Advice for International Student at Stirling

Hi,

I'm an international student too! Where do you come from?

Hey guys! I'm a first year at Stirling right now, doign Business studies. The workload is manageable. You shouldn't get too swamped as long as youdon't leave anything until the last minute. I love the Management modules. You have three modules a semester for your first and second year, one of those will be marketing/business, and the other two will of of your choice, from any of the core subjects offered. (I took psychology and economics in my first semester, and economics and politics in my second) For the business module, you get 6 case studies to be written up at 500 words, one essay at 1500 words, and an exam at the end of semester (:

Yes, you are allowed to transfer, however transfers rely on your grades and the university you have applied to transfer too. It's super easy to transfer courses at stirling as well if you want to do that. (:

As for jobs, you'll need to do a bit of hunting, but most people find something within their first semester if they try hard enough. A lot of people complain about not being able to find a job, but all they've done is handed out like, three CV's and then had a bit of a moan, haha.

There are a lot of international students here. I'm Scottish, but my best friends are French and Irish and Swedish. I think you'll really enjoy it here, and well done for getting accepted!!

My course is Sociology and Social Policy.Can I choose French or Spanish ( so I want to learn a language ) as a third subject? How intesive are these language ( courses )? Can I get to intermediate from beginner in a year?

Where are you accomodated? Is Geddes Court a tough place as it is said?

Hello! Thanks, that was super informative!! It really helped me a lot. Is it easy to balance part-time work and education? Because it's super expensive for me to study as an international student, and I wanna use my time well and get the best grades possible but I don't want to be horribly in debt by the end either. I can't wait to study in Stirling, though! (if I meet my entry conditions, that is.) The campus looks beautiful and it seems sooo nice. Thanks for everything!

Yeah, of course you can! French and Spanish are the two main languages offered here. They're offered at a beginners and intermediate level, and if you start in the beginners, it's easy to move up to the harder one if needed.

I'm in Geddes, and I love it. It's nothing like is said on here. The stories are grossly exaggerated. Geddes is the cheapest one, but you get a wide range of people staying there. There's parties, and yeah, it can get noisy, but all the halls do, so that's no different than anywhere else. I would recommend Geddes as it's just so welcoming, and everyone is cool about getting to know everyone else (:



Yeah! You're in uni about 9-12 hours a week, officially, but you'll have that again to add on in work. I'd recommend getting a weekend job, or something that you can do for a few hours a few nights a week, but NOT both, because you need to use on or another for coursework, especially as we have two exam diets per year (one per semester). But it's not too difficult to balance the two, I personally don't have a job this year, but I'll need to get one next year, and I know a lot of people who are very easily balancing jobs along with their schoolwork (:

I have just firmed Sociology and Spanish. Probably after a few months, I will need to work too, so I hope I will find something. I am thinking about Geddes and the flats. I don't know yet, but Geddes is the cheapest which is important.

Btw., where do you come from?

Just visited the uni on saturday at the applicants day, (firmed Law LLB offer today) even though Geddes is the cheapest it is only by a couple of hundred of pounds, but I went into it and its definately adequite for all student needs