In general, it'd be hard for you to get funding from the university, though not impossible, as there are several scholarships available. However, they can be really competitive. Your best bet would be to find scholarships for Americans who've completed their undergrad in the US.
Edit: Here's a link to the university scholarship page. You can have a look round it. http://www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/
Thanks. 
I'm rather nervous to even look, as my uni academic record really isn't that good. But I will bookmark.
Yeah, some of the ones for postgraduate are super duper competitive. But I'm sure there are loads others anyway.
Yes, yes I have. 
I am here studying, and will probably transition to a work visa after that, as it's much easier to get a work visa after you've studied here.
I am here studying, and will probably transition to a work visa after that, as it's much easier to get a work visa after you've studied here.Yep.
Well, I mean, I first starting thinking about doing my degree abroad when I was, like, 13. In that sense, it's taken over five years. The actual applying, getting in, and then getting my visa took, maybe a year-ish?
The actual applying, getting in, and then getting my visa took, maybe a year-ish? ...wow. Hmm. I was reading a site from a woman who had done this, and she basically went to the consulate and walked out with her visa on the same day, but that was a fiance visa... I guess it makes sense for the student visa to require a different kind of application, with more paperwork. yes? I dunno; I'm confused because I know you did physically visit the consulate in Chicago.
Well, I got the visa on the same day as I applied for it. But, the process of applying to universities, getting accepting, getting a visa letter, getting all the money stuff sorted, can take a while. Also, for all visas you now have to show you've had whatever amount of money they want in your bank account for at least 3 months, I believe. Or maybe 28 days. That sort of thing.
About £150. However, a student visa is the cheapest way to get over here. The other ways are far more expensive, and actually applying for permanent residence/citizenship costs about £900. It's horrid.
Yeah, but by that time you'll be a brilliant best-selling physicist author-person, so it will be okay. 
Anyhow, I kind of meant more the grand total cost (with moving, airfare, and many other things) ... the visas themselves aren't too hard to look up, but they aren't the whole picture. Unless maybe you are a student-person with few
possessions, and then that is indeed the biggest thing.
possessions, and then that is indeed the biggest thing.
Well, I think my plane ticket was like $800, but flights to the UK are more expensive now (I think around $1400?). Then you have to include paying extra for taking more suitcases and suchlike. I'd estimate at *least* $1200 for that sort of thing.
Um. Nothing has really been particularly difficult so far. To be honest, living here isn't so different from the US.
Interesting. How has it been for you to adjust from having a car and driving to get places, to having to rely on public transportation always? What about grocery shopping?
I don't miss having a car at all, really. There are four shops within a five minute walk from our flat, and an Asda that's a 20 minute walk away. So that's quite easy. And the buses are nice and you can pretty much get wherever you want with them.
However, there are loads of sites (Gumtree, etc) that list flats up for let/people looking for another flatmate, so it's not too difficult to find somewhere to live, even if you don't already have contacts in the city.
More usefulness! Thank you.
Yeah, you can usually find people looking for just one more person to fill up a flat, so it's quite nice.
Hm. I wish I'd known that I'd need a lot more jumpers than I have.
*lol*
Although: I've not easily found pecans yet. And I want to make pecan pie.
There was pecan pie at my Thanksgiving. Should I mail you a slice?
DUDE YES PLEASE. I want pecan pie so badly.
Hmm. I kind of miss the open space and trees. But, I may not miss it as much come spring if my allergies aren't as bad, heh.
Very true.
I'm not sure. I'd probably go ahead and get married, but it's hard to know since I've never been in that situation.
*nods*
/survey: moving across the ocean & international borders. 12 easy questions. (...yes, am joking.)
- 28/11/2009 04:27:21 AM
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Answers, of a kind.
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- 30/11/2009 02:12:08 AM
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Generally quite true, but let me add one or two qualifications.
- 30/11/2009 02:21:33 AM
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Here's that ranking, if you're curious.
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Re: Generally quite true, but let me add one or two qualifications.
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