University of Glasgow blether thread

Toronto, UBC, Calgary

Full year, Eng Lang can't just do a semester

Guess who's also applying to Toronto and UBC? O:

(And McGill!)

Why only Canada btw? Also don't you get 5 options?

I debated McGill...but the skiing near Calgary is better

Aren't the Toronto courses BEAUTIFUL?!

Yeah Toronto ones look ace, UBC looks pretty crap though. I might take a peek at Calgary as well. I have Politics to think about as well which is quite annoying since McGill is the only uni I've looked at so far that has great courses in both subjects... You should really reconsider McGill though, there are some fantastic-looking courses there too

I think I would be quite happy with Toronto, at the moment there aren't a great many Politics courses I'm interested in but I need to take another look now I that I've been told I have pretty much free rein to choose what I like for it as long as it is within the realm of politics, whereas for English we need to find some equivalents for the Glasgow courses.

Yeah, the French isn't going to be my favourite part of the exchange... If McGill was located in Toronto or Vancouver it would be my dream uni! It's like I'm fated to be in a non-English speaking environment in my third year, since I was originally supposed to be doing a Spanish degree and now I'm being drawn to Quebec ><

TBH the courses I've chosen aren't really perfect fits with the Glasgow courses...but I've emailed Catherine Emmott to see if that's okay. It's still possible for me to do 4th year courses at Glasgow so it should be okay hopefully!

Vancouver looks like an amazing city as does Toronto. Calgary doesn't look like such a nice place but SUCH good skiing!

I really feel like skiing should be a big part of my motivation to go to Canada, but I've never really skied or had much desire to, but I'm always up for trying new things and Canada seems like a pretty bloody decent place to try skiing! I'm not quite sure exactly what's attracted me to it really, Canada's just always struck me as a laid back, cool place (where they know how to actually deal with snow, unlike the UK!) with quite a pleasant accent :P

California is lovely.

Also, 1000 miles isn't close

I guess if you could get a flight it's be ok.

I just had this idea of you hitching a ride or something... 21 hour drive

But yeah. It's a good state.
Granted I've only been to Cali and Florida.. but still great.

Will you be old enough to legally drink in Canada come 3rd year?

Oh, nice. I just always assumed it would be the same as American and be 21.

Good stuff

Oh yeah, that's the other reason I chose Canada: drinking. =D

So the referendum will be held in autumn 2014.

Not sure how I feel about this. I quite like Alex Salmond as he is 100% for Scotland and the Scottish people, but I don't think independence is economically viable.

I do love how Cameron is ****ting himself over it though.