Jon Andrew Greig

Argh! That seems very odd. Didn't you apply before I did? I would write to the accommodations people and make sure they are aware of where you're coming from and what's up on their end. At least helps to have a person to talk to instead of endless applications and notes.

Yup, got Mylnes Court, Patrick Geddes Hall. It sounds like they're revealing places in a rolling process.

Go to MyServices and then myAccommodation below. At least that's where it showed up for me. Best of luck!

Found out this morning, and yes indeed. How nice.

Nice, right on. I'm just reassuring myself that this will be my ticket to much better fare, doctoral program-wise, down the road. By the way, have you heard back about lodging? I've been told I will be notified about the lodging decision at the end of the week. *fingers crossed*

Sadly, not here... Sigh. Oh well.

Greetings all, I'm preparing to get ready to move to Scotland to start the next year at U of Edinburgh doing the MSc Ancient Philosophy program. I decided to follow through with student loans to fund my education there. That being said, while I submitted my FAFSA a couple weeks ago (and waiting to hear back from them), I reviewed the visa requirements and saw that proof of funds for the full tuition AND 7,200 GBP were needed up front at the time of application for the visa. Just wondering, for those who haven't made their savings goal 2-3 months before making it to the UK, whether they looked into a loan for this figure via that provided by the FAFSA or some other source? Just asking around. Thanks!

Greetings everyone, So writing this on behalf of a friend who's set to go into the 1-year M.St. in Syriac Studies. He's getting married in August, and he's set to have a 9-month visa to study there. Unfortunately, though, his wife is only allowed to "visit" for 6 months max. Is this normal at all? It seems kind of outrageous, and wanted to see if this has happened to others--or just ideas for how to get around it, if it's possible. Any advice would be greatly appreciated for my friend. Thanks!

Two carriers: Iberia for DC to London and British Air for London to Edinburgh. Found through Hipmunk.com (great site!). I was thinking about visiting England first, but decided on staying in Edinburgh for the week first to acclimate to the environment and culture. I wouldn't mind time to just chill in the city, and save the excursions for later in the school year. Never been up there before, so it'll be worth a few days break in the place I'd be studying (and living) my ass off in. Sounds like a good plan with the packing though. I'm leaning that way myself, with the possible exception of shipping a box of books over. Clothing will probably be the bulk of what I carry over.

The nice thing is that there should almost definitely be options over there. I've recently had some good experience with Wifi, but you're right: it can be hit and miss wherever you are. Good call.

Rather coincidentally I'm in the process of buying my ticket over. Apparently from DC, I'm finding prices in the range of $480-$520 to get out to Edinburgh. On a slightly unrelated note but connected to getting over there--how many days in advance are people heading over? I'm planning on a week beforehand, in spite of the restriction on moving into the grad housing till the weekend before. I'll probably stay either at a hostel and/or CouchSurf in the area till then. Is anyone also planning on shipping things over, or just going barebones with luggage via plane?

Several of my friends in the area and down south in Britain have ended up with prepaid phones. Apparently they're rather cheap and decent. I'm otherwise planning by ear with whether or not I even do a cell phone there and just going to continue using my smartphone for wifi calls and the like.

On a completely random note, is it kind of strange that I've not really thought too much (tried to think too much!) about Edinburgh when I suddenly get a dream about living the life in U of Edinburgh--mixed in with bear attacks!? Bears of Edinburgh, come and see the cute maulings of ancient Scotland...

I partly ran out of time for the Global/Santader, but also their high eligibility with undergraduate scores/GPAs placed me out of the range of consideration. I'm looking at a couple others on there due on May 1, but I'm also looking through the Alternative Scholarship Guide (or at least a PDF with a huge list of alternative sources that I got from a friend--PM me your email if you're interested). If worse came to worse, some savings, work on the side, and loans will probably still be worth it for me. It's a hard trade-off that I'm willing to deal with given the opportunity I have now. On a slightly unrelated note, but still pertinent to U of Edinburgh (perhaps?), I posted a question in the Jobs board about whether it is wise--at Edinburgh, maybe in general--to do part-time work while doing a 1-year grad program: Would MUCH appreciate your thoughts if you have any, antecedent. Also, likewise, congrats to you again!

I've been contemplating continuing to do the remote programming work that I've been doing while I am studying (full time) for a 1-year Ancient Philosophy program in the University of Edinburgh for the next year. However I get mixed feelings about doing any work during then, and then if I should, I'm trying to figure out how much I can or should work. (And U of Edinburgh stipulates a maximum limit of 20 hours/week for outside work.) I also find financially very good reasons why I probably SHOULD work, considering the strong likelihood I will be getting student loans for the program. As far as working in general goes with grad school, especially in potentially involved 1-year programs, what is everyone else's advice for whether or not to work? And if so, what's a reasonable amount of time to set aside for work while in the middle of graduate studies? Would it just be wiser for me to invest all of my time into this 1-year opportunity? Thanks.