5 Reasons To Go To University In Edinburgh
Edinburgh is a popular destination for tourists of course. You can see a hundred historic sights within ten minutes of each other, there’s the festival or ten every year, tons of places to stay to suit every budget and excellent weather all year round (not).
Coastal Edinburgh, Scotland, UK by Stuart Caie
While it is excellent for tourists, perhaps the group of people it is more perfect for is students. Here’s why:
Top Universities
For starters, Edinburgh has some of the best universities in the UK. Edinburgh University was founded in 1583 and is regarded as one of the most prestigious in the world and has cultivated some of the finest minds the world has ever known. As well as this institution Edinburgh has Heriot-Watt University, Napier University and Queen Margaret University. Plus Edinburgh College of Art, which is one of the top art schools in the country. If you want to learn, Edinburgh has a school for you.
Fascinating City
While it would be a push to call Edinburgh a bustling metropolis, it is a hugely vibrant city with lots going on all the time. It’s got two feisty football teams, it’s got regular events across the city from marathons through to the Foodie Festival, it has a pulsating music scene, restaurants of all shapes, sizes and price ranges and more student deals than you can ever handle.
Reasonable Living Costs
It may not be cheap but it is cheaper than London and…eh…Dubai. You do get to avoid paying council tax though which is nice and with all the student discounts available at every second shop, café and restaurants, plenty of charity shops and usually lots of temp jobs should you need one.
Night Life
Depending on your taste, Edinburgh is likely to have a corner to suit you on a Saturday night. If you’re a clubber then there are plenty of small and large venues waiting for you from City through to the Bongo club. If you like your posh cocktail bars, George Street is the place for you and if you like rock music, you can head to the Old Town and down to the Cowgate for some local and international rock action. Check out Ripping Records on North Bridge for tickets.
Accommodation
You have a lot of choice when it comes to accommodation in Edinburgh too. You can go and stay in halls attached to most institutions if you want which is great for getting to know people, or you can move straight to a private flat in the many Edinburgh tenements. Plus if your parents come to visit there are plenty of Edinburgh accommodation services that can rent out flats short term or even long term if you need to have your mum do your washing every week.
Harry Toles manages apartments in Edinburgh for students. He thinks cheap apartments in Edinburgh are perfect for students.
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