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Aberdeen is a great place to study as it has such a great support for their students and really makes the university experience feel far less stressful. Having such a low student to staff ratio means the university has more resources to care about each individual student and it shows in the teaching quality in lectures, seminars and tutorials. The city and location can be more boring than other universities and it lacks as big of a nightlife but it may make up for it in education quality and student support. The facilities are generally good, with some more new buildings such as the library being great.

Economics at Aberdeen is taught mostly in large lecture theaters with theaters 3 times a week, supplemented by a bi-weekly tutorial where methods are put into practice and ideas and consolidated. I feel like these tutorials are useful, but being bi-weekly means we only get 4 classes per semester, and that isn't enough time to build a relationship with the tutor or anyone in the class really. However, it feels like enough time to cover the content when isn't that heavy in Economics compared to other social sciences.

Hillhead Student Village presents a wonderful ambiance for first year students, with an attractive student community all around. One downside however is that it is somewhat distanced from the town thus necessitating numerous bus rides to the town. The 20-minute scenic walk to campus has some hills, while shops are a 10-minute uphill walk further disheartening making shopping trips rather tiresome. WiFi is fairly average although it can be erratic, with better speeds when one is logged in using a wire. Regardless of this though, the housing remains cheap relative to other varsities. Grant Court is occupied by four people and is fitted with two bathrooms, plus a good kitchen structure.