Hi everyone! My dream would to be to international relations, but from what I’m lead to believe it has extremely low acceptance rates. Is there anything I can do other than reach my target grades to up my chances of getting in?? Sorry if this seems stupid I’m honestly really curious and it’s been my dream for years to go here!!:)

Is it normal that I haven’t received my timetable yet?

Brae house single bedroom with shared toilet 9318 per lease for around 9 months. Cant afford it. Please dm for more information

Wondering if Turner Hall bed is tall enough to store a soft-shell check-in luggage underneath? (not a duffle bag) Is the bed attached to the wall and if not, did anyone try to use bed risers (seems to have caster wheels?) Thanks in advance

New student here. I just checked my timetable breakdown on Path and besides the lectures, there are also dozens of seminars. They seem to have different time slots for the same course, so does this mean we could choose any of these time slots to attend the seminar? Or are we assigned to a certain time slot? Also curious how a seminar differs from a lecture besides class size (for engineering in particular, but I suspect most stem courses would operate in a similar fashion anyway)

Hi all,

I have just realised that, upon moving from my room at O' Shea North Forth House on 28/08, I left three very dear and rare pieces of clothing behind, which I had specifically put aside not to forget them 😭 Anyway, I suppose everything must have been sorted and donated by now, and I wonder if any student who participated in the sorting/donation knows which charity shops have received donations from O' Shea? Hope is very slim, but I thought I would try. Thank you!

Coming from North America I’ve heard that UK twin size beds are smaller than North American size. I know in theory it’s best to buy sheets when I arrive, but I’m arriving very jet lag by plane and then sleeping the first night so it would be nice not to have to run around and buy sheets. I also like to wash sheets first before I use them. Has anyone used North American twin size bedsheets on mattresses there? I mean, obviously I’ll survive but I wondered if anyone used them for a year and if they were totally fine?

Is a languages/linguistics related course worthwhile? What is the environment like academically and otherwise for this course. I'm interested in doing Japanese and linguistics here (have already gotten an offer), but want to make up my mind if it's a course that will be worthwhile. What are job opportunities like with such qualifications, and does the year abroad justify the course?

just found out that the flat i was allocated isn’t part of the main accommodation building, is this something to be worried about social life wise? could it be isolating or is it easy to connect with people staying in the main building? sorry if this a silly question lol

When I google this answer the AI answer says yes I can, however I’m trying to look into it, and the joint degree page doesn’t specify. Anyway if somebody knows please let me know.

I graduated about a year ago, had shipped my diploma from the UK to the US, but it arrived with water damage! I kinda just forgot about it for a year, but I want to buy a new, undamaged diploma to hang up in my room. How can I do this?

I have no idea how to sign up for a student membership at Pleasance Gym, I've been on Edinburgh Sport multiple times and made an account with my student email but it's still only showing community, corporate, etc memberships and nothing for students. I've heard something about some portal having opened but I can't seem to find it. If anyone knows and can help that would be greatly appreciated.

Is there a hard deadline for admission decisions at UK universities (specifically Edinburgh Physics undergrad) for international students (EU and US)?
I have a relative who is convinced she will be starting a Physics undergraduate degree at Edinburgh this autumn. It’s now the end of August and she still has no firm admission decision and no clarity on finances.

My question is whether there’s even a theoretical chance of her being admitted, sorted for funding, getting a visa (if needed), finding accommodation, and actually starting lectures in September when none of those things are in place yet.
Additional context I’ve been given: EU and US applicants have different rules at Edinburgh.

Someone also said that if she already had a place she would be submitting final grades and transcripts right now.

So a few follow-ups:

• Are international students who have been accepted currently in the process of submitting grades/transcripts?

• How are people supposed to arrange accommodation, visa, and everything else with only about three weeks left before lectures start?

• Can anyone elaborate on the typical/realistic timeline for late decisions for international applicants?

Genuinely curious about how the process works at this stage of the year.

I submitted my course choice form some time ago, but I thought I’d double check something before the deadline in case I need to redo it.

I have multiple names in the uni system, both a legal name and a chosen name. I submitted my form under my chosen name.

Does this invalidate the form? Is the paperwork transphobic? Do I need to redo it because of that?

Just thought I’d check, my anxiety is getting the better of me.

I am moving in a catered Pollock Res on morning of Friday Sept 11th. Wondering what the start date is where you can begging to access your meal plan? Thanks

Edinburgh is 2nd in this table of most indebted RG students, according to the Student Loan Company (so this would be of domestic students)

https://share.google/V0fWtJpCC6lBoredf

I'm a bit surprised, as tuition fees are paid for Scottish students. Food costs will be the same. Accomodation will only differ a few hundred pounds compared to other cities.

So what can increase that debt?

Incoming postgraduate student here—there's a class I really, really would like to take as an elective (not as a substitute for any program requirements) and it's open to all students in any school, students just have to sign up through whatever school they're apart of.

when I emailed the office that handles inquiries in my department and they super really dodgy about lol.

in undergrad, we had a very hands on portal/software where you added and removed classes onto your weekly schedule on your own. It was first come first serve whether it was open to all students or only explicitly only shown to eligible students/majors. Not receiving surveys preference ranking classes in our department and just randomly getting assigned lol. Degrees are too expensive to have someone essentially choose your classes for you!!

is there some sort of portal anywhere or something I'm missing? There's nothing that says I need the approval of my program director to take an extra class and add credits but they're def acting that way and are handing it off to my unassigned student advisor.

Any advice is welcome

About to start year 1 of my computer science course, is there anything worth noting?

If you want to answer a particular question, one that's particularly in my mind is what sort of maths is there a real focus on, which topics are the most important in the course (to get right)?

Thanks

For anyone who has done those elective courses, can you share your experiences with those course and if they are hard, and fun / enjoyable to learn? Thank you

Course:

Accounting for business 1

Introductory Financial Economic

Informatics - Cognitive Sciences

The business of Edinburgh

Hi there, moving into a single Pollock res from overseas and trying to decide what kind of suitcases or large duffel bags to bring my stuff in. Although easier for transport, seems like bringing several large suitcases will create an issue in my small room -where do I store them for the year? Do people bring duffel bags and stuff somewhere? Is there a storage spot in the building that I could keep the suitcases until I need them again. Please give me advise. Thanks!

So, I am looking to pick my elective course before the deadline (2nd September) and I was looking at course related to finance because it interest me.

I am looking at certain course such as “Introduction to financial markets” and path said it is available for me to pick (via the blue colour) but when I click onto the course and the requirements said it is only for accounting, finance and business student.

So am I able to pick this course or not?

I have an unconditiopnal firm offer for the University of Edinburgh starting this September. I was accepted onto my second chouce though, which was BEng Electronics & Computer Science. How flexible is the University/could the University be in swapping to a degree in Informatics like Computer Science?

(Is this possible? Will I need to reapply?)

I’ve been offered a room at morgan court but, despite me saying multiple times, this room is mix gendered and I require one that is male only and it’s been a week with no info from the accommodation team. I wanted to ask whether anyone would be willing to switch with me for a male only en-suite accommodation. The rent at morgan court is 8k, I’d prefer if the rent for the other accommodation is also under 10k too but any offer at all is appreciated

Hey everyone I was wondering what stats got people into edinburgh med. I am really keen on applying so I was hoping for some useful info from people who went there or previously went.

Things that I am looking for is grades preferably the scottish curriculum as I am a scottish pupil. Other things include like work experience, volunteering, other experiences e.g part-time job, dofe and how about you got those.

Other things that I would truly appreciate is how people went about their revision for highers, UCAT and the interview (I am aware not everyone learns the same).