University of Edinburgh

The introductory lectures for biomedical sciences were interesting and the course organisers all seemed welcoming. We also got to choose an elective course in freshers week from a very wide variety of courses which meant I could also learn about something I was interested in beyond the scope of my course. Pollock Halls is a nice place to stay. It is clean and the food is decent - similar to school canteen food. The people are often quite cliquey though. There are a few university libraries in edinburgh to choose from - so there is a variety of places to choose to study. The libraries are modern inside and there are some good views from the windows of the main library. There is also a good library on the Kings Buildings campus so you will always have a place to study. The lecturers were friendly and approachable. I always felt I could ask questions and they were responded to well. The feedback, however, which we got on assignments was not always that helpful and felt rushed a lot of the time. This is frustrating when you put a lot of time into an essay and the feedback isn't helpful. The city of edinburgh is one of the most beautiful cities I've ever visited and the university is right there in the city centre. The night life is also really good - there are loads of clubs and pubs to go out to with different student nights. It isn't that cheap but not that expensive.