… by Emma / from NJ, USA / BSc Mathematics / 1st Year (UG) Each year, the School of Mathematics gives international applicants the opportunity to apply for the Edinburgh Global Undergraduate Maths Scholarship. As a part of the application, applicants are encouraged to discuss why they are essentially seeking the scholarship and how they […]

… by Matthew / from Consett / MMath Mathematics [2nd Year Entry] / 4th Year (UG)   8am: I make an exceptionally uninteresting breakfast, but something to keep me going until lunch. It’s about now that I water my plants if they need it. 9am: I arrive at King’s Buildings. My preferred method of getting […]

… by Joan / from Changchun, China / BSc Mathematics / 1st Year (UG) “Edinburgh is a city where time is frozen” as I heard people praise. The first time I walked on the Grassmarket, I was stunned by the sight of the lively coloured stores along the slope glazed with sunshine, and I thought: […]

… by Yuxin / from Shenzhen, China / BSc Mathematics and Statistics / 4th Year (UG) There are lots of opportunities such as the Open Days that enable you to visit the university before starting doing your degree. However, it was a bit hard for me to travel for 15-20 hours to visit the university […]

… by Jonathan / from Bristol / MMath Mathematics / 2nd Year (UG) When it came to choose what to do after sixth form, for me I felt there was only one choice. Maths. Maths at university. It was the subject I had enjoyed most at school, and the one I found most interesting. With […]

… by Susanne / from Amsterdam / BSc Computer Science and Mathematics / 3rd Year (UG) Let me first introduce myself; my name is Susanne and I am currently a third-year Computer Science and Maths student at the University. I was born in Germany but have spent all of my youth in Amsterdam, so no, […]

… by Jialu / from Foshan, China / BSc Mathematics and Statistics [2+2 programme] / 4th Year (UG) Two years ago, I had a chance to join the School of Mathematics’ 2+2 programme with the University of Edinburgh and my Chinese mother university, South China University of Technology. Even now, I still appreciate that I […]

… by Enrique / from Madrid, Spain / BSc Mathematics and Physics / 3rd Year (UG) Whether you are a first or second year trying to find a casual summer job or a third or fourth year looking for an internship, the largest culture and arts festival in the world is definitely worth your time.

… by Nick / from Johannesburg, South Africa / BSc Computer Science and Mathematics / 3rd Year (UG) We are all told that our time at university will be full of opportunities; the things you can study, the people you could meet and the amount of time you will have on your hands. The real […]

… by Ginte / from Vieciunai, Lithuania / BSc Computer Science and Mathematics / 2nd Year (UG) Exams and the “fun” that comes along with them was definitely not the main thing on my mind when choosing what and where to study a few years ago. After all, I had been in countless academic competitions, sat […]