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What Students Say
Likes
- Research oriented curriculum in par with industrial standards.
- The ancient infrastructure of the university( also called the Hogwarts of Scotland)
- The opportunity to learn from classmates and professors for all around the globe inculcating a rich diverse educational experience.
Dislikes
- While the infrastructure of the university is breath taking, practically attending the classes would make us to run from one corner to another corner is very time consuming. It would be really helpful if they can work on the time table and class allotment schedule keeping this fact into consideration.
- Would appreciate if we are provided with more industrial visits.
- Since the Masters program is 1 year, I think it would be really interesting if we can choose to do a dissertation under the University or in a private institution.
Course Curriculum
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The difficulty level is moderate. Course was mainly focusing on the industrial standards. We had equal number of classes and labs. Research oriented . Theoretical final exams.
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Positive aspect is the curriculum designed to balance research and industrial applications with challenging courseworks for every subject studied.
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Negative aspect is that the Sem 3 was only focused with dissertation which would leave a lot to be distracted. Since there would be any classes, it’s the most isolated Sem with no much interaction with any classmates.
Admission Experience
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Well, I applied only for 6 universities, enlisting
- University of Glasgow
- Leeds University
- University of Manchester
- Kings college London
- Bristol University
- Durham University. -
I got rejection from Kings and Bristol because I applied for the fourth round( delayed submissions )
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The very first acceptance was from Leeds, followed by Durham , then my Univeristy - University of Glasgow.
I chose to take up University of Glasgow, as I had heard good things about its curriculum and also the friendly neighbourhood of Glasgow. (Ps- also a Harry Potter fan, it’s the Hogwarts of Scotland so little biased )Once my Visa got processed, I got to hear back from Manchester that I got accepted so I had to leave that offer.
So yes that’s how I got into my Masters journey.
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Decision factors :
* Curriculum, Infrastructure, Alumni network, Glasgow as a friendly neighbourhood , the faculty. -
Admission process :
Application , SOP submission with LORs, followed by acceptance letter, Deposit of admission fee and student accommodation, Visit the university for your ID Card and choosing the mode of payments if in installments or direct one time(based on each student). Once you get ID card, you will get access to your student account and timetable. -
The process is very smooth and straightforward, kudos to admission team.
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Eligibility criteria :
- IELTS , (GMAT / GRE optional for Masters in Data science)
- Bachelors in the field of computing science.
- Work experience is appreciated. If not atleast good projects in your resume.
- Strong SOP
- For sure LORs atleast 2 -
September intake. [ the most commonly preferred intake because it matches with the job Opening cycles of the recruiting companies. ]
- Application in March 2023
- Acceptance in May 2023
- Admission Deposit end of May
- VISA process got completed by July
- moved to Uk in September
- Freshers week in September 8th
- Classes started from September 12
Faculty
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My professor who was also by guide for my dissertation, I really learnt a lot from him especially the approach to design a research oriented solutions.
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150 per classroom. Mainly the class ratio was like 60 % Asians and 40% rest of the other countries. Within 60% , 50% Chinese 10% Indians.
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One teacher to whole classroom , but we had more online recordings and lab had 5 lab assistants. dissertation 1 professor for 5 students , but always 1 on 1 meeting- so it was full of attention to each student research work.
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Faculty help students to pick topics which are in demand with the current market.
Campus Life
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We got 2 main campuses - one Gilchrist and one a little like outskirts in Dumfries
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The University has got all kind of facilities- sports, Social clubs, student support clubs, party houses, in house sport bars, debate clubs, dance clubs, astronomy club, hackathon clubs, horse riding every single thing.
- freshers week , Graduation ceremony, Silent Disco, Ball nights.
Part Time Jobs
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Around 5 per classroom.
- Pay is the base pay which is currently 11.44 pounds -
There are a lot of other part times available in the University there is a website for student job opportunities where every student can apply online. Like guides, ambassadors, help centres, technical help, library assistance
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Max of 20 hours per week Students can work.
- It’s easy get the write resume and a letter of recommendation from the professor -
Max 20 hours per week so roughly around 800 pounds. -it’s kind of easy to get part time than full time. - it’s like a chain of referral. That’s the best way to get part times through internal referrals. Networking places a huge role. But can also apply via websites, indeed portals. I got my part time through indeed. Apply for jobs by submitting the resume and application, get the interview call, attend and then job is yours with some training provided by the company.
Placement
- We got no campus placements. Yet, we are giving job assistance where they advise onto our CVs. Advised to connect with the alumni network for internal references.
- Job search is hard. Around 50 get placed from 150. Prior work experience is very much valued.
- The companies that my friends got hired into are mainly startup’s in the field of data. Major companies are Analytics companies, health care sector
Accommodation
- I lived in Student accommodation from the University portal and invite.
- Student accommodation is expensive but convenient. We will have a lot of student interaction activities by the University.
- I stayed only a mile from university. Most of the Indians stay in and around university . Most of us take student accommodation but some also take up private accommodation in sharing which is budget friendly.
Exams
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IELTS is mandatory for all the students.
( GMAT / GRE optional for my field)
I just wrote IELTS - score above 7 is appreciated. -
Documents
CV, two LORs, SOP must.
LORs from your bachelors professors or from your working place by your Managers or Seniors.
- Your Mark sheets from Bachelors.
- If you have work experience, then the internship report of experience letter from the company. -
no interview conducted .
Fees
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Fee - (in pounds)
~29000 tuition fee
~ 7000 accommodation contract for 39 weeksFee can be paid monthly, yearly.
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My monthly expense goes like -
- Accommodation fee mentioned above payed in 7 installments.
- Groceries 150 pounds
- Transportation max 60 pounds
- Entertainment or social club activities 50 pounds
- Travelling to nearby places in breaks and eating out in restaurants 50 pounds
Scholarship
- I was not able to receive the scholarships, as the scholarship options to my field of study was very limited and I applied for my Masters at the very last minute.
- There would be around 10 to 15 of 150 people who got the scholarship like I recollect.
- Would advice to keep a check on the university website and apply as soon a possible for more chances on getting the scholarship.
