What Students Say
Likes
- University of Edinburgh is famous for its diverse range of research and modules. They look at things from their student’s perspective and help them build their own sense of understanding. I remember during the initial days, they would question us and then very calmly would say that there is no right or wrong answers or that even they aren’t sure what side to choose. Just given the spot to make mistakes helped us to understand better, it gave us the opportunity to look at things from a very wide and different perspective. Apart from that the melding of different cultures in one room is also something that I am absolutely grateful for, the different approaches, thoughts, perspectives helps you think differently. The resources provided by the university is very handy, there’s so much of content that if interested can be really delved into.
- "It comes under top 10 university for psychology and research in the world. The psychology graduates from this university showed a lot of enthusiasm and work in our field. The university has its own approach unique from the world, which is something that drawn me the most. This new approach was built and researched by the students of Edinburgh. Which showed how much importance the university gives to their students and their perspectives. They allow students to follow what they aim for, no matter how surreal or unrealistic it sounds, the university always provides with the necessary resources and help students find their own path. "
Dislikes
- The one thing that I found was a little different from Indian education was that no one really cared, the professors have a really set timings that they can provide for the students, all of them are extremely busy as they work only twice a week for the university and the rest of the time they are in their personal practice. So to actually get on with them is difficult and more so than anything even the professors expect us to solve our issues by ourselves and come to them only if it was the last resort. I personally don’t mind the idea of self study, but the lack of clear instructions and communication sometimes creates a barrier. Because there’s only so much we can understand from a presentation or certain research papers. So for the amount of money that we are paying for the university, I would at least expect to have professors who were there to communicate and help us whenever required.
Required Exams for Admission
Overall experience as a counselling student for me has been something that I wouldn’t have been able to capture back home. The structure of the classes, the international students, the knowledge insight is impeccable. Their goal as a counselling faculty is for the students to start knowing themselves before they go into the field and help and guide other individuals. That’s something lacking in our Indian universities.
Course Curriculum
The course that I chose touched upon the basics of what counselling is. They covered almost everything required to begin counselling. But of course that’s not enough to begin our own counselling practice. We are expected to further study and build more practical experience after this course. Counselling is a subject which can never be fully covered, the counsellors who are the most experienced even they are still learning and exploring different approaches. So to answer the question how updated and relevant the course syllabus is, it does cover a lot of it but there’s much more to learn and discover.
Faculty
There is a wide range of faculty and staff and they are all available via our own university portal. The ratio of faculty to student is around 1:10. Every student is provided with a personal tutor that they can contact via email. They are as I have previously mentioned pretty busy, but they always make sure to reply if you have any problem that you’ve addressed. I have had a lot of professors that left an incredible impact on me, to name one would be professor Jonathan, he has always encouraged us to question and know more.
Campus Life
The University of Edinburgh has a wide campus, with their multiple library access. They have their own pubs, reading areas, rooms that can be booked for events, presentations and a lot more. Every campus provides with a study room, computer systems, individual cafeterias and a lot more. The wifi system is universal, so one system connects you with every campus, as long as it’s university of Edinburgh’s campus. They also have their own gym, which is Edinburgh’s biggest gym, at a very reasonable student price.
Placement
The university provides with a variety of placements and there are companies that visit the university on a daily basis, it just depends on the students what opportunity would they further like to use. The median salary is comparatively less if you apply elsewhere. But its a great opportunity to start if the student feels stuck.
Accommodation
There are multiple university accommodations throughout the town. They provide students with maximum safety and comfort. Every accommodation has its own perks and cons. Students need to decide what they are comfortable with before choosing the accommodation. The rent is comparatively higher, but it includes all the bills and cleaning once in a while.
Exams
I had to submit 2 LORs, the university had a certain criteria points that they mentioned in their website that they would require in a particular LOR. Apart from that they required a personalized SOP, every university mentions the set points and format that they would want your SOP to be in, so I would suggest just looking at their particular university’s criteria and then filling it up. They also require your CV which is expected to be simple UK format CV, with just the important pointers. I had one round of interview but that was to decide which course would be beneficial for me. So I had applied for two courses and after giving the interview they decided which course would suit me better.
