The University of Edinburgh

[danhibees1875]

Does anybody on .net study here? If so, what do you think of the place?

Im hoping to go next year to study accounting.

Was at the open day last friday, but only seen pollock halls and although i was impressed i have a feeling that they are catered only accommodations. Does anybody know whether you can go self-catered to pollock halls or if there is another place for students who want to go self-catered which is as nice/nicer.

Thanks, :thumbsup:

[Calvin]

I was quite disappointed by the open day. The European Languages talk was for numpties, and while the Politics talk was great, the guy only got halfway through due to time constraints. Don't really think they did anything to sell Edinburgh to me, not I suppose that they need to.

I want to go to Glasgow anyway.

[FraserHFC]

Does anybody on .net study here? If so, what do you think of the place?

Im hoping to go next year to study accounting.

Was at the open day last friday, but only seen pollock halls and although i was impressed i have a feeling that they are catered only accommodations. Does anybody know whether you can go self-catered to pollock halls or if there is another place for students who want to go self-catered which is as nice/nicer.

Thanks, :thumbsup:

im also planning on studying accounting there next year :greengrin if i get the grades this year of course :agree:

[Calvin]

im also planning on studying accounting there next year :greengrin if i get the grades this year of course :agree:

Couldn't be bothered reading past page 4 in the Prospectus? :greengrin

[danhibees1875]

im also planning on studying accounting there next year :greengrin if i get the grades this year of course :agree:

:thumbsup:

Nice one.

Are you in 6th year now? How well do you need to do to get in?

[FraserHFC]

:thumbsup:

Nice one.

Are you in 6th year now? How well do you need to do to get in?

yeah im in 6th year at the moment

i got c for higher accounts last year so i think i need an a and two bs from other subjects this year, hopefully ill get the a in maths

[danhibees1875]

yeah im in 6th year at the moment

i got c for higher accounts last year so i think i need an a and two bs from other subjects this year, hopefully ill get the a in maths

Okay, cool. My school doesnt do accounts at any level :brickwall:

I just hope this wont affect me too much. :agree:

[paul_hfc3]

You do know that you need a minimum of 4 Bs in any subject to even get into to Edinburgh Uni.

[FraserHFC]

You do know that you need a minimum of 4 Bs in any subject to even get into to Edinburgh Uni.

ive been told that they take a c 2 bs and an a as 4 bs though? is that the case?

[danhibees1875]

ive been told that they take a c 2 bs and an a as 4 bs though? is that the case?

Id watch out because i think edinburgh is usually oversubscribed so BBBB might not be all that accurate. :agree:

[hibby19]

Id watch out because i think edinburgh is usually oversubscribed so BBBB might not be all that accurate. :agree:

:agree:

My mate went to hear the history lecture and was told that the lowest grades accepted for this year was AAAA!!

So I would just really go full throttle and achieve the best grades that you possibly can. That may sound quite obvious but I think sometimes when people know that they need slightly lower entry requirements than usual then they just sort of ease off a bit.

[Ally]

Does anybody on .net study here? If so, what do you think of the place?

Im hoping to go next year to study accounting.

Was at the open day last friday, but only seen pollock halls and although i was impressed i have a feeling that they are catered only accommodations. Does anybody know whether you can go self-catered to pollock halls or if there is another place for students who want to go self-catered which is as nice/nicer.

Thanks, :thumbsup:

Pollock Halls is all catered but there are plenty non catered flats owned by edinburgh uni. Just look on accommodation site.

[danhibees1875]

Pollock Halls is all catered but there are plenty non catered flats owned by edinburgh uni. Just look on accommodation site.

Thanks man. :thambsup:

Shame, i quite liked the look of pollock both in terms of the room and the location. Atleast there should be better kitchen facilities at the self-catered ones (e.g. an oven).

:thumbsup:

[LiverpoolHibs]

ive been told that they take a c 2 bs and an a as 4 bs though? is that the case?

Lordy. I got turned down a few years ago despite being predicted three A's at A-Level. Anti-English buggers. :wink:

[Calvin]

Admission rates are very low, 10% in some subjects, about a quarter on average. Very rarely will BBBB or ABBC be enough!

[Onceinawhile]

cant stand edinburgh uni(though i go to heriot-watt everytime i go into teviot or when my friend stayed in pollock it was completely full of Ya's

[shamo9]

Napier for the win:thumbsup:

Edinburgh Uni is chaotic. My sister went there, and I've been there a few times for English lectures. It ain't pretty...

[GlesgaeHibby]

I was quite disappointed by the open day. The European Languages talk was for numpties, and while the Politics talk was great, the guy only got halfway through due to time constraints. Don't really think they did anything to sell Edinburgh to me, not I suppose that they need to.

I want to go to Glasgow anyway.

Good call, Glasgow is a great place to study. Glasgow Uni is the Scottish University of the year, and is a leading centre of world renowned research. Glasgow has 2 great unions, one of the best/largest uni libraries in europe and the campus itself is gorgeous.

The social scene in Glasgow is also excellent, lots of cool pubs, great live music etc etc. Would recommend it to anyone:agree:

[Speedy]

Don't do it. You will hate it. You have now been officially warned.

You Watt, You Watt, You Watt!

[lyonhibs]

I was quite disappointed by the open day. The European Languages talk was for numpties, and while the Politics talk was great, the guy only got halfway through due to time constraints. Don't really think they did anything to sell Edinburgh to me, not I suppose that they need to.

I want to go to Glasgow anyway.

Good call, Glasgow is a great place to study. Glasgow Uni is the Scottish University of the year, and is a leading centre of world renowned research. Glasgow has 2 great unions, one of the best/largest uni libraries in europe and the campus itself is gorgeous.

The social scene in Glasgow is also excellent, lots of cool pubs, great live music etc etc. Would recommend it to anyone:agree:

Amen to that.

And it's the home of the Party Train: entry requirements a) that you're a Hibby and b) you be willing to put small amounts of money towards ludicrous 1st goalscorer bets - Thierry Gathuessi ffs :grr::grr::greengrin

[Calvin]

Good call, Glasgow is a great place to study. Glasgow Uni is the Scottish University of the year, and is a leading centre of world renowned research. Glasgow has 2 great unions, one of the best/largest uni libraries in europe and the campus itself is gorgeous.

The social scene in Glasgow is also excellent, lots of cool pubs, great live music etc etc. Would recommend it to anyone:agree:
Are you the Student Representative to prospective applicants? :greengrin

Yeah, the reasons highlighted are pretty much why I want to go there.


Amen to that.

And it's the home of the Party Train: entry requirements a) that you're a Hibby and b) you be willing to put small amounts of money towards ludicrous 1st goalscorer bets - Thierry Gathuessi ffs :grr::grr::greengrin

And of course the famous Party Train!

[LamontHFC©]

I quite like the sound of Glasgow too TBH. :thumbsup:

[danhibees1875]

What do people have against edinburgh?

thanks, :thumbsup:

[GlesgaeHibby]

Are you the Student Representative to prospective applicants? :greengrin

Yeah, the reasons highlighted are pretty much why I want to go there.



And of course the famous Party Train!


I quite like the sound of Glasgow too TBH. :thumbsup:


What do people have against edinburgh?

thanks, :thumbsup:

The famous party train edges it for glasgow:agree::wink:

[lyonhibs]

The famous party train edges it for glasgow:agree::wink:

Also the fact that you don't have to sell organs on the black market to finance a big night out, the taxis are LITERALLY half the price, Edinburgh Uni itself is Crammed full of - as mentioned above - "ya's" who haven't done a hard day's work in their puff.

Oh, and did I mention the Party Train?? :thumbsup:

[Onceinawhile]

What do people have against edinburgh?

thanks, :thumbsup:

Edinburgh the city is also a good place to study but its more expensive than the weedge and less "live music" however id rather walk the streets of edinburgh at 3 in the morning than glasgow.

Edinburgh university is about 80% full of people who have mummy and daddy paying for everything and look down their nose at anyone who isnt the same.

[danhibees1875]

Edinburgh the city is also a good place to study but its more expensive than the weedge and less "live music" however id rather walk the streets of edinburgh at 3 in the morning than glasgow.

Edinburgh university is about 80% full of people who have mummy and daddy paying for everything and look down their nose at anyone who isnt the same.

hmmmm, i dont see the music thing effecting me but shame about teh prices being more expensive. Dont like this talk about them all being up themselves, hmmmm, decisions decisions.

[Onceinawhile]

hmmmm, i dont see the music thing effecting me but shame about teh prices being more expensive. Dont like this talk about them all being up themselves, hmmmm, decisions decisions.

everyone is different but thats just how iv seen it. Its only a little more expensive and the bus service is much better. At the end of the day your best going to both cities trying to get to know them then choosing

[Speedy]

If you want to stay in Edinburgh to do accounting then go to Heriot Watt. The atmosphere is great and I've done a couple of the accounting modules. They're not too bad, Paul Gordon makes it worthwhile :greengrin

I'd strongly advise staying in halls as well. If you decide to go to Heriot Watt then I'd advise the catered halls.

At the end of the day it's up to you but I wouldn't go to Edinburgh. They kinda have the "big team" attitude that Hearts have :greengrin and a lot of them are up themselves. Obviously not everyone.

As for Edinburgh being expensive, you can find a cheap night out every night.

[shamo9]

If you want to stay in Edinburgh to do accounting then go to Heriot Watt. The atmosphere is great and I've done a couple of the accounting modules. They're not too bad, Paul Gordon makes it worthwhile :greengrin

I'd strongly advise staying in halls as well. If you decide to go to Heriot Watt then I'd advise the catered halls.

At the end of the day it's up to you but I wouldn't go to Edinburgh. They kinda have the "big team" attitude that Hearts have :greengrin and a lot of them are up themselves. Obviously not everyone.

As for Edinburgh being expensive, you can find a cheap night out every night.
:cool2:

[Ally]

What do people have against edinburgh?

thanks, :thumbsup:

They weren't good enough to make it in.:wink:

But seriously, there are a lot of people that are up themselves but just ignore them, you don't see them much after the first few weeks anyway.

[Sunny Leith]

Edinburgh the city is also a good place to study but its more expensive than the weedge and less "live music" however id rather walk the streets of edinburgh at 3 in the morning than glasgow.

Edinburgh university is about 80% full of people who have mummy and daddy paying for everything and look down their nose at anyone who isnt the same.

Defo will back that up, I actually needed 4 B's to get into history but because im such a lazy bassa I only got 1 and 3 c's so ended up at Napier doing Accounting! Just bout to enter 4th year now and on course for a 2:1 so it aint all bad!

[Speedy]

They weren't good enough to make it in.:wink:

But seriously, there are a lot of people that are up themselves but just ignore them, you don't see them much after the first few weeks anyway.

I wonder if anyone will bite :devil:

[hibsboy90]

I was frustrated by Edinburgh as i didn't get into my chosen course - Law, with 3As 2Bs, not even a conditional offer.

Yet i know of others from different schools who got in with grades such as 1B and 2Cs for the exact same course.

[Speedy]

I was frustrated by Edinburgh as i didn't get into my chosen course - Law, with 3As 2Bs, not even a conditional offer.

Yet i know of others from different schools who got in with grades such as 1B and 2Cs for the exact same course.

It depends how good your school is. I know a girl(from another school) that never even got a conditional with 4 A's and a B and some experience but a guy from my school(a grade 1 heap) got fairly easy conditions with less than that.

You have to take your personal statement into consideration too

[hibsboy90]

It depends how good your school is. I know a girl(from another school) that never even got a conditional with 4 A's and a B and some experience but a guy from my school(a grade 1 heap) got fairly easy conditions with less than that.

You have to take your personal statement into consideration too

Yeh i had 2 really good work experience's for law as well. I know others like your friends that had brilliant experiences, 4As 1B yet got rejected.

I'm not too bothered by it now, i'm off to Aberdeen, which is better for law according to some ratings.

[Speedy]

Yeh i had 2 really good work experience's for law as well. I know others like your friends that had brilliant experiences, 4As 1B yet got rejected.

I'm not too bothered by it now, i'm off to Aberdeen, which is better for law according to some ratings.

Just realised that my previous post was kind of irrelevant. They both applied for medicine not law. Another girl from my school went to Edinburgh to do law though. Last time I spoke to her she hated it.

Aberdeen is meant to be a good laugh anyway. Good luck :thumbsup:

[NYHibby]

I'm going to avoid the anti-Edinburgh sentiment on this board as I feel a lot of it is warrantless.

For the guy that asked about catered/ self-catered, I went with a self-catered flat. The food at Pollock is not known to be that good and you should learn to cook for yourself. You'll save money cooking for yourself too.

[Barney McGrew]

I'm going to avoid the anti-Edinburgh sentiment on this board as I feel a lot of it is warrantless

:agree:

I did four years at Edinburgh and anyone that knows me could tell you I couldn't be further from a 'ya' :greengrin

There's some stuck up tosspots go there, but that's the same for any uni and all you do is avoid them. There were loads of us from normal scottish state school backgrounds, and we had a whale of a time - and remember Edinburgh is still the best city in the world :wink:

[danhibees1875]

I'm going to avoid the anti-Edinburgh sentiment on this board as I feel a lot of it is warrantless.

For the guy that asked about catered/ self-catered, I went with a self-catered flat. The food at Pollock is not known to be that good and you should learn to cook for yourself. You'll save money cooking for yourself too.

Yeh, self-catered seems the best option. Now, i just need to learn how to cook. :greengrin

[NYHibby]

:agree:

I did four years at Edinburgh and anyone that knows me could tell you I couldn't be further from a 'ya' :greengrin

There's some stuck up tosspots go there, but that's the same for any uni and all you do is avoid them. There were loads of us from normal scottish state school backgrounds, and we had a whale of a time - and remember Edinburgh is still the best city in the world :wink:

I didn't spend four years there, but I was there more recently. I agree with your comments exactly. None of my friends could be called a "ya". You'll run into them during lectures at anyplace, but you don't have to spend with them. You spend most of your time outside of lectures and tutorials anyway.

Edit: I just realized that in my past four or five posts I've given away almost every school or uni I've gone to since I was 14.

[Phil D. Rolls]

Does anybody on .net study here? If so, what do you think of the place?

Im hoping to go next year to study accounting.

Was at the open day last friday, but only seen pollock halls and although i was impressed i have a feeling that they are catered only accommodations. Does anybody know whether you can go self-catered to pollock halls or if there is another place for students who want to go self-catered which is as nice/nicer.

Thanks, :thumbsup:

Relax, it's 2008 - people are a lot more open minded about these things nowadays. You will make many new friend when you are at University.

[hibby19]

Just out of interest, Has anyone ever been to Glasgow Caledonian? I think I've missed the open day so not got a chance to see it.

[shamo9]

Just out of interest, Has anyone ever been to Glasgow Caledonian? I think I've missed the open day so not got a chance to see it.

It was on the 8th September (my birthday) so I gave it a miss.

If you are really interested, just phone them up and try and arrange another time.

[hibby19]

It was on the 8th September (my birthday) so I gave it a miss.

If you are really interested, just phone them up and try and arrange another time.

Might do that. Cheers

[GlesgaeHibby]

Just out of interest, Has anyone ever been to Glasgow Caledonian? I think I've missed the open day so not got a chance to see it.

You don't need to go to an open day for that place, just remember back to your nursery days and add some alcohol and you have caley. Playdough days ahoy:greengrin:wink: