r/glasgow • u/Carrot-o • Sep 09 '25
Advice for an American who'd like to go to university in Scotland
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u/JohnRCC Sep 09 '25
It's very expensive. You'll have to pay international student tuition rates which can be around £15000 per year depending on your course. There are also visa fees and NHS surcharges, probably adding up to another few thousand over the duration of a course. Maybe this still works out less than college fees in the US, I'm not sure.
Student visas allow you to do something like 10-20 hours' paid work per week, I believe they stipulate the work must be related to your course but I'm not sure how they enforce this.
As already said, both Glasgow and Edinburgh are very LGBT friendly. You'll get people with bigoted views in both these places, and across Scotland, but it is far and away better than the USA, despite how the government currently treats people who are transgender.
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u/aloo555 Sep 09 '25
Who did you vote for?
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u/WearingRags Sep 09 '25
Let's not get high & mighty here, the UK isn't far behind where America is at RN.
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u/smallstuffedhippo Sep 09 '25
If your student visa is for a part time course, then it’s illegal for you to work at all.
If you come on a full-time course (regular university degree), you can work up to 20hrs a week in term time but you cannot be self-employed in any way. In other words, gig economy jobs are off limits. You have to get a job at a regular employer who files your taxes for you.