How to choose a city to study in Britain

Choosing a suitable city for studying in Britain can make your study abroad life better. So, how to choose a city to study in the UK? Today, Bian Xiao will summarize some strategies for you.

First, the size of the city.

After staying in China for a long time, or going to more cities, I found that foreign cities are very small. Many cities can be said to be cities with a price of 200,000 yuan, and China is a small county at most. For example, there may be 400,000-500,000 people in a residential area in Beijing. Students who go to Britain vividly compare the city where they live to the village. For example, Sheffield's name is xie cun, and Cardiff's name is Kacun. This is a medium-sized city, and some universities are actually lonely. Many schools are located in towns or villages formed around universities. Such as Oxford and Cambridge. So it is estimated that London is the only big city in Britain. Other so-called largest cities, such as Birmingham, Manchester City, Leeds and Edinburgh, are equivalent to our prefecture-level cities at most.

The size of the city directly determines the number of political, economic and cultural activities in his city. If the city is not active enough, it is difficult for us to feel the influence of its cultural and social activities. For example, there are thousands of museums and galleries in London, and there are various conferences, exhibitions, musicals and commercial activities every day. Even demonstrations, BBC political news. As the political, economic, financial and artistic center of Britain. It has a very important position in Europe and even the world. You can have all kinds of close contact and feelings here.

Second, social security.

Any country or region has security problems. If you are a girl, you may pay attention. If a city is a multi-ethnic city, it is easy to form different national cultures, and there will be cultural conflicts and inequality between nations. In many cities in Britain, there are obviously rich areas and slums, and the social security in slums is obviously not high. At the same time, the history and culture of cities also determine that the overall quality of some cities is not high. For example, Birmingham, as the second largest city in Britain, is an old industrial city. The working class is the main force of the whole city, and you will obviously feel that there are many Indians and Pakistanis there. There are many famous historical cities like Britain, but now industries have disappeared and all cities have begun to transform. For example, Leeds is a multi-ethnic city, known as Little London, and many people say that public security is not good. This is really like London.

Third, the language environment

The accent problem is a very important factor for many students to choose. Many people think that Scotland and Wales have local accents. Therefore, all students in China like to study in English. If you look closely, Britain also has a mixed accent. Traditionally, spoken English in London and south of London is relatively pure, such as Newcastle in the north, which is close to Scottish accent. This is very similar to our dialect in China, and the accents of cities not far apart are quite different. According to the level of British accent, it can be divided into aristocratic English, cockney accent, country English and so on. What we value is the standard of accent. British people can judge your class and birthplace by your accent. Many people show disdain for the workers' language or the rural language in small places. Once at a party in Nan 'an, an overseas student from China privately communicated with a local person and said that his English was good. The other person immediately said that the accent of that person was York country accent, which was very rustic.

Fourth, the level of consumption

We can understand this better. The bigger the city, the higher the consumption level, and the higher the consumption level of tourist cities. The differences between cities even doubled. For example, as a regional capital. 1 year, the consumption in London reaches 1 10,000 pounds, and Cardiff, as the capital of Wales, is almost 6,000 pounds.

So what criteria should we choose for the choice of cities? I don't think everything is absolute:

First of all, look at personal personality and hobbies.

Outgoing personality, like busy people. People of this character are lively and sociable. If you let him choose a small city, you can really suffocate people. Many people describe it as fleeing. A student studying in Warwick said that there is a large area of green grass around us. The shops are closed at night, and the dormitory library is full of classes. Very boring, no one to play, no place to play, and the traffic is not convenient. After studying here for 1 year, people have become stupid. I won't continue to choose this place.

Introverts like quiet people are another kind of understanding: a student lives in London and tells me that everything here is expensive and he is afraid to go out at ordinary times. Seeing good things can only be an eye addiction, so he can't afford to be hurt. Although I stayed in London for 1 year, I didn't go out much. This world of flowers does not belong to me. I might as well find a small place to study quietly.

Second, of course, different places have many different benefits, and different people have different understandings.

A Langkawi student said that most of the large-scale international conferences or academic seminars in Britain are in big cities like London, and they rarely come to small places like Langkawi, much like Cornell University in the United States. Because of the location, many meetings don't choose small places. Similarly, we don't have many large job profiles here, unlike London, where there are always interviews and job introductions. We all feel neglected. There is little possibility of finding an internship. Another Lanka student said, Lanka is really great. The school environment is beautiful, without the noise of big cities. I'm tired of traffic jams in Beijing, so I like to relax and enjoy life here. Langka has a generous doctoral study bonus, so I can engage in my favorite academic research here with peace of mind.

A student studying political economy in London said that LSE is like a company, just a few buildings, walking a few more steps after class, accidentally walking into the street, drawing lots in the dormitory, robbing the library, and standing in the street on campus early for class. Students of Cass Business School said that our class is like going to work, and suits and ties are not the academic atmosphere of the school, but the office style of the company. Of course, some students like it here. Because from the first day of school, we have set up large and small job introductions, experience introductions of brothers and sisters, and countless job opportunities waiting for you to compete. You are facing a large number of elites, and those generous salaries fascinate you.

Third, being good at using it is valuable, and not using it means nothing.

Some schools in Britain implement the college system. For example, Oxford, Cambridge and Durham University are unknown to many laymen. Some people regard it as a student dormitory, while others think it is a secondary college. In fact, this understanding is not accurate. On the surface, the system of the college is to manage students' accommodation, which seems to be students' dormitory and canteen, but there are many cultures here. Different colleges have very strong cultural color and historical background. There are many different types of people here, and you will have the opportunity to meet many celebrities, famous scholars and even your professors during the dinner. With more contact, you will get a lot of advice and even opportunities. Although you will meet people from different professional fields, the more opportunities you have to meet, the greater the chances of communication. In addition, some people understand that a fairly independent secondary college, in fact, the academic management of the university is managed in the department, and there is no intersection with the college at all. People here will come from different departments, and there may be no students in your major.

However, applicants from China don't know about these colleges, and they haven't done any research. When assigned, it is often assigned to some newly established colleges that nobody cares about. Or if you choose an inappropriate institution, you will only have the opportunity to eat and sleep. Even if some people get a good university admission opportunity, they don't actively participate in university activities and discussions all day, but are busy studying in the dormitory, then you are wasting these precious resources.

Summary:

The purpose of studying abroad is different, and the choices are different. We can't say that place is not good, just that different places are suitable for different people.

1. If you like, finance, media, investment, design. Of course, London is the best place where all kinds of learning opportunities and employment opportunities are gathered.

2. If you can't bear the high cost and like the quiet country life, you can choose a small city.

3. If you like good security, white areas and rich areas, you can consider London and southern areas, such as Bristol Southampton.