Saturday 10 January 2009
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Steeped in tradition, St Andrews is the oldest university in Scotland. The town has its fair share of history too, as well as a healthy obsession with golf. A cosy little community on the east coast of Scotland, locals and posh students get along swimmingly – they have to considering the campus occupies a substantial chunk of the town and students make up a third of its population. Sandy beaches, rocky coast and glorious countryside make it a scenic location for all...more detail The student body are a close-knit bunch and on arrival undergrads acquire ‘student families’ who offer academic guidance...more on academic University buildings reflect the area’s heritage with some architecture dating as far back as the 15th century. The Students’ Association does a good job of keeping the punters entertained...more on entertainment Black tie events are commonplace and the Union bar has the latest licence in town...more on the SU Sports facilities are excellent and with six golf courses in the local vicinity, golfers are kept busy...more on sports All first years are guaranteed halls and although 25% are shared rooms, self-catering kitchens come complete with dishwashers...more on housing
Woohoo: Pretty as a picture Boo: Isolation can lead to claustrophobia Tel: (01334) 462 245 E-mail: ed-liaison@st-andrews.ac.uk Website: www.st-andrews.ac.uk
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merrymilkman
When I first got to St. Andrews I found it a bit too easy and a little posh really wasn’t sure if I wanted to be here. Now in my second year, I am blown away by how hard things have gotten, how involved I have gotten, and how totally down to earth most of the students are. It appears that the university lulls you in to a false sense of confidence in your first year, lets you have fun, and experiment with new ways of taking notes ect. then hits you with the brunt of the academic force that it is known for in your second or third year (depending on your subject.) Misconceptions: St. Andrews if a bunch of posh t***s: not true at all, the posh aspect of St. Andrews is the most visible on the public scene because they make a point of throwing HUGE WILD parties and being controversial but in reality they are a very small group and limited to only a few subjects. To give you an idea of the true nature of St. Andrews in regard to financial status, BY FAR the biggest issue on campus and in the last student election was creating more cheap housing and increasing the number of students here in the lower financial brackets. There is nothing to do in St. Andrews because it is not in a big city: This is so ridiculously wrong I don’t even know where to begin. The annual “super parties / balls / raves / fashion shows” thrown at St. Andrews are renowned for being some of the largest and craziest in the U.K. In fact there are so many there is no way you would be able to go to all of them and keep up with your course work. The sheer amazingness of the societies here never ceases to blow me away and is an almost automatic way to build up a good friend group. Even if you demand a normal nightclub there is a free bus that comes by each dorm a few times every night and picks up students! So if you contrast the 40min bus ride to Dundee with the 20min you would need to walk to a night club in a city university you might think, “well it’s a bit too long, but you to take into account that you DON’T HAVE TO WALK and the safety of having a free bus coming to pick you up rather than stumbling back to your dorm drunk in the middle of a big city … not to mention the fun of having a big bus full of drunk students to talk to all the way back. What does St. Andrews have that you won’t find any where else? It’s in one of the most beautiful historic towns I have ever seen and right on bluffs over looking the ocean It has the traditions (totally ridiculous and fun,) academic quality (just about,) and secret societies of Oxbridge without the nervous break downs (not that they are unheard of,) snobbyness, and negative stigma. The commitment of academic parents and families is so ingrained in the society that I have to explain to people that my brother is my biological brother every time I introduce him and the relationship is often seen as less significant. This IMIDIATLY plugs you into the social scene. A university sufficiently large enough to be widely known yet small enough that teachers are ashamed if they don’t know you by name
nicolesj
The May Ball and the May Dip are unconnected (other than both being in May).
honeynutloop69
its a fallacy that all of the self-catered accommodation contains dishwashers. in fact only the most expensive self-catered accommodation unit does. in the rest of the self-catered accommodation you're stuck with a sink. which is ok if you manage to be lucky enough to get a house that has hot running water and a plug for that sink. the standard of accommodation in the cheaper accommodation reflects the fact that as a student of 'low social-economic status' you are only here because it is required of the university - they don't care about your opinions or welfare and they are counting the days until you leave and stop causing them problems by asking for the house you are paying rent for to be maintained to a adequate standard. i have had to have emergency surgery because of a condition brought on by the estates department's lack of action on a maintenance matter. i may have to move between now and my exams because they wish to remove the upstairs ceiling; although i may be required to revise for my exams while still living in a house that is having its upstairs ceiling removed. don't worry ... they're knocking these poor quality houses down, putting up some new ones and doubling the rent in the process. This university really is only for the rich.
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