City University

Just out of curiosity: Does anyone speak Cantonese here ????

I suppose most of the chinese people at cass speak the official chinese language Mandarin. That won't be that good because I won't understand a single word they would say. hmmmm....

From what I am aware of Aston is best for management and business courses provinding you do an industrial placement.
Cass is more maths and finance driven.

IFRM for moi. will be staying @ finsbury halls. any comments on it? and yes, i hail from the food paradise country of singapore.

Does anyone know when the term starts? I can't find a specific date anywhere. This is my insurance for straight economics. Thank you.

finbury is not a great place (depends what sort of flat mates you get, i stayed in peartree court myself which was better. 1st year students can be annoying...)

what does not a great place mean? leaking toilets and stuff? unstable broadband or what? im talking about the physical aspects of the place..

hmm, I was told that for business studies both are equally good...and then you're supposed to have better prospects for a job when studying in london.

Anyway, I was thinking to change the course and do international banking if that suits me.
It shouldn't be that hard to change right ??

@kiwy:
How'd you get your finance managed? I mean, who is going to support you with your studies? Germany does not support people studying abroad, though!

You're right in saying that Germany does give financial support, but as a member of the European Union I pay the same tution fees as UK students.
So that's not a big deal really, accomodation is the expensive thing (especially in london) but I haven't figured anything out yet .
With CASS as my insurance choice they won't provide me with a room in one of their halls easily.

Just out of curiosity: Does anyone speak Cantonese here ????

I suppose most of the chinese people at cass speak the official chinese language Mandarin. That won't be that good because I won't understand a single word they would say. hmmmm....

Hi Repro, I speak Cantonese but not fluently and I also have a 'gwai mui' accent! Better at listening (Canto and a bit of Mandarin), reading and writing Chinese though.
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Has anyone received any information from the uni yet (term dates etc...) apart from Freshers' Week details?

Hi bbcer!
i have to admit that i had a loud laughter about your "gwai mui". Me either, my cantonese is gradually vanishing. There is also hardly anyone i can talk to in cantonese in Germany. I inofficially belong to an ethnic minority.

But how did you learn to write and read? I assume you must have attended a chinese school in the UK, right?