I go to the university of Edinburgh AMA

How are you finding Edinburgh?
How are you finding your course?
Do you have any face-to-face teaching or is it all online?

1.At first I wasn't a massive fan of Edinburgh but I have come round eventually, now I quite like Edinburgh as a city it was just a massive shock to someone who always lived in London and is used to a much larger city. What I don't like in Edinburgh is how there aren't many large enclosed green spaces, the closest there is to that is this place called the meadows (2 small green fields) while in London there are so many parks to choose from, I do miss the underground as it was super convenient and it is the only form of public transport where bikes are allowed.

2. I am really enjoying the Chinese part, it was always my dream to learn Chinese and now it is slowly coming true, but it is a lot of work. I thought to choose to do it at degree level as through self-study I don't think I would be able to achieve fluency on quite the same level not only speaking but also being competent in reading and writing. I could also never give Chinese my undivided attention as I had to focus on a levels and gcse's now I can give it my full focus. I am not enjoying Russian that much since it is pretty much all self study, it feels very overwhelming and the grammar is a complete nightmare, I am slowly losing all my hope, I wish I did Chinese cinema and literature instead. In Chinese I can make good conversation while in Russian I can nearly string a sentence together.

3.We had oral lessons face to face but I hate living in student accommodation so I moved back home and will continue everything online. I have broken my lease so I won't have to pay for student accommodation, so I can safe some money at least.

1) There are loads of green spaces in Edinburgh! Off the top of my head - Holyrood park, Princes Street Gardens, Figgate Park, Lochend Park. Plus all the hills where you get really nice views of the city, and the walks along the Union Canal and the Water of Leith are lovely too. I can imagine it being a huge change from London though!

2) Wow, that's really cool that you can already speak Chinese just a couple of months into the course! I'm sorry Russian isn't going so well though. Do you get any speaking practice at all? Will you be able to drop it in favour of another module or will you have to continue until the end of your degree?

3) Is it harder doing oral lessons online?

Do you like Fish and chips? (A traditional-ish Scottish dish)
And What are you studying?

1) I meant green spaces large enough to cycle in.

2) I don't know whether to persevere with the Russian module or not? I always wanted to learn the language it is just proving a lot harder than I thought.

3) It is exactly the same doing oral lessons online and in person, in fact I prefer online as I hate it when in class we would be told to speak between ourselves and they would give us 3 minutes and it would take 1 minute then it would be really awkward.

1) Holyrood park is great for cycling.

2) You could maybe do it as an evening class or something if the teaching on your course is really poor?

3) Who do you practice with now?

Are there any ways in which Edinburgh is better than London?

1) I meant green spaces large enough to cycle in.

2) I don't know whether to persevere with the Russian module or not? I always wanted to learn the language it is just proving a lot harder than I thought.

3) It is exactly the same doing oral lessons online and in person, in fact I prefer online as I hate it when in class we would be told to speak between ourselves and they would give us 3 minutes and it would take 1 minute then it would be really awkward.

Hi, I am sorry you didn't like your self catering experience - which Halls did you go to? I really want to go self-catered but it sounds like it's the luck of the draw who you are put in a flat with. Do you think you would have been better off in catered? Apart from Salisbury which are the other self catered you might recommend?

I was in Shrub hill accommodation, it's quite far from George square, I don't think I would have been better off in catered since I am vegan so my diet is quite complicated and I am also a picky eater. I have heard that the food in catered accommodation isn't too good from friends. Salisbury is really the best accommodation but very hard to get. The very old accommodation's that are self-catered are very close to George square but quite dated. Murano is right next to Shrub hill slightly nicer since it's not right next to a busy Road like shrub hill where there are constant road works. Brae house is very nice slightly closer to George square but still not that close. Hermit's croft is meant to be a 10 mins walk to George square. What degree are you applying for because depending on your degree you will be doing your lectures in a designated place for me it's George square but if you are a science major then it's the king's building which is completely somewhere else.

Thank you so much for replying. It's really appreciated. So you don't like Shrub Hill? I'm doing boomed so will be working at Kings Building.

https://www.accom.ed.ac.uk/our-accommodation/?student=Undergraduate&catering=SelfCatered&room=&p=1

Look here, it says everything you need to know about accommodation, most importantly look at distance to King's campus as few accommodations are close enough to King's campus, that's the most important things unless you have a bike and are willing to cycling.

Thank you so much for replying. It's really appreciated. So you don't like Shrub Hill? I'm doing boomed so will be working at Kings Building.