spilling the tea about st andrews uni
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- čas přidán 7. 02. 2020
- Hi! We know this is long but please feel free to skip to bits that you find relevant! Time stamps below.
3:11 - gannochy positives
3:54 - DRA tea
5:41 - general spicy tea!
6:40 - gannochy negatives
7:51 - paying for halls
8:27 - ABH positives
9:31 - ABH negatives
10:28 - The Fire
12:15 - ABH negatives
13:47 - uni hall positives
14:50 - some info on the history of sallies
15:13 - uni hall positives
16:31 - living outside of halls (bills, problems)
22:44 - job opportunities
23:39 - other general spicy tea!
Let us know if you'd like us to talk about anything else!
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When she said she had a problem with Scottish power, I didn't realise she was talking about electricity ahahaha
Robert Whittick lmaoooooo im deceased and yes definitely the electric power company x kiki
Woo, omg! Thanks for the mention! I hope you are well. What a fab watch to end my Saturday night, love the chat!!! Much love to you both 🥰 xx
thank u guys for making those videos!!! theres not much about st andrews on yt and u both are really helping to get a glimpse on how the life there looks like
Thanks for doing this, looking forward to hearing what you have to say about other halls. Do you know whether the accommodation office take account of subject when allocating accommodation? Ie is Sallies mainly arts?
Tania Lake I don’t think they do actually, because both Tom and I were arts based but he was in ganno and I was in ABH and I also tend to find a lot of arts DRA kids and some science in town people - I’m pretty sure it’s just based on your hall type of preference x kiki
Hi! I’m applying to St. Andrews for 2020, so this year, and I was wondering if you could do a video on night life in the city and the uni?
jannat abdullah hi girl! please check out “kiki’s birthday vlog” and the “raisin Halloween” videos as well as our very first video to get some more insight to that! We will definitely be doing more videos as the semester goes on but I think those are a good place to start x kiki
Great video guys really interesting. Waiting for a response from St Andrews for physics. Keep it going 🙂
How did it go? Did you get in?
@@VegitoBlue no...
can you choose to change to catered if u apply for non catered accom?
I stayed for a few weeks in the original David Russell Hall (now demolished and where the apartments are now built) and it's not really that far out at all. It might be by St Andrews standards (but St Andrews is tiny; it's more like a university campus that just happens to include the town), but not far by most other unis. And DRA are ideal for Astronomers as the observatory is so close.
Hõlla I really enjoyed ur video :')
Could u talk about the dating szene of st andrews since its supposedly the famous matchmaking uni of Scotland?
Thank you 😊
KingMitDemDing ahahha that’s brilliant! We’re doing a valentines video so we definitely can have a chat about the dating scene and rumours etc
why has the pricing been lowered for 2021?
Hi, I loved the video!! I just got my offer from St Andrews and I’m super happy as it comes across as a wonderful uni in your videos! I’d be really grateful though to get your opinion on a question that I have, I was wondering if there are a substantial amount of lower middle-class/working-class people at St Andrews as the preconception is that it is quite posh? Obviously nothing wrong with posh people, just wanted to know if there were any issues with class representation/classism (as I have heard this is the case with a lot of top-ranking unis). Thank you and I hope this didn’t come across offensively. Xx
Marina Winters hi love! I completely understand your concern, and even though it may seem like there are so many posh people (which we tend to poke fun at from time to time) there are also plenty of students who work part time in order to financially sustain themselves. Everyone is also usually lovely to everyone else; there are so many great people who are in the same financial boat or who are very emphatic to say not being able to go to 3 balls a year (which can be a bit pricey). What I always think is that you’ll find “your people” so I wouldn’t worry too much about the poshs x kiki
does anyone have any advice on your personal statement for st andrews ?
Hi! I have an offer to study at St Andrews, UCL and LSE this year- I was wondering if you also had offers to study in London (or any other unis) and if you did, why you chose St Andrews over other unis? xx
I had an offer to UCL as well but I knew I wanted to come here. I guess it was a mix of the fact that the course here is so flexible and I could do multiple subjects, and the traditions here. It felt a lot more like a community than going to uni in London would have. Also a safety issue too lol but I hope that’s somewhat helpful!
Great video. So do most students rely on their parents for financing and rents and such. And is it not possible to have a household without external financing from your parents. For example would I be able to live there with a job and without my parents help
Onur Cay I reckon you definitely could do - we both have some friends who support themselves financially by working. It’s tough but I reckon (at least when you live out of halls) you would be able to pay rent out of your own pocket. It would be helpful to have some financial support but you can still do it with working and some student loans!
@@justkiki3091 thanks for the reply
Hey, I got an offer a few months back for earth and environmental science, I’ve put St. Andrews as my firm so currently praying I get the a level grades required, I’ve had a bit of time to look at accommodation and have looked at Andrew Melville hall, it looks great and affordable but do you know any people who go there who know what it is like/how far it is from the town and the science buildings? Also your videos are really great and great to watch to get a feel for what the university is like!!
hi! that's so lush congrats! Melville is very close to the science buildings (around a 5 min walk) but around a 15 min walk from town. we'll explain it in next week's video properly but when you apply for accommodation, you don't pick the halls you just have a hall 'type' such as standard catered or ensuite self-catered.
Thank you I’ll look out for your video!
Do you know that you have to study 4 years rather than 3 years?
Open Your Mind yes
Kieron Moore wow Kieron! Very cool!
Hey! I just got an offer from St Andrews yesterday to study psychology. Up until now I’ve been set on going to York and wasn’t really considering accepting St Andrews if I got an offer purely because I feel it could be quite isolated? However, since I’ve got the offer I think my opinion is changing! I’m now choosing between St Andrews and York to put as my firm... any tips on how to make that decision? Thanks!
Hiya love! Firstly that’s amazing news congratulations!! I reckon you need to base your decision on what course compliments you more, as everything else is secondary to what you study. I truly believe you need to enjoy going to lectures and doing work to thrive at uni. Also perhaps small town v big city comparisons. Good luck! And from experience, everyone ends up loving where they end up x kiki
Kiki & Tom Thank you!! The course at St Andrews looks amazing - obviously you study different things, but from experience do you think it’s beneficial being part of a smaller cohort and also getting to do more than one subject in first/second year? Also, do you ever feel like you’ve run out of stuff to do there? Thanks! - Ella
Ella Davidson for me personally it was really good to be able to do all these different subjects (English, Comparative Literature, Medieval History, Modern History, Middle Eastern History, and Persian) because I’ve always found it difficult to just study one thing. I think especially in your first year there’s such a strong tight-knit community which is so lovely. I’m not a massive partying gal but I do like a night out and I really enjoy the busy events. I reckon as long as you surround yourself with people (which is so easy in first year) there’s no reason to feel isolated x kiki
Ella Davidson also we’re doing a LOT this semester and we’ll be posting a lot too so I reckon there are sometimes too many things to do here 😂
Kiki & Tom that’s so good to hear! I live in quite a small town and go to a small sixth form and love the intimacy of it all, so I’m glad to hear it’s the same at St Andrews! :) aha, I’m definitely not someone who party’s often but same as you I do love the odd one! 😂 I’ll keep an eye out for your videos coming up, thanks so much!
Hello new friend nice to miss you i very like your tea share 👍🔔😍
I know you guys mentioned Gannochy as a catered halls but am I right in saying there are self catered rooms there, too? Is it all catered alongside Sallies? Just got my offer for English and really trying to make a decision so your videos are super helpful
hi gal! no, i'm pretty sure ganno is only a standard catered hall, and the same goes for sallies (just because the halls are so small it's not possible to accommodate for self-catering kitchens). but honestly i wouldn't worry about that anyways because you can't pick the hall you want when you apply, it's allocated to you based on your preferences (e.g. standard self-catered). congrats btw and best of luck making your decision!
Kiki & Tom awesome, thank you so much! Looking forward to the accommodation video❤️
Hey Megan, I live in gannochy currently, half the rooms are catered half are self catered, I think it's changing to all self catered next year because it's one of the only self catered accommodation left :)
Lilly xo you gem, thank you for responding to this! Honestly I was hoping so because it seems so much cheaper😬. Do you know if there’s any way you can specify where you’d rather end up or is it just allocated? X
Megan McElhone we’re releasing a video tomorrow about it! But you can’t pick which hall you get unfortunately x
I've heard there are some shared rooms? Can you specify not to have a shared room and just a single one?
Mairi hiya! Yes on your application (which we will talk about for next week’s video) you can state your preferences 1-4 of what you’d like - they say there’s no guarantee but Tom and I both got what we wanted!
Is DRA really that bad? It sounds great! En-suite, self catered, shared apartments, loads of people, communal spaces - exactly what I’m looking for. I’ve been to St Andrews and DRA is only a 15 minute walk from the union. Are students just not fans of walking/cycling? I’m also doing physics so...
Harold Thain lmao I don’t know know fast you’ve been walking but it definitely is not a 15 min walk 😂😂 it’s 25 at the least. There’s this tendency for people to either stay in their flats all day or out all day (we’ll talk about it more in the accommodation video coming out next week) but our friend who lives there does recommend it. Both Tom and i just personally have classes and commitments in town so for us it’s too far away. You should be fine with physics tbh it’s not that far from dra and I think a bicycle is a must when you live there. Hope this helped! x Kiki
Kiki & Tom Funnily enough, after doing some research and thinking about it over the last couple of days, I’ve decided on a catered, shared bathroom hall in town. 😂 Your advice really did put DRA into perspective so thanks! One more question (soz), I’m thinking about potentially making some vlogs at StA but I’m worried about future employers stumbling across them when doing a background check. Will making vlogs impact my future career? What are your thoughts?
@@haroldthain2039 ahah we love to hear it. i would say it really depends what kind of career you want to go into (i know med students get a bit wary about their online footprint) but other than that the world is a constantly growing place and if you'd asked me 5 years ago i'd have a different answer but i really don't think employers in this day and age will be overly concerned with your having a channel. and no worries we love any and all questions x
@@justkiki3091 Thanks a lot! I've done a bit of research into how employers feel about their employees' history on CZcams and its mixed. As long as your videos are well produced and don't highlight any red flags, they should be fine. I have a fair bit of cinematography experience and if I were to upload anything on CZcams it would probably be something educational and informative rather than a vlog or Q&A style videos (obviously not downplaying what you guys do - love the channel). I'd say this is a pretty safe, future-centric approach and if it looks like my videos may have an impact on my professional career, I can always unlist them. Thanks again for all the help!
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If you were going to St Andrews as a post grad student, is it hard to get involved with all the traditions such as families etc?
Georgia H hey girl! I’ll have to look more into it because families are complicated but you can participate in every other tradition like May dip, the gaudie etc. I would recommend giving it a google but I’m also more than happy to ask some post grads and get back to you! x Kiki
Kiki & Tom Would you mind asking? I can’t seem to find it anywhere
Georgia H try emailing pgt.application@st-andrews.ac.uk and if that doesn’t work let us know and I’ll go in personally and ask! x Kiki
Hey! I actually have a great friend who came in as a post grad and was part of my friend's fresher academic family. Post grad students are 100% able to get involved in all of the traditions, he was part of an academic family so did raisin weekend and all of the other fun stuff too! Undergrads will absolutely be looking to adopt older students as well. Tom :)
what’s it like getting jobs while at st.andrews?
Elizabeth Hamilton hi! Just skip to 22:44 in the video x
Love your videos!! Got an offer from St Andrews for Comparative Literature and Philosophy ^ ^ Love from China
Yiting Liu hey, I’m planning on applying there for philosophy as an international student, I’d be glad if u could help me with the experience, like sharing your cv if it’s alright
Congratulations!
Hey, we will be uploading a video very soon about our personal statements!
@@yoshiortiz8315WOW thank you!! I am so glad my post made you feel better. Wish you all the best, friend
Good luck
Is there a gym in St And ??
yes absolutely! it's at the sports centre
are u guys what the average st andrews student are like?
ahah not too sure how to go about answering that! but i reckon tom and i hope we can offer as good an insight into what the uni has to offer as much as the average person can x
Can confirm most people in st Andrew's are equally cool ;)
bro why’s everyone english lol where’s my fellow scots
im not english lol - kiki
Kiki & Tom is there still a lot of scottish people there?
Tbh there are probably more English people.
Aliya yeah loads!