At the end of the last week I began to start receiving my grades back from my first assignments. One thing I did not think to look into before studying in the UK was how different the grading systems are so I decided that would be the topic I focus on this week. To say […]
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What are the differences between the United Kingdom and the United States? Well… A lot as you have probably guessed. But at the same time, it’s mostly the same. After all, we do share the same language as well as a lot of the same values. No American who I’ve met in the UK has […]
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Where do you get food on campus? An important factor and although I did do some research ahead of time before arriving it was nothing like I expected. With my undergrad in the US I had a meal plan and it was a lot of fast food on my campus or a cafeteria. I would […]
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After the first year where you’ve been acclimated to English culture, and made a few friends along the way, you’ll probably want to live off-campus with the friends you’ve just made. Sure you could live on campus again in the lovely rooms the uni provides, but most likely you’ll want to live somewhere else with […]
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Since I have arrived in the UK, I have been fortunate enough to be able to be in London a few times. A couple times just for fun, but the other times were related to my course. One of the best parts of the International Event Management course is it requires you to actually experience […]
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Hey y’all, I’m Cooper, Surrey’s newest ambassador to the ol’ US of A. Hailing from the backwaters of New York, I made my escape across the pond to take Creative Music Technology at the University of Surrey. All jokes aside coming over here is one of the best decisions that I’ve made in a sea […]
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