<p>Warblers: What made you choose Arcadia over Butler?</p>
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What made you choose Arcadia over Butler?
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It wasn't really Butler vs. Arcadia as much as it was Oxford vs. Swansea. I needed to take both Greek and Egyptian, and Oxford wouldn't have allowed me to take both.</p>
<p>Oh, okay - thanks.</p>
<p>What was the orientation program like?</p>
<p>Well, they met us at Heathrow and shuttled us to our housing. That meant permanent housing for those staying in London and a hotel for the rest of us. Mornings were spent adjusting us to the culture. They covered pretty much everything from common phrases/food to safety to academics to how to get around the UK. Afternoons were spent taking us around various sites in London, like the British Museum, National Portrait Gallery, a play, etc. They split us up into groups based on universities, which helped us get to know other people who would be at the same university.</p>
<p>Most people had a homestay after orientation was done, but I had to have mine later in the semester because my UK university required exchange students to take a pre-session course in British history and politics. The orientation was really helpful. My host university had its own orientation, but that basically consisted of a guided tour of the campus and forms to fill out.</p>
<p>What is Birmingham like?</p>
<p>ahhh. I really want to study in the UK.
I just love everything!
I adore European history/art.
Soccer/football is my favorite sport.
I primarily listen to indie Brit rock/pop (arctic monkeys, paddingtons, little man tate, the coral...)+the older stuff (the clash, the who, the kinks...)
I think I'd fit in well =)</p>
<p>If I don't get to study their I don't know what I'd do....
What am I looking forward to most?
Probably either learning the history from a diff perspective
or going to a million Arctic Monkeys concerts<3
:D</p>
<p>haha alamode! I feel the same way!
arctic monkeys are amazing...</p>
<p>oh yes!
haha I've been in love with them/Alex for over a year now but I only recently listened to some of their B-sides (7, Cig Smoker Fiona, Bigger Boys, Temptation), and I actually like some of them more than some of the other songs. I don't think there is a song I actually don't like though. </p>
<p>But yeah, Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts has been in my head all day. haha.</p>
<p>I have no specific advice to offer. But try to insist that your student be housed in regualr university housing. Some study abroad programs have housing set aside for those students and they miss out on the primary benefit of immersion in the local culture.</p>
<p>This is possible. A friends daughter attended East Anglia for a semester, was assigned to SA housing and wangled a change, sharing a flat with 6 other UK students.</p>
<p>originaloog--Do you know anything more about your friend's daughter's experience at East Anglia?</p>
<p>I'd like to hear more about East Anglica too, that's one of the two that my son's college has a direct study abroad with.</p>
<p>The</a> Student Room is the British version of CC and has info about specific universities.</p>
<p>"St. Andrews is a few miles outside of Edinburgh, not right in the city."</p>
<p>Yikes, please look at a map!</p>
<p>Sorry. That's what my daughter told me. No maps consulted.</p>
<p>In interest of clarity the Kings Dorms are not segregated. D will be living with British King's students. It is not a "program." She just applied to the school for one semester. Her home college did not certify any "programs" in Great Britain.</p>
<p>URich, she got off to a rough start at East Anglia with the housing and the course schedule. She persisted, got both resolved and it was a worthwhile experience. However, being a theater major, she felt her semester at the National Theater Institute in Connecticut was more rewarding. I cannot tell you much more than that.</p>