot of americans that are studying here though, so it is definitely doable.
--- End quote ---
Dawg we got our lovely southern cooking from somewhere.
october1983:
Which London uni are you considering? Looking at that list, and based on what you've said you study, I'm guessing it's not Imperial college, which leaves Kings College, Queen Mary or Royal Holloway - if it's Holloway, it's worth bearing in mind that while it's a lovely place, it's not really that close to the centre of London - it's a bit of a trek to anywhere. One of my flatmates went there for a year before dropping out and moving to a uni further inside the city. Kings, on the other hand, is really central and a great uni in general - I have a few friends there and they really tend to enjoy it.
As has been mentioned, London is pretty fucking expensive, but if that's something you can deal with it's a great place to be for a while. It's also handy for travelling around the country as a whole, and pretty good if you want to visit places elsewhere in Europe for pretty cheap.
Christophe:
I guess I'd go with KCL or Queen Mary if I were to go with London. However, with people saying that living there is expensive as all hell I'm looking more specifically towards University of Glasgow now (unless another rad option comes up, I'd like to keep my options open).
Exactly how much more expensive is living in London compared to other places in the UK?
october1983:
It's kind of hard to say, as it really depends what kind of stuff you plan on doing with your time. Drinking is hells of expensive here unless you know where to go, and even then it's not really cheap. Going out in general can be pricey. Accommodation is also a lot steeper than it would be elsewhere.
To give a rough idea, the student loan for living costs that I receive is just over a third greater than it would be if I went to university outside London, so someone somewhere thinks it's about a third more expensive in London. I'd say it's probably more so, and Glasgow is significantly cheaper.
Seeing as you don't seem to have your heart absolutely set on London, I suspect you'd have an equally great time in Glasgow. I love London and am probably a little biased towards it, but Glasgow is an amazing city, too.
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