The Place to Be... (University of Edinburgh in general)

Member Name: scottish20

Product:	University of Edinburgh in general
Date:	14/09/02 (1162 review reads)
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Advantages: Just a great place

Disadvantages: Unimpresse with dealings with Accommodation Services

Three weeks in Ediburgh and already I love the place. And here's why....

I enrolled in my teacher training course (PGCE) at Edinburgh University's Moray House School of Education and so far, I have loved everything about the uni, the city and my course. I had always cosidered Edinburgh to complete my degree, however, I my parents live just 45minutes away and I wanted to step out by myself properly so I headed to Durham for three years...but always with the intention to move back to Scotland as soon as I had finished. So having graduated and decided on my future career path, I really didn't think twice about applying to Edinburgh.

So what is so great about Edinburgh? Well, for me it has everything that I could posibly need and want. Not only is it one of the best universities in Scotland with a fantastic history in Education, but in my opinion, it is one of the best city's in the UK! For those of you who have visited Durham, you will know that it is a very quiet freindly place and a lovely place to love in but it is very quiet. So after three years "growing up" in the confort of a small town, I wanted to experience real city life...and I got it, but there is always the security blanket that Edinburgh is very friendly - i have heard it described as the "small village inside the big city's costume" and I totally agree.

My experiences of Ediburgh University itself are as yet somewhat limited...so this review will continue to be updated as I experience more aspects of the Uni. So far, I have been very impressed with the Matriculation and Administration etc. that is the first port of call for any new student...registration and all that malarcy ran smootly and efficiently. The introduction we received in our first week here was impressive as we were introduced to the careers centre, student information people and all the other pastoral units behind the education facade. My only gripe at this poin
t is that our first week was somewhat of an 'information overload' but I cannot think of any other way they could have got around that.

My only real problem with Edinburgh as a University is their complete lack of help when it comes to accommodation. The Accomodation information I received looked very impressive but wasn't actually all that useful. And they only offer places in the Halls of Residences for Freshers and post-grads living outwith the EU...and yet they offerred me no help in finding somewhere to live and seemed to ignore the fact that I was living 300 miles away and in the middle of my finals! But I found somewhere to live in the end, no thanks to the Uni.

As for Sport and clubs, there seem to be a billion different things that you can do and as far as I am aware, there are intermural sporting tournaments. So from what I can gather, you can do anything here at any level you want. And with Edinburgh being a bit city, there are local clubs which could offer you more scope if the Uni club usn't for you. But there are a range of people here, from all backgrounds with ll interests so everyone is bound to find their niche here!

So far that is all I know!! At the end of the month the other students arrive and I will be taking part in the "Fresher's Experience"...so watch this space....

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