Story Location: England
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Saving Money in London
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Studying abroad can be quite expensive, especially if you’ll be living in an expensive city such as London. Here are some tips for saving money in London! Create a Budget Before you start your semester, plan a weekly budget with an estimate of how much you plan to spend each week and on what. It’s okay…
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Club Fairs Overrated? I Think Not!
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Sign Yourself Up, A Few Hundred Times When enrolling directly in a university, you are essentially starting out as a first-year student – at Oxford, this means you are included in “fresher” activities. While you do not need to participate in every activity geared towards first-year students, many of these events are quite useful. One…
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From Scottish Reeling to the Oxford Union
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From Scottish Reeling to the Oxford Union My Cultural Immersion into Oxford Student Life The Oxford Union The Oxford Union is one of Britain’s oldest unions, and is one of the world’s most prestigious debating chambers. Year after year it invites countless prominent celebrities, activists and politicians for intellectually stimulating (and sometimes controversial) talks and…
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7 Reasons Why STEM Majors Should Study Abroad
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“Only liberal arts majors study abroad.” “Most programs don’t have classes that count towards my major.” “I might not graduate on time if I study abroad.” “The academic rigor of courses offered abroad falls short of the classes I would take in America.” “There are no benefits for STEM majors who study abroad.” … The…
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Grad School Prep Abroad: 5 months at one of the best research institutions in the world
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Going into my year abroad, I felt very split on my post-grad plans. I had been half-considering applying to medical school due to the encouragement of many adults in my life who had taken my interest in science to equate a career in medicine; but had also just come off of a summer of doing…
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Living and Learning History in the UK OR Learning When There is No Right Answer (OR: the true story of an I, the village idiot, survived two terms Oxford)
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Studying abroad entails so many things: meeting new people, trying new things, travelling to new places, and, of course, studying! Now I understand what you’re thinking – I‘m flying halfway around the world for the experiences, not to study something that I can learn right here at college. And you’re right! And also, wrong. When you go…
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Food and Culture: Living as a South Asian in London
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Why London? Big Ben, the London underground, and torrential downpour. The things London is well-known for are wonderful, but not all there is to the city. Home to more than 8.5 million people, London is one of the main attractions in Europe.Most study abroad organizations market themselves to juniors and seniors, but as a rising…
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So You’ve Chosen to Study in England: A Guide to Picking a Uni
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3 Pros to Ditching The “Big City” Life: UK Edition Note to the reader: Picking a studying abroad program is all about personal preference. Every country and city has something unique to offer every individual. I spent a year and a half searching the internet and various leaflets until I decided on IFSA and then Leeds.…
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Five Things I Wish I Knew Before Studying Psychology in London
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When I started my semester studying psychology at University College London (UCL), I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Coming from a school that operates under the “block plan” (we only take one class at a time for 4 weeks), I knew it would be a new academic experience. However, I was not totally prepared…
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Differences between classes in the UK versus US
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Going into classes on my first day in London, I was nervous to see what was in store. I knew there were differences between the grading scales, I expected bigger classes, and I heard there were less tests. All of these were true. Difference #1: Arrival times I walked into my first class about 15…
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