Studying in the UK: Sharing of relevant life experiences at the University of Manchester

Finance and economics majors at the University of Manchester in the UK are the first choice majors for many Chinese students to study in the UK. Everyone is also curious about the real learning and living conditions of international students in these two majors in British universities. The author of this article is an international student studying in the Master of Finance and Economics program at the University of Manchester. He will introduce his study and life there in detail and share some relevant life experiences. The exam is finally coming to an end, and I feel like I’m getting ahead of myself. I majored in MSC FINANCE & ECONOMIC at the University of Manchester. I can answer some questions about the profession and Manchester City. I hope it will be helpful to those who come to study at the University of Manchester.

Let’s talk about the exam first. There are exams in every subject, but the financial exam only accounts for 75% of the total score, and the other 25% is homework. Economics course examinations account for 100%. There are 3 finance and 2 economics courses in each semester. The most difficult ones may be some of the more purely theoretical financial courses, such as FINANCE THEORY, which are still in the dark.

I think this major is more theoretical. In fact, if you are not studying MBA, the MSC majors in the UK are more theoretical. The finance courses for this major are taken together with students from two other MSAF majors. We have taken classes in 4 SCHOOLs, MSM, MBS, MSAF, and SES. They are all good schools. As for employment, I have never been in this industry, so I can’t say.

There are many READING LISTs, but I have never completed them. My experience is that there is little correlation between READING LIST and exams. The exam mainly focuses on PAST EXAM PAPER, EXCERISE, HANDOUT and TEXT BOOK (if you have time). In addition, the exam here is quite merciful, with 2/3 of the 5 questions being chosen. I had an exam, and part of the READING LIST was two pages of A4, but I decided not to take the exam, so I didn’t read these things.

There are 22 people in our field, half of whom are Chinese. In fact, there are many compatriots in the University of Manchester who are more practical professionals. One of my roommates is studying LLM. He said that 80% of his class were compatriots. I feel like I just want to take classes in China, with a few international students and foreign teachers. In fact, we can’t blame anyone else. The University of Manchester is quite famous in China.

The University of Manchester guarantees the house for the first-year MASTER, but it depends on where she gives it. I live in the LEAMINGTON HOUSE in WITHWORTH PARK. I think it's pretty good. There are 7 people in a house, with independent bedrooms and shared kitchen and bathroom. Not expensive either. Another place I know that is better is GP. If the University of Manchester accepts you, they will send you some information. It contains materials for applying for housing. You can also go to the University of Manchester website and go to the ACCOMMODATION OFFICE to see the specific situation. But act quickly.

The University of Manchester guarantees dormitories for first-year students, so you don’t have to worry about this. The dormitories of the University of Manchester and UMIST are the most exclusive. There are many. It's just a matter of good or bad luck. Some dormitories are far from the school. However, I heard that the University of Manchester is quite slow in this regard (actually I don’t realize it), so I’ll wait patiently.

Everyone has their own fun during the holidays, so it’s hard to say. If you are not too picky about part-time jobs, it is still easy to find a job in Manchester City.

I applied to the University of Manchester in close to May last year. I got the offer at the end of July and a visa in August (the visa officer kicked me out in just two minutes, and I had signed it for a year and a half). I had all the dormitories. Done. Isn’t it a little too soon? I’ll arrive in the evening of September 13th and start class on the 15th.

I don’t remember very clearly what happened before the visa. Anyway, it feels like a natural progression. I remember I made a reservation a month in advance. But the girl who most remembered answering the phone was angry, as if she was a British diplomat. I hate people who pretend to be powerful, but the real visa officer is actually quite polite.

I remember that I called the University of Manchester to make an appointment after confirming that the relevant documents had been issued. I am an OFFER from UNCONDITION and signed in Guangzhou. The visa process is very fast, and I heard that Guangzhou allows a longer stay, and there is no need to counter-sign or anything.

Of course, your documents must be complete. What do you mean by meeting all the conditions? Is this what you mean? I have a classmate who is a CONDITIONAL OFFER and came here, but it seems that he has to come in advance to learn the language.

There was a week of ORIANTATION before the start of school, but I had a MATH PRE-COURSE that overlapped with ORIANTATION. This major required participation, so I didn’t go to ORIANTATION. It's hard to get DISTINCTION in this major, and it's not easy to get FAIL, as long as you use some snacks. I heard that last year, there were two FAILs, and there were no Chinese people.

Doctor, I have no plans to study. So I don’t know much. However, I heard the competition is quite fierce. It seems that no Chinese in my field have applied.

In terms of mathematics, do you remember Lagrange’s theorem for finding the maximum value? Mainly this. By the way, there are also matrix operations. Do Chinese people still need to worry about mathematics when they come here? Have they studied advanced mathematics and linear algebra? Once you have studied it, you will be fine. The requirements here are mainly some simple derivatives, Lagrange's theorem for finding extreme values, and basic matrix operations. In addition, it is best to be familiar with some basic concepts and operations in statistics.

My understanding of the computer science major at the University of Manchester is limited to knowing that it ranks very high in the UK. I don't know where the height is. Among the people I know who study computer science, they all highly recommend the University of Manchester. If I combine with UMIST in the future, I might be even more awesome. UMIST's computer major is also very popular. The equipment here is also good, and the COMPUTER CENTER here is also very spectacular, with N large servers inside. Although I heard that it is not all the property of the University of Manchester, there are not many such computer rooms in the UK.

The economics major at the University of Manchester basically does not involve financial courses, because I have never seen them when I took finance classes. They mainly specialize in economic theory. We have four economics courses, two of which are compulsory econometrics, and the other two economics courses are elective. The remaining 6 subjects are all financial (one is related to finance). We took the finance class together with students from two other MSAF majors.