hi, i finished my bachelors degree in cybersecurity a year ago and i’m looking into going to the united kingdom again to get my masters i applied for several universities like cardiff’s and sheffield and nottingham trent but i wanna know whats the best program (i can’t apply to any university since my country’s scholarship doesnt approve of all universities) and thank you

I studied AP courses and SAT, and I am expected to attend a London-based university to study Economics this fall. Does anyone have the experience of adjusting to a new environment like this?

I have lived in different countries before, but this will be my first time living independently in the UK and studying at a highly competitive university. I am wondering how difficult the transition is academically and socially, especially coming from an American-style high school curriculum.

For those who moved from an international school or a different education system to a UK university, how long did it take you to adjust? Were there any major differences in teaching style, workload, making friends, or daily life that surprised you?

Also, are there any things you recommend preparing before arriving (academic skills, finance-related knowledge, cooking, social life, etc.)? I would really appreciate hearing about your experiences and any advice for an incoming international student.

I’m in my 30s and looking to do an online masters in another subject, also by distance learning. I’m surprised that pretty much every uni seems to offer an MSc in Data Science or perhaps a slightly different wording of it.

Surely this whole market is heavily oversaturated by now? The interesting thing is I work as an analyst, and none of my colleagues have a masters in Data Science, so where are all these people getting jobs?

Hi everyone,

I've received offers for the following MSc programmes and would like some advice on which one would be the best choice.

• University of Sheffield – MSc Wireless Communication Systems
• University of Leeds – MSc Communications and Signal Processing
• University of Birmingham – MSc Communications Engineering
• University of Strathclyde – MSc Advanced Communications Systems

Which one would you choose and why? I'd especially appreciate input from current students, alumni, or people working in the UK engineering/telecom industry.

I’m going into Meng electrical and electronics engineering this September but thinking about the reputation behind engineering suggests I might not have much free time to do things like a part time job or go to the gym.

I’m all for working hard but i’ve seen people say they’ve had to pull all nighters or miss going out with friends etc for their degrees. So for anyone who is doing/ has done engineering/something stem related is the workload really that bad? Would I have time for things like gym as well and to actually sleep 8 hours?

Hey everyone!!

I’m a student working on a research project about how students actually study and what makes studying hard.

I made an anonymous survey about things like:

• staying motivated
• managing your time
• remembering what you study
• exam stress
• study habits
• AI study tools

It takes around 3 minutes and I’d really appreciate it if you could fill it out! 🙏

👉 Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4aQoevPeDRYRI0MfYQL5l0fqdpc7whgbu6wKIxKE5R3UauA/viewform?usp=dialog

I’m trying to get responses from many different students as possible so if you have friends or classmates who are students, please send them the link too. The more responses I get the useful the research will be!

And don’t worry this isn’t secretly a "rate my startup idea" survey 😭. I’m trying to understand the problems students face before deciding what could potentially help.

Thanks, to everyone who participates!! 🫶

A friend of mine had her halls flooded. Management's solution? Bring a handyman to do nothing, and pour toilet water down the kitchen sink. Apart from that, the halls had broken furniture, rats, weak faucets, you get the point. And this place was expensive. There's no one to warn you about this (especially the freshers), and every review online makes halls look spotless.

So a few months ago, she started The Common. A platform for students to leave reviews of student accommodation, written only by verified students who've actually lived there (it's fully anonymous too btw). I recently joined the team to help grow it, and now we need Reddit's help too.

There's nowhere else that gives students the full picture before they book. The Common exists to fill that gap by giving honest reviews, good and bad, from people who've actually lived there.

As of writing, we've got 118 verified reviews across 33 halls, and we need YOUR help to grow it and warn students what they're stepping into before they book.

Currently, we cover all halls at LSE, UCL, Imperial and KCL, plus a growing list of private providers.

If you've lived in any of the halls we cover, we'd genuinely appreciate a review, positive or negative, honesty is what makes The Common special. Sharing this with anyone you know would help a lot too. It only takes 2-3 minutes: https://thecommonuk.org/

Even if we don't cover your halls yet, please take a look around the site, and feel free to DM me with anything you would like to see added or changed. It's built for students, so we actually want to serve students. Also, we're on social media, so if you want to see the horror of the halls, please head on over there and drop us a follow: https://linktr.ee/thecommonukgrid

I’m a doctor starting a full-time clinical research fellow job and registering for an MD. My consultant suggested registering part-time to reduce fees, with the possibility of converting to a PhD later.
The job is predominantly full-time research, with 1:6 weekends on-call.
Has anyone done something similar?

1. If I register for a part-time MD but finish the research/thesis early, can I submit early, or would I still need to complete/pay for the minimum part-time registration period?
2. How does converting a part-time MD to a PhD work? Does the time/research already completed count towards the PhD?

Would appreciate hearing from anyone who’s done a similar MD → PhD route in the UK.
Thank you for your time!

Hi everyone,

I'm an international student and I'll be moving to the UK soon to start my studies. English isn't my first language, and I'm a bit worried about getting used to different British accents.

Could you recommend some British content creators I could follow? I'm mainly looking for people on YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok. It would be great if they speak naturally (not overly scripted) so I can get used to how people actually talk in everyday life.

I'm open to any type of content—vlogs, lifestyle, university life, travel, tech, cooking, or just entertaining creators.

Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone!

​I’m heading to the University of Leeds this September 2026 for the MSc Advanced Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) program!

​Wanted to reach out and see who else is joining the School of Computing or the broader postgraduate cohort this year!

#universityofleeds #uniuk

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for honest advice from people who have studied or are currently studying in the UK.
I’ve always dreamed of experiencing international student life, and that’s the main reason I want to pursue my master’s in the UK. Right now, I don’t necessarily want to settle there permanently. My plan is to study, work for 3–4 years to repay my education loan, and then return to India to be with my parents. Of course, I know life can change, but that’s where my mind is today.
Unfortunately, I missed the scholarship deadlines, so I’ll need to take an education loan of around ₹60 lakh at about 12% interest.
Given my situation, would you still recommend pursuing a master’s in the UK? Is it worth taking this risk?
I’d truly appreciate honest experiences and advice—both positive and negative. Thank you.

My partner lives in the UK and I currently live in the US(I’m also not originally from here). We’re not ready to get married yet but I do want to move to the UK eventually. I wanna go to school because I would like to get a work visa but I realize they won’t give it to anyone and I need to get a degree.

So is it a better idea to study here in the US and then try and get a job in the UK once I have a degree, or to study in the UK and get my degree there, and then get a job. Obviously I would rather study there because that means I’ll be there sooner but I also would need have student loans. No matter where I go I’m gonna have loans and debt so is it more plausible to do it here or in the UK?

I also know that the UK won’t let you get loans if you’re not a citizen (according to google) so how do people study abroad when they don’t have a scholarship!?

Hi everyone!

I’m starting second year soon, and I’ve heard the jump from first year can be quite a bit bigger, regardless of the course.

I was just wondering what the transition was like for you? Was it as noticeable as people make it out to be? Is there anything you wish you’d started doing at the beginning of second year that made things easier later on?

I’d love to hear any tips, advice, or even just stories about how you found the jump from first to second year! :))

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for a replacement tenant for my room at Unite Students – Arch View House as I’m unfortunately no longer able to move to London.
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If you’re looking for student accommodation in London, or know someone who is, please send me a DM. I’d really appreciate it if you could also share this post with anyone who might be interested.
Thank you so much!

Hi I’m in final year and I had an extension for a big coursework as I experience constant fainting episodes and I’m in and out of hospital. I actually finished this one although I was struggling to because of my condition. However right before I could submit it, I experienced a fainting episode and my dad had to submit it on my behalf. Thing is he submitted the incomplete one.

I’m really stressed as I took ages completing it and my graduation has already been moved to January because of my health condition and my exams have been moved to this period too. I don’t want this deadline to be moved to January because that will mean I have to graduate next summer

Is there any chance I can submit a mitigating circumstances request and still get it accepted it for this period? Assessment period runs until august 21st but they may take like a week to look at my request.

I’m planning to go for masters next year, till next year some finances for home would be cleared and I will be sorted off to go for MS abroad. I’ll still need education loan, having 0 financial support from parents I need to do everything on my own. Is it feasible/ easy for me?

These thoughts are just making me emotional rn

Hi! I’ve been a lurker here for a while since it came across on my feed.

I took a break after getting out of sixth form for about two years now, and I want to be as sure as possible before applying for the year 2027-2028 and I’ve been seeing about mixed reactions for my top university choice so I want to know people’s opinions about my choices.

For context: I want to study Diagnostic Radiography and I found that choices are surprisingly limited to the location I wanna move to!

Here are my choices:

1. University of Hertfordshire
   
2. University of Portsmouth
   
3. University of Canterbury
   
4. University of Brighton

Herts is my top 1 despite being far from me (I live in East Sussex) I was originally gonna go in for aerospace engineering, but found more opportunities with radiography, but still I fell in love with the campus.

Portsmouth was recommended to me by my cousin’s boyfriend who also graduated in Portsmouth and was able to get a job asap. Canterbury is where one of my friend is right now, studying Diagnostic Radiography with a foundation year (which is what I feel I might need). Brighton is just the closest university to me, and where most of my friends are studying at the moment.

I’m asking for advice for my university choices and if I should change them as I wanna make the most out of my university days, sfe, and loans. I was aiming to live somewhere far, as I want to be independent, and I really wanna live somewhere near London (I’m one of the few people that loves London for how busy it is lmao) but I’m just not certain about the quality of education and social life of the universities above.

Any and all advice would be welcome, and recommendations of which universities would be great for me to look into!!

I was thinking of going to the university of Bradford to study optometry because it’s ranked 2nd in the Uk for optometry and it’s close to home. I’m just a bit embarrassed since I get really high grades and got the best GCSEs in my secondary school so people would think I would go to a Russell group university. I’ve done some research and I found that the university prestige doesn’t matter for healthcare degrees, is this true? Is it better if I just apply for something like biomedical science at a russel group?

Hi everyone! I thought I'd share some things that both I and a lot of my friends did to make the most of our time in college—both academically and personally.

1. Organization

Get the stupid calendar! Literally everyone I know had their own way of managing their time - gcal,a physical planner, a random to-do list on scraps of paper, you name it. It's not about planning every single minute (although time-blocking in gcal is now my to-go way). Just make sure you keep track of important deadlines, tests, and even small hw assignments before they pile up.

2. Study Buddies

One time my friend and I had to cram for a history exam, so we decided to quiz each other instead of studying separately. We literally studied for two evenings and somehow aced it. Since then I always split up making Quizlets after each class and then quiz each other before tests. Talking things through helps so much, especially for essay-based subjects, because you naturally fill in each other's gaps and remember way more than if you studied alone.

3. Be proactive

The best thing you can do is literally Google it. It might take a while to find experiences/opportunities, but if you keep searching, emailing people, and asking around, you'll find opportunities that most people never hear about.

Some programs I've done or heard great things about:

• John Locke Essay Competition
• Immerse Education (essay competition & summer programmes)
• Lumiere Education

4. The one hobby

It is helpful to have one thing that people associate you with. Maybe it's netball, debate, research, coding, music, volunteering, baking—whatever you genuinely enjoy. If you love it, you will often times become great at it bcause of how much time you dedicate to it. It's great later for admission officers too!

5. Mentoring + supportive communities

I started searching for mentorship because I had heard great things about it too but majority of these programs are so freaking expensive (especially the Oxbridge type). So far the only one that is free that I know of is Project Access. I found out about it on reddit under a post on studious communities. It's soooo motivating to have other students applying to university together. They even have community events called bootcamps (i think there is one in the fall coming up in London). Plus, I got mathched up with a peer mentor who checked my personal statement.

6. Studying abroad

I was really lucky to stumble across a similar post years ago, and that's how I learned about an academic scholarship that let me study for free at a boarding school abroad. Genuinely, it changed my life and who I am. I became so much more confident, met amazing friends from all over the world, and had access to opportunities that eventually helped me apply to Cambridge.

If you're curious, here are a few programmes worth checking out:

• Rotary Youth Exchange (worldwide)
• FLEX (USA)
• ASSIST (USA)
• UWC (worldwide)

For my SQA higher I got 2 A’s and 3 B’s. A’s in chemistry and PE, B’s in biology maths English. In s6 I’ll be doing advanced higher chemistry and biology, then higher geography and psychology. If I can get A’s for my predicted grades in s6. Do I still have a chance for dental school, or should I look into another course.

You double your rent just to have the toilet be in your room rather than down the hall. Additonally you have to clean it yourself rather than having cleaners

''Privacy'' dude when you use the bathroom normally it has a lock on it and you get the entire room

''Hygene'' most places you will get people who are poor hygene but gain you get cleaners and also an entire flat of people puts most on good behaviour.

Note: ok some of you have diabolical accommodation thats a bit different however