| kara:
the british pound is killer. be prepared to spend a lot of money besides tuition and board. example: a starbucks iced coffee is priced at roughly the same numeric value there, 5...except in pounds, which means you would be paying 10 US dollars for a coffee.
in terms of portions of food, england is not the US. no country in the world is like the US. this means the portions will be modest, not gargantuan like here. Fortunately the King's program gives you meal points that you can use every day in the dining hall, and it's a fair amount. you will still be eating out a lot.
don't bring too much with you in terms of luggage (laptop + 1 suitcase of clothes is pretty much all you need). you will most likely be buying a lot of souvenirs, so carrying it back to your home country will be tough if you've already brought a lot of things.
also, at Cambridge the bandwidth is limited (no joke). this means if you download past a certain limit (i think 200 MB) in a day, your internet will be shut off in your dorm room.
bottom line is, as long as you are open-minded and willing and wanting to try new things (especially being outgoing), you will have a great time. |