St Andrews - Ask A Current Student Thread

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Out of curiosity, who's teaching first year Russian nowadays? We had some excellent teachers a few years ago, made the terrifying experience of the genitive plural much easier... but they're all gone now

Thank you!
It's not that the teachers are bad, it's just very fast paced and the class is huge, so I'm finding it difficult to keep up. I have Dr Booth and Dr Donovan (not sure if that's their titles!)

Oh and another question... I want to go to the open day on october 31st but it is fully booked will i definitely be okay to turn up without booking, (i was going to email them but the link to the email address on the website doesn't work).

Yeah you'd be okay to turn up without booking, it just means you need to take an extra 5 minutes to register when you arrive.

Thankyou!! unfortunately your word wasn't good enough for my mum so i had to ring up and book even though there weren't any spaces left

One last thing (sorry) how posh is St Andrew's I'm a bit worried about that now)

Thankyou!! unfortunately your word wasn't good enough for my mum so i had to ring up and book even though there weren't any spaces left

One last thing (sorry) how posh is St Andrew's I'm a bit worried about that now)

My question will probably be the awkwardest one.. -.-

Right, so I've been to the open day, and totally loved everything about the uni (and the town, too!). One thing though, how are the health issues there? I mean, my immune system seems to function just fine, but the possible lack of vitamin D for 4 years kind of creeps me out -.- I live in the South, so I'm quite used to the sun and warmth, and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with Scottish weather (which is a shame, honestly, I just loooove everything about St. Andrews so much!)? Also, any particular tips for keeping myself out of sickness like common colds? (like, when we visited accommodations, i saw two pairs of gumboots in a room. Didn't think of that one).

Do you mean the South of England? Because I'm from there and I swear the weather is hardly different at all, just windy at times because we're on the coast. As for colds, you do not catch a cold because it is cold. One catches a cold from germs. And considering St Andrews is not crawling with rats and fleas I'm sure you'll be fine. I don't particularly understand the connection between having a normal immune system and being worried about getting sick in St Andrews. I have yet to fall ill here myself.

Try Vitamin D tablets? Drink more milk?

My question will probably be the awkwardest one.. -.-

Right, so I've been to the open day, and totally loved everything about the uni (and the town, too!). One thing though, how are the health issues there? I mean, my immune system seems to function just fine, but the possible lack of vitamin D for 4 years kind of creeps me out -.- I live in the South, so I'm quite used to the sun and warmth, and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with Scottish weather (which is a shame, honestly, I just loooove everything about St. Andrews so much!)? Also, any particular tips for keeping myself out of sickness like common colds? (like, when we visited accommodations, i saw two pairs of gumboots in a room. Didn't think of that one).

Do you mean the South of England? Because I'm from there and I swear the weather is hardly different at all, just windy at times because we're on the coast. As for colds, you do not catch a cold because it is cold. One catches a cold from germs. And considering St Andrews is not crawling with rats and fleas I'm sure you'll be fine. I don't particularly understand the connection between having a normal immune system and being worried about getting sick in St Andrews. I have yet to fall ill here myself.

Try Vitamin D tablets? Drink more milk?

My question will probably be the awkwardest one.. -.-

Right, so I've been to the open day, and totally loved everything about the uni (and the town, too!). One thing though, how are the health issues there? I mean, my immune system seems to function just fine, but the possible lack of vitamin D for 4 years kind of creeps me out -.- I live in the South, so I'm quite used to the sun and warmth, and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with Scottish weather (which is a shame, honestly, I just loooove everything about St. Andrews so much!)? Also, any particular tips for keeping myself out of sickness like common colds? (like, when we visited accommodations, i saw two pairs of gumboots in a room. Didn't think of that one).

The accommodation in halls seems pretty pricey, does it get cheaper when you move out from second year?

No. :'(

It's not that posh at all. Yes, you do get some really posh people but the majority aren't that posh. You'll see for yourself when you come visit

Yeah, like Ecosse said it's not actually that posh. Just looks like it sometimes. Though word of warning... on my open day I swear that nearly every student I saw was American. But that's not true either... they're just more noticeable I guess.

Wow, really? How does everyone afford it? Is it easy to find part time work?