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Author	Sofinite
Comment	I moved here to study. Nothing really went according to plan and I'm now stuck here thanks to the boyfriend (Glasgow/Scotland is a good place to get stuck so I'm happy). - Don't know which uni you should go to. They're both good, but I don't know a lot about computer science but someone else can probably help you out with that. I do suggest to visit both universities because having a good feeling about the place is just as important as the uni's ranking. - AFAIK the tuition fees are the same. For accommodation, Glasgow has loads of options for that, either through the uni, other student accommodation and you can find accommodation/flatshares on sites like SpareRoom/Gumtree/Rightmove. When I first moved here I found a place on SpareRoom which was around £275 per month for a double room with two flatmates, which was a lot cheaper than going for actual student accommodation (which are around £400-700 a month I think). - As a EU citizen you would get your tuition fees covered by SAAS, but you wouldn't be able to get more money or a loan from them unless you have lived here for at least 3 years. I don't know a lot about Bulgaria, but you might be able to get a loan from an organisation in your country. Probably won't get one in Scotland. - For entry requirements, you'd probably get a conditional offer stating the grades you should achieve to be accepted. The uni will know how much your Bulgarian diploma is worth. For example, I got an offer stating my overall grade should be a 7/10 and no mention of Maths and English, even though those two were mentioned as entry requirements for UK students. - IELTS is good. Entry requirements for IELTS are usually low (like 6 or 6.5 overall). I got an 8.0 about 4 years ago and I'd say 7.5 is definitely good enough to keep up with all your coursework. - Don't know how far you've looked into anything, but you need to apply through UCAS. The deadline is 15 January, and you need a lot to apply. Start the application process rather sooner than later because you don't really want to rush this. - The accent is tough sometimes, but not that difficult. Most people you'll be going to university with won't have really thick accents and you should be fine in your daily life too. - There's loads of food options and supermarkets. I think I spent around £30 a week on food when I was a student, but you could probably do it cheaper. Lidl and Aldi are good for cheap stuff, Iceland and Farmfoods have loads of cheap frozen stuff and Tesco/Asda/Morrisons are also all decent supermarkts. - How much a week? Eh, let's see how much I spent on everything when I moved here. Rent: £275, bills around £40 a month, phone bill was another £35, food would be around £120 a month, transport around £60 a month. That was just for basic stuff (my rent was cheaper than most other places so I was really lucky). As a student, you also get a lot of other student discounts like Spotify and Amazon Prime which also helps a lot.
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Created	Sun 22nd Sep 2019 3:23pm
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I moved here to study. Nothing really went according to plan and I'm now stuck here thanks to the boyfriend (Glasgow/Scotland is a good place to get stuck so I'm happy).

- Don't know which uni you should go to. They're both good, but I don't know a lot about computer science but someone else can probably help you out with that. I do suggest to visit both universities because having a good feeling about the place is just as important as the uni's ranking.
- AFAIK the tuition fees are the same. For accommodation, Glasgow has loads of options for that, either through the uni, other student accommodation and you can find accommodation/flatshares on sites like SpareRoom/Gumtree/Rightmove. When I first moved here I found a place on SpareRoom which was around £275 per month for a double room with two flatmates, which was a lot cheaper than going for actual student accommodation (which are around £400-700 a month I think).
- As a EU citizen you would get your tuition fees covered by SAAS, but you wouldn't be able to get more money or a loan from them unless you have lived here for at least 3 years. I don't know a lot about Bulgaria, but you might be able to get a loan from an organisation in your country. Probably won't get one in Scotland.
- For entry requirements, you'd probably get a conditional offer stating the grades you should achieve to be accepted. The uni will know how much your Bulgarian diploma is worth. For example, I got an offer stating my overall grade should be a 7/10 and no mention of Maths and English, even though those two were mentioned as entry requirements for UK students.
- IELTS is good. Entry requirements for IELTS are usually low (like 6 or 6.5 overall). I got an 8.0 about 4 years ago and I'd say 7.5 is definitely good enough to keep up with all your coursework.
- Don't know how far you've looked into anything, but you need to apply through UCAS. The deadline is 15 January, and you need a lot to apply. Start the application process rather sooner than later because you don't really want to rush this.
- The accent is tough sometimes, but not that difficult. Most people you'll be going to university with won't have really thick accents and you should be fine in your daily life too.
- There's loads of food options and supermarkets. I think I spent around £30 a week on food when I was a student, but you could probably do it cheaper. Lidl and Aldi are good for cheap stuff, Iceland and Farmfoods have loads of cheap frozen stuff and Tesco/Asda/Morrisons are also all decent supermarkts.
- How much a week? Eh, let's see how much I spent on everything when I moved here. Rent: £275, bills around £40 a month, phone bill was another £35, food would be around £120 a month, transport around £60 a month. That was just for basic stuff (my rent was cheaper than most other places so I was really lucky). As a student, you also get a lot of other student discounts like Spotify and Amazon Prime which also helps a lot.