Original post by john2054Other reasons include lack of a dutch bank account, what do you do if you get lonely/homesick abroad, finances, student support, how will you order english books, accomodation, leisure, ability to buy english games in holland, what do you do if you come across a problem lecturer, who would you turn to, friends, what do you do if they all stick together, family and nightlife? What do you do if there is no, or a totally different social scene/night life in holland. These are only a few which came straight to my head, there are probably plenty of others. Plus i know that holland has an impressive social security system, but i honestly think that the change from school to degree, (where you go from being told what to do and what is expected, to where you are kind of thrown in at the deep end and expected to swim out), will be enough of a shock, so you don't need the extra stress of relocating to another country at the same time.
This all being said, if you are still confident that you can do it, and not afraid of the consequences if something goes wrong, and feel you can still do it. Go for it. Just don't say i didn't warn you. Doing a degree there is much less student protection/moderation, then there is on a place like tsr! xx