Picturesque building in a great location overlooking princes street, the courtyard although small…read moreand quite busy with tourists, holds a statue of John Knox. You need ID to access the library but if you wait around for someone to come in or out you might be lucky and once inside you will be greeted by beautiful stained glass windows. It's unclear though where visitors are allowed to roam so some info on this would be helpful.

As well as being a stunning building to admire from the outside, New College is an excellent venue…read morefor hosting events as well. It stands on top of The Mound and so has an imposing look, visible from Princes Street and beyond. Like Edinburgh itself, which has old and new towns, the university has Old College and New College. Also like the city, both old and new are quite old indeed. The building dates from 1846 and houses the School of Divinity at the University. However, there are also rooms that can be rented out for events, and that's what brought me here. Our ball happened in Rainy Hall, a stunning hall, with crests and coats of arms all around. Walking in through the main gate of the college brings one to the very Hogwarts-like quadrangle, which makes for some great photo ops. Once inside the building, all of the interior architecture also captures one's attention. However, I am far from an expert on this, so that's quite enough comments about architecture! Rainy Hall is an intimate venue for events. It comfortably accommodated our ~60 attendees, but much more than this and ceilidh dancing would become somewhat difficult. Catering and bar service are provided by the University's own Edinburgh First, with friendly, efficient staff, and a good selection of drinks at the bar. The food quality is very good, though portion sizes leave a lot to be desired. My recommendation to visit New College is twofold. As a tourist, the astoundingly beautiful building makes for excellent photographs. On top of this, for reasonably small events of up to 70 people, the Rainy Hall is an excellent venue to consider.

My friend gave me a guided tour and all I can say about this University is I really wished I had…read moregone here (and could afford it). It's so amazing, and pretty, and people are friendly, and they have all these cool events advertised (like a cheese party!!!). Teviot row house is also the oldest student union building in the world (My friend told me) and it looks great! they have a sports bar, library bar, and other various bars for different functions and settings.

Home to some of the ugliest buildings on earth (can I get a round of applause for Appleton Tower's…read moresheer foulness please?) the University of Edinburgh was the place of my 'further education'. Superficially the Uni does well in the league tables (23rd in the world I think) but the real student experience is pretty patchy. The main library is probably the best example of this. Spanning over six floors this building houses millions of books and resources but for some reason there never seemed to be any of the ones I wanted! At the beginning of every year at least one of my courses was complaining that their books hadn't been put on short loan and that keen students had already checked out the course work for the year. There was also a constant issue of people hogging computers, leaving their books and coats on the table and then heading off to Bristo Square for a leisurely lunch. Annoying! Nonetheless I did enjoy my studies at Edinburgh a lot. The uni attracts some brilliant lecturers especially in the History and Politics departments (my degree). Dr Day, Dr Cogliano and Dr Bates were my favourite historians although I would have to say that the international relations and politics of human rights courses were very impressive. In recent years the University has come out quite badly in 'student satisfaction' surveys primarily because of the time it took to get coursework marked and returned. As I left I could see that there were real efforts being made to reverse these patterns but as far as most of us were concerned it was a bit too little too late. Despite this I would still say that Edinburgh is a great University and I miss it a lot!

Such a nice university! I walked around the small campus and got to see some of the areas where…read morestudents like to lay on the grass and relax. There's such a fun tradition here where once they have finished writing their last exam ever, their friends will throw water balloons at them! Some filled with glitter sometimes.

The University of St Andrews is the oldest University in Scotland and one of the oldest in the UK…read more Recently awarded the third best University in the UK according to league tables, St Andrews is becoming ever more prominent for its results and student body. Subjects are quite standard, ranging from a variety of Histories, Sciences and Arts, but it has a limited Medical degree (only stay for three years) and no Law programme. The University lies within the town - so it feels like a student town (the students in fact make up one third of the population). This University prides itself on its research and teaching and what else could you want more than a University set in a historically beautiful location, amongst world leaders teaching your course?

Many moons ago in my last year at school I decided to go to Herriot Watt's Open Day, I guess this…read morewas for two reasons; 1) The first being that they have a really good language department that offers a degree in translation and interpreting and they pride themselves in being the only University in the UK to offer this degree. 2) Perhaps the most important reason... I probably just wanted a day off school. To get to the Edinburgh Campus you need to take a bus from the centre of Edinburgh which takes 30-45 minutes. The campus is in the middle of nowhere and to get a taxi after a night out it takes around 20 minutes and costs about £20. As there's no rail link the choice is pretty limited so a night out would never be cheap or straightforward but I guess if you're sharing the taxi fare with a few other people it's not so bad. When I went to the Open Day I went with a couple of friends from my school who both eventually decided to go to Herriot Watt while I decided to go to Glasgow Uni. Funnily enough, they have both since left Herriot and reapplied for different Uni's both having a negative experience with their courses and the social side of life in a Uni that's pretty isolated. Had I gone to Herriot Watt I would have had a completely different experience of Uni life, I would have moved out and experienced the whole University package of living in halls, writing my initials on eggs, marking the milk with a marker pen so I could tell if someone else had drank out of it and of course fighting over who's block of mouldy cheese was stinking out the fridge. Okay... so maybe I don't miss that aspect of university life but I do regret not getting more involved with the social side of uni having not lived in halls and as a result am probably the least "studenty" student ever.

I didn't actually attend Heriot Watt, but visited my pals who went there on many an occasion. This…read morereview is thus not about the teaching or courses (which I'm sure are good enough), but about the fairly unique atmosphere it has. It's location out in the sticks just outside Edinburgh means it's often overlooked by those more concerned with clubbing than studying, but the self-contaned campus feel that results from this is actually probably my favourite thing about it. I attended both the pretentious Glasgow Uni, and the businesslike, socially lacking Strathclyde, so seeing a campus with a community feel where everyone knew everyone else, was a breath of freash air on my visits. There's some cracking 70s architecture as well, and if you say it fast it sounds like "hairy twat".

I attended the old Telford college when it was at Crew toll, I was there for 3 years and loved…read moreevery min of it. The staff are very supportive to the students needs and very helpful. I recommend this college to anyone who's willing to gain new skills and qualifications. Telford college has a wide range to choose from.

If you have a bit of spare time in edinburgh and are interested in the art of millinery the telford…read morecollege offers a great city and guilds 18 week millinery course (no experience required). The telford college is a new building and has a great studio space for courses such as millinery. This course takes you through the making of a felt hat, straw hat and fabric hat....(I've just completed my felt hat!). If you are not looking to dedicate so much time to the art of millinery keep your eyes and ears peeled for courses run by a charity called Hat Walk. These two day courses are run through the telford college and leaves you with a fabulously fun hat or two!

I'm a part-time PhD student at Moray House and have had a good experience thus far. My supervisors…read moreare excellent, the library is convenient, the buildings are good, and they're currently doing build building works to convert the parking lot in the centre of the 'campus' to be a lovely garden. There could be a better sense of community facilitated by the staff, but I think things are generally pretty good and improving compared to the last reviewer's remarks.

I'd heard of Moray House School of Education way before I ever approached it: through people I knew…read morewho studied there or had offices there; and through the Edinburgh University Library's catalogue that kept trying to send me there to pick up books (which is just unnecessarily out of the way, really). So, the Moray House School of Education is, duh, the School of Education. It's located right next to Paterson's Land and the building where the Bongo Club, aka between Holyrood and Canongate.

Carnegie College is located at the outskirts of Dunfermline and offers an extensive range of…read morefurther and higher education as well as short courses. This is a large College with good facilities including a refectory for students and a large car park. There's a diverse choice of courses from computing to childcare, from engineering to gas courses, from photography to business, to the new beauty therapy courses. The staff are friendly and approachable and there's an option for everyone no matter what your circumstances. There's also campuses at Cowdenbeath (construction courses) and at Rosyth (engineering courses). Carnegie College was formerly known as Lauder College.

Old college is part of the University of Edinburgh so I tend to come here often due to lectured and…read moreadministrative stuff. However, this I place I think is one of Edinburgh iconic buildings and a "must see" by visitors. The square has various decorations during the time of year or the festivities. For example during Christmas they had A huge Christmas tree while on Chinese New Years they had replicas of statues of the terracotta soldiers. If anything, this is a great spot to take that selfie or pic to capture the beauty of the buildings that can be found in Edinburgh. It's also free entrance so why not take advantage of the beautiful backdrop?! What's also nice is after taking 5-10 min to come here (not much to see really), you can head to the national museum. If you're a student at the University of Edinburgh this place is where you can find big lecture halls and the important registrar office.

Some years ago, when I was considering becoming a student at the University of Edinburgh, I…read moreremember being dazzled in the prospectus by glossy photographs of magnificent quadrangles, ancient libraries, and walkways adjoined by rows of impressive granite columns. "It really is the Athens of the north," I thought, and promptly completed my application. Little did I know that I would spend most of my university career on the 12th floor of a concrete tower block on the corner of George Square, holed up in the 1960s architectural travesty that is the main library, or frantically typing essays in an underground computer lab commonly known as 'the bunker.' However, those enticing images in the university brochure were not complete fabrication - such elegant structures do exist in the university's extensive property holdings, and Old College is one of the most impressive. Dating from the 18th century, it is built on a grander scale than its spin-off, New College, with a conspicuous dome, arched facades and balustrades built around a wide open courtyard, all very imposing in Edinburgh's trademark grey stone. Today, only a privileged few law students actually get to come and have classes here. But I often make excuses to walk through Old College, just to briefly admire the sweeping scale of the place and delude myself that being a student at Edinburgh really does involve inhabiting such majestic environs on a daily basis.

It's only right that I review the place where I've spent 3/4 of my life over the past three years!…read moreThe university's campus is seriously indescribable. It's beautiful with an abundance of wildlife on campus. (Hello rabbits! Lots of them.) The loch is huge and great for talking a walk around. The campus even has its own castle within which the university's law department is based. - Airthrey Castle is worth taking a wander to see and is alongside Airthrey golf course if you're partial to a putt! In my two years living on campus, I was so impressed. The university is acclaimed for its sports department and the gym and swimming pool are just a short walk from the residences and main buildings. These are both very well-maintained and offer great value. There is also the Macrobert Arts Centre which is essentially a cinema and theatre with a bar and restaurant. I've seen so many films in Macrobert centre, seen some great productions and my band even played a gig there. Whilst all these things are great, the thing that I take away most from Stirling, and that I hear from so many other students, is the excellence of the support system for students. The Career Development Centre offers advice from the moment you leave until you retire and the university takes great interest in the university alumni. I myself called graduates one year on to guage graduate employment rates and have participated in another campaign to reach out to parents of new students and collate feedback on the university. There is also a great councilling and money advice service on campus. In my final year of study, I know that I am in safe hands. - If I need help, it is there and I need not be ashamed to ask for it. I couldn't imagine a better place to have met my boyfriend and my band! Stirling University will always make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Well, I am biased. I spent five years studying here and two years living right on campus. However,…read morethis means I have a pretty expansive knowledge of the campus so I will try to be as even handed as possible. It's beautiful. It has a castle, a loch, a golf course, trees, trees, trees. The residence buildings are very sixties architecture which doesn't so much do the beautiful setting justice. However, the University is currently rebuilding and renovating the residence buildings and they're all shiny, new and modern. There's a cinema on campus and a theatre in the form of the MacRobert Centre. I've seen movies in the place, had a coffee fuelled history seminar in the cafe and been to an insane electro rave here. They even put panto on at Christmas. Anyway, I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for this place!

Not just great academic, great discipline, great enviroment, everyone must wear uniform to look…read morethe same that's one of the important for me, but one of the most impressive building, I guess most parents never thought to write a review, I didn't think either, until now. This school deserves full marks 5 not less than 5. At P 3 my son needed learning support, the school informed, at no extra fee. I was most impressed for such a closed attention. My son was at this school from nursery -S 6. He did well. Review is about the total quality of service and standards of education. Nothing to do with the fee. You have the choice free school or pay school. I must say that it's worth of my money and every penny I spent. This is what I want my son to be educated in this type of environment and good academic background. I myself from Thailand, everyone have uniform no matter which school. All fee paying schools are good academic and good environment, great teachers, good standard facilities. I have been to a few government schools - all good, but I still happy to pay for education as long as we can afford it. The School offers 5%? discont can't remember a long time ago - if pay in full yearly. Even no discount, we still think it's worth the money. My son has gained PhD, in Machanical Engineering with the job he loves and earn a living. I am now very happy with the study background he's got from this school that led him to go further. Thank you so much once again to all Heriots'teachers, they strive for the maximum results and aim for maximum performance for their pupils. Kids can do well when they are happy at school and happy home, supportive parents no matter which school. I see those who don't achieve, it's not the school's fault. The school gives the best whether kids want to aim high or not.

I don't suggest the average person decide to enroll in this day school, or pay an impromptu visit,…read morebecause as beautiful as it is to look at, it is definitely a monument still in use! I've walked past this ancient building everytime I go down Lauriston Place from the George Square university area, and I'm always amazed that some kids actually get to go to school in Hogwarts. And I'm a little bit jealous as well. The grounds are massive, and I doubt those little children really deserve such a beautiful academic environment. Honestly though, the oldest students there are probably just a year or two younger than I am, but I'll rant on anyway! The school was commissioned by George Heriot, and it's a little sad to think such a place, with it's wonderful renaissance architecture, started off as a charitable institution for children, but is now a fee paying school. Nevertheless, they have open days on in September, should you really want to explore the school.