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Study in the UK

Discover why students love Across the Pond and studying in the UK by reading all about their student experiences! If you want, you can even select specific universities and read more about what students from all over the world thought about their time there.
 

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Meaghan
Archaeology, University of York

Coming to the UK has been one of the best decisions I have made. I love it here and will find it hard to go back home. When I first arrived, it was daunting and a little scary, but it quickly became a second home. On my first day in York… Read more

Brianne
Psychology, University of York

Across the Pond was an absolute godsend for my school and visa applications, and beyond really. My adviser was exceptionally polite and helpful. He responded to any and all questions I had, held my hand throughout the entire process, and… Read more

Andrea
Marketing, University of York

I can’t thank Across the Pond enough for guiding me through my decision to study abroad in the UK. I was looking for a career change and decided that I wanted to pursue a full-time master’s abroad first. I knew I wanted to go to the UK… Read more

Aimee
University of York

My friends and family must have thought I was bonkers when I told them I wanted to attend graduate school in the UK. I questioned my sanity a bit myself. Once I'd made the decision, I wasn't quite sure where to begin.

One of the… Read more

Camila
Literature, Queen's University Belfast

My name is Camila, I am 26 years old and I am from Montevideo, Uruguay. I graduated as a Translator of English and am currently doing a Masters in Literary Studies at Queen's University Belfast (Northern Ireland). I had always wanted to… Read more

Ebu
Chiropractic, AECC University College
Which course are you studying and what year are you in?

I’m on the Chiropractic MSc course year 5, so I’ve been here for five years, doing two years in clinic placement.  

What initially drew you to study chiropractic?

I just always… Read more

Hans Martin
Chiropractic, AECC University College
Which course are you studying and what year are you in?

MChiro year 4 – the final year of study.  

What drew you to study this subject?

Growing up, I was an active football player who suffered various injuries, and therefore, I was… Read more

Jared-Marc
Engineering, University of Leeds

Being from the Caribbean (Trinidad and Tobago), moving to the UK, and adjusting to a completely different way of living was challenging. Managing this, whilst studying (especially as this is the first time I lived away from home), required an… Read more

Taoyi Zhang
Finance, Cranfield University

I studied Engineering at Shanghai University in China, I finished my bachelor’s degree in 2013, after that I went into marketing at a Chinese airline. I went to Kaplan in London to do my pre-master’s course before I started my… Read more

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