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Universities and Colleges across Scotland
OutandaboutElaine
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Yes we are bias but we believe Scotland has some of the most impressive Universities and College buildings in the best locations in the world, from the highly impressive traditional Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and St Andrews with their amazing architecture and vast variety of courses to more niche colleges located in the Highlands, Scotland really does have something different to offer students. Have you studied in Scotland? Or thinking about studying in Scotland? Tell us about the experience of walking the steps of some of the most historic Universities in the world? Or why you are considering Scotland to further your education.
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I found the quality of teaching excellent and the social life great! There are lots of really good clubs and societies too, I was a member of the Lairig (Hill walking) club and it was great as the hills and mountains of the Cairngorm National Park are only an hour's drive West of Aberdeen!
Highlights for me were Teviot Row Union - it looks like something straight out of Harry Potter. The quiet calm of the Old College quad and the statue of John Knox that stood watch over goings on in the New College quad. There were also the leafy gardens on George Square where I loafed around when the weather was nice. As a book nerd I adored the university library and used to love immersing myself in the never ending rows of books.
Not so much fun were the 10 flights of stairs I had to climb up David Hume tower to get to my Scottish History tutorials. I was afraid of the tiny wee lift that was always crammed full of students.
I feel hugely proud and privileged to have studied at such a first class university in such a wonderful city - which incidentally is my beautiful hometown!
Edinburgh is a fantastic student city - and Heriot Watt is a great campus, out in the countryside but easily accessible from town. If you are looking for science and engineering courses in Scotland it is a fantastic international university.
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Edinburgh University offers a unique experience; being so central, so immersed in such a beautiful city and studying in some beautiful old buildings. I was lucky enough to have lectures in Old College during my post grad, which I loved - I admit undergrad lectures in David Hume Tower were slightly less glamorous, although the views were incredible.
My boyfriend did his undergrad at Stirling uni - a different experience as it's a campus university, but he loved it as well. Only an hour on the bus from Edinburgh, and with one of the most beautiful campuses imaginable. We went on a day trip there last year and had a picnic by the campus lake. The buildings are far from beautiful, but they fit perfectly into the landscape so that you focus on your beautiful surroundings and not on the architecture.
Of course I am biased as I loved every second at Edinburgh university, but I can highly recommend going to university in Scotland - as long as you're willing to see out the long winters in a warm pub, you'll be fine.