The Edinburgh FAQ and 'Ask a Student' thread

hi,
I've just got an unconditional offer for Physiology with second year entry to Edinburgh.
Just got a few questions how the differences between first and second year entry, mainly regarding the social life.
Does anybody know how many people on each course roughly join in the second year, and in general how is your social life affected by joining in the second year?

lots of people heard back for History yesterday but I didn't get anything at all - no rejections yet. Does this mean I can expect a rejection? Some UK students have heard but I've had nothing...

Hey,


You see for swithing degrees, what are the courses that are over subscribed and you cant swith into? (Im assuming law etc.) Not that I'm planning to switch, I'm just curious!

The rule of thumb is; once they have you, they want to keep you.
I've heard English Lit and Business Studies in 1st year could be oversubscribed, a friend of mine had to plead to the business school to let him take the course.
If you do want to switch degree though, email any course organiser or teaching organisation early so you know you would have a place in the course.

Thanks for the response!

A lot of people I know have applied or English lit so I assume the same for this year.


Do you know anyone that switched into law?

Hello all,
I applied for History and Politics in October and am yet to hear anything back! Iv looked at the applicants/firmers/offer holders threads and cant seem to find anyone who has received an offer for History and Politics or the individual courses, I'm basically just getting a little impatient! Do any current students know when I could expect to receive an offer, that's if they are going to give me one? Also if anyone has received an offer could you let me know the conditions?

Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!

Hello all,
I applied for History and Politics in October and am yet to hear anything back! Iv looked at the applicants/firmers/offer holders threads and cant seem to find anyone who has received an offer for History and Politics or the individual courses, I'm basically just getting a little impatient! Do any current students know when I could expect to receive an offer, that's if they are going to give me one? Also if anyone has received an offer could you let me know the conditions?

Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!

Hello all,
I applied for History and Politics in October and am yet to hear anything back! Iv looked at the applicants/firmers/offer holders threads and cant seem to find anyone who has received an offer for History and Politics or the individual courses, I'm basically just getting a little impatient! Do any current students know when I could expect to receive an offer, that's if they are going to give me one? Also if anyone has received an offer could you let me know the conditions?

Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!

Just received an unconditional offer for history, but still no clue where i want to go. Is it definitely Edinburgh you want to go to? Im so conflicted!

Daughter is currently volunteering abroad with little internet access so relaying her questions and hope someone can help.

She's got unconditional offers for neuroscience second year entry at Edinburgh and first year at St Andrews and trying to choose between the two.

Anyone can advise how hard the course/workload might be starting directly into second year? She had AAA at A2 biology chem maths so wondering if that would equip her enough to cope. She was also wondering how much it restricts your possibilities of taking outside options (she was hoping to take psychology + a language). And on the social side, is it not difficult when you join a group where everyone already knows everyone?

Read all about the rock bottom student satisfaction levels last year, which is a bit of a concern but seems to vary depending on the department, so if anyone doing neuroscience can share their experience of the course organisation and tutors/lecturers, it would be great.

Generally, do people find the teaching impersonal and teaching staff not very implicated? St Andrews is much smaller so assume the the teaching and feedback would be more personal, but it's never good to assume and not ask

Finally, is Edinburgh accommodation outside the uni as expensive as it seems? How much are people paying for a room in a shared flat or house?

Sorry about all the questions and thank you for your help!

As far as I know you can't take outside courses as you need to make up the 1st year courses aswell.


Don't know anything about the student satisfaction but my boyfriend is at Sy Andrews and in ding accomodation in second year is probably by far the hardest and possiblyosy expensive out of any Scottish uni. Because if the town size it's almost impassible, some people from his year are getting flats from Dundee and getting the bus in.

I haven't even received an offer, never mind an unconditional haha, well done on that! Yeah, I definitely want to go to Edinburgh. Where else did you apply?

Hiya, I'm in the same boat - applied for HiPol in October, and still nothing! I'm past the point of worrying now, I just want an answer! Haven't found anyone else who's heard for this course either. There do seem to be an awful lot of applicants for this course though!