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Why I Chose to Study Outside of London
“You’re studying in Leeds? What made you choose that?” I can’t tell you how many times I heard people say that before I got here in January. I think because most students choose to study abroad in London if they come to England. People assume that it’s the only city. That idea couldn’t be more…
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From Foreign to Local: A Story of a Young Immigrant
I met Jeannie at the University College London international students orientation. I was sitting on a bench in the UCL main building waiting for the twelve o’clock campus tour. Jeannie came up to me and asked if I was also going on the campus tour. I replied with an affirmative answer and we introduced ourselves.…
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Finding Your People: Making Friends Abroad
I sometimes get asked if the University of Leeds “feels huge” compared to my home university. Though there are many things that are very noticeably larger—especially class sizes and number of courses offered—I always answer honestly that no, it does not feel very large. This, I think, is due to the fact that I managed to find a group…
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Saying Goodbye to Study Abroad
Home / Student Stories / Saying Goodbye to Study Abroad Two more weeks until the end of term, until I leave Oxford, leave England. Two more weeks before I pack my bags, deciding what to keep and what to throw away, torn receipts and ticket stubs, food wrappers and essay notes, all junk, all memories I want to hold…
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Academic Support Services, My Experience in London
I knew coming to a new country would involve a new culture, and I was prepared to live somewhere different from my own. However, while I thought about the people I would meet, the food I would eat, and the places I would go, the differences between a British university and my own weren’t exactly…
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5 Visa Application Tips for the UK
My tension did not go away after I was accepted at University College London, I still had two last things left on my excessively long Study Abroad To-Do List: apply for a UK visa and apply for a Schengen visa. As a Chinese passport holder, I was required to have a UK Short-term study visa for my…
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Male Perspectives on Study Abroad
I needed a little bit of help for this one. I recruited two of my new friends—who are also studying at the University of Leeds—to lend me some perspective. I wanted to know a little more about what it’s like to study abroad as a man. Even before I knew the statistics, I noticed that…
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3 Tips to Save Money Living in London
When I asked my friends who have studied abroad in London how they think of the city, many of them came up with the same word—expensive. According to Expatistan, London is the 13th most expensive city in the world out of 218 cities and the most expensive city in the UK. Some of my friends…
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New Lives, New Cultures
One month, down three to go! Time in New Zealand so far has gone by so fast and everything is so different here than it is at home. The people are so nice and fun to be around, and the landscape is amazingly beautiful. That is one thing that does remind me of home. Coming…
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El Mar Cubano
I grew up in Ohio, a landlocked pancake full of corn, corn, and more corn. My parents are originally from New England, and, upon graduating high school, I returned to Boston to go to school. I loved being near the mountains, where I hiked most weekends, and, though I theoretically enjoyed being near the water,…
