International Students

What's up guys,

I'm about a month into a foundation year at the University of Manchester.

I'm not really enjoying myself so far but I'm putting up with it as I hope to move on to what I feel would be better alternatives for me.

The majority of the course seems to be international students. Do all universities have this heavy a population of international students?

I'm actually feeling quite lonely being in the minority of English students. No one in my private accommodation even speaks English as I'm walking past them.

I want to apply to either Sheffield or York University with the foundation year I'm doing and move into halls and "do uni properly" (not sure if I'll be able to but I'm going to try). I hate Manchester city, it's just too huge for me.

Tl;dr - Do the universities of York and Sheffield have high volumes of international students when compared with Manchester?

Thanks guys and girls.

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 1

Origami Bullets

There's some stats here http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/international/international-students-the-facts/by-university/ and it does appear that Sheffield and York have slightly lower numbers of international students.

However, I suspect that your problems lie more with where you live - what on earth made you choose private halls? If you can get out of your private halls contract, then you could move into uni halls in Fallowfield, which is predominantly British.

You can also join societies, which are a great way to meet people outside your course & halls - societies are still open to new members, and most will remain that way throughout the year
http://manchesterstudentsunion.com/groups
http://www.sport.manchester.ac.uk/athletic-union

Reply 2

AllUnits

Original post by Origami Bullets

Hey, thanks for the response. Nice to see another UoM person on here.

I couldn't get into university owned halls. They were full :frown:

I've already signed for 40 weeks in this accommodation set up or I'd probably look at moving.

Can I ask you a personal question? Do you actually like Manchester as a place of study? Parts of the city are pretty dam run down, the university is incredibly spaced apart and all over the place and the city is just so HUGE it's actually impossible to know where to go and what to do.

Reply 3

Origami Bullets

I don't believe for a moment that you couldn't get into UoM halls this year - they were advertising spaces right up until the start of term, and several halls have been closed off due to lack of demand - Allen Hall, Little Court (part of Owens Park) and at least one other court.

However, leaving that apart I do like the city - I wouldn't say it's the nicest place I've ever lived ... But I did do a stint living Down Under! At the beginning of the year, it did seem dauntingly large - but as you get to know it, it just seems more normal IYSWIM. It's the largest single site uni in Europe though (in the UK, only the Open Uni is larger), so it's not surprising that you find it a bit big!

If there's anything you'd like to know about the town, then I can probably point you in the right direction :smile:

If you are serious about transferring, then you'll need to deal with it sooner rather than later - you'll need to send in a new UCAS, and Manchester students will be organising themselves into accommodation groups around the new year, so you'll want to decide whether or not to get involved with that.

In the meantime, improving your current situation is the priority - go and join a society or two!

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