<p>Hi cdover - congratulations on the free tuition at AU! Out of interest, did anywhere else offer you particularly generous FA?</p>
<p>I was actually quite impressed by American tea, but I’ll be packing some Fortnums’ just for snob value.</p>
<p>Funnily enough, my brother lives in Jakarta, so between us we’ve got SE Asia pretty much stiched up ;-)</p>
<p>I’m an Indian crashing this thread, and I just wanted to say that it is really really fun to read. 
Good luck, you guys.</p>
<p>No worries, Quasiprofound - it’s always good to hear from another people who appreciate good tea and cricket ;-)</p>
<p>Any of you wonderful Brits able/willing to offers some pointers to an American doing a semester of Direct Enrol to UEA? Course will will Brit Lit. Know the contact time is very different from US, but really interested to learn about kind of clothing needed, public transport, etc. Will be there Sept.-Dec.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Thanks, rorschachman :).</p>
<p>UBC gave me $3000 (which doesn’t really compare to full tuition, lol). And I got nothing from McGill, uToronto, Boston U, Skidmore and Drew U.</p>
<p>I wish I had applied to places that are known to give merit aid to internationals; I didn’t really do much research :/.</p>
<p>Hi Gloworm - I might be able to offer some advice (it lets me stall SAT revision).
My sister went to UEA, actually, and really liked it. I know their English department is fantastic. Some of the facilities are a little dated, but in a friendly kind of way. Weather wise, where are you at the moment? If you’re from Miami or something, it’ll be pretty grim, but East Anglia (particularly Norfolk) doesn’t get as much rain as the rest of the UK, for some reason.</p>
<p>@cdover - yeah, that’s what I’m trying to figure out atm - thinking of anywhere in particular? I’ve heard that Tufts can be quite generous.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I’m glad to hear that about less rain. Actually, I’m asking for daughter, who goes to school in TX, but we live near Chicago. She went there to escape the harsh winters here. Also glad to hear the the program is well respected. For getting around, is the transport good? any additional info would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Transport wise, I have no idea about Norwich specifically, but it’s very unlikely to be a significant issue. British cities are a bit less car-friendly than those in the US, but our public transport network’s a bit better.</p>
<p>Weather wise, Norfolk (and the UK in general) is a lot more stable than the US - it rarely gets more than a few degrees below freezing, but it’s never really hot (at least, not at that time of year). I’d advise her to bring one proper winter coat and one light anorak, but she’ll probably end up just wearing a jumper/sweater and jeans like the rest of us.</p>
<p>Hope she enjoys the UK - have you or she been here before?</p>
<p>PS. The UK’s historically very expensive, but at the moment the pound is very weak, so the UK’s about the same as the US in general (though housing’s likely to be very expensive). That said, I’m going by prices in the North East of the USA, so don’t pay too much attention.</p>
<p>She and I have only been to Heathrow, lol. My husband and son (8 years older than daughter) spent a couple weeks there when son won lottery tickets to the European soccer championships held there I think in 2003. It was between 2 Italian teams. They were actually hopefully ManU and Real Madrid to play, they both got knocked out. Since that time they have told us how much the daughter and I need to visit. So, unless I can get time off work, I will be the only one not to know England. </p>
<p>Over here anorak means ski jacket or bench warmer. What is it in England? And for a 20 y/o who is nuts about soccer and in love w/ Fernando Torres, would the chances of getting tix to a Liverpool game be unrealisitc? That is half in jest, but I think if she thought she could see him play, she would want to.</p>
<p>Sorry - here an anorak is a light raincoat that folds up small. They’re also called cagoules, though you may know them as windbreakers.</p>
<p>Wrt. football, I have absolutely no idea. I’ve never even watched a whole football match on TV - I’m more of a cricket fan. I know that anyone can get tickets over the internet, but they’re incredibly expensive for those unafilliated with the club. Tickets for a team like Norwich City might be doable, though, and she’d certainly be able to watch some varsity level games (though they’re a much smaller deal here than in the US). The autumn is football (as in soccer) season, which should make things easier.</p>
<p>UEA should be a really good place to be - it’s quite a typical British town and university, and seemed very nice when I went to visit. I’m sure she already knows this, but Norwich is pronounced “Norrich”, rather that with a W, not that anyone’ll care.</p>
<p>Out of interest, where in Texas is your daughter at school?</p>
<p>Thanks again. So, it seems that she won’t need to buy too much, since jeans are her normal dress. The Study Abroad office at her Uni is really of the same opinion as you regarding UEA and Norwich (yes, we know about the pronunciation, and she is brushing up on several spelling preferences as well). I know cricket is big in Britain, but over here we never seem to hear about it except on BBC. Football is another story. </p>
<p>Good luck on the SATs.</p>
<p>It is looking like her biggest challenge is going to be getting diabetic supplies, but we have time to figure that out. If you have any ideas, that would be great.</p>
<p>Yeah, I would recommend going to a cricket match, but the season will be over by then</p>
<p>I’m afraid that I have absolutely no idea about diabetic supplies for non-British citizens, and I wouldn’t like to guess. That said, I think that if she’s staying for less than six months she’ll have to pay something (which is ridiculous in my unimportant opinion).
Google turned up this:
<a href=“http://www.foreignstudents.com/our-guides/health/[/url]”>http://www.foreignstudents.com/our-guides/health/</a></p>
<p>Oh, and sorry if I was a bit patronising about the pronounciation business - it’s just that British people get a bit defensive about that sort of thing (and most things, to be honest).</p>
<p>Anyway, I hope she has a good time - feel free to message me with any questions.</p>
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<p>How dare you draw such sweeping generalizations about us! (j/k :D)</p>
<p>Yeah - I make me sick.</p>
<p>But at least I avoided the raft of Norfolk jokes.</p>
<p>I was wondering - is anyone taking SATs in the UK on the 6th of June?</p>
<p>Yep, I am :). Are you taking it too? We can compete against each other, lol.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m taking Maths (II), World History and Eglish Lit at ACS Hillingdon (in Middlesex) - you?</p>
<p>I’m taking the Reasoning Test only. Good luck ^^.</p>
<p>You too.
:-)</p>
<p>How did the SAT go?</p>