u/SnowboardSasquatch

Our university offers a full year abroad and I'd love to hear more about your advise on ranking the options based on what I'm looking for or comments on which places to avoid before committing. Most important aspects for me would be the classes (major in polisci but will need to complete some reqs in Chemistry) and prestige.

Main options:
Queen's University
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of Guelph
University of Victoria

There are other options, mostly in the States (Rhodes College, Drexel University, UNC at Chapel Hill or Wilmington, University of Vermont and University of Maine) but Canada would be my first choice.

EDIT: I can ONLY choose from the universities on this list. There are a few others included but they are massively lower ranked.

Debating which accommodation to book in Aberdeen. My options are King Street (Every Student), Powis Place and Linksfield (Mezzino). Does anyone have any experiences from any of these?

So far King Street (Every Student) has the best location and I like the rooms a lot (though might end up in a room facing a brick wall...) and has en-suites. And read a lot of bad reviews. But it feels most "studenty" and is closer to the other accommodations for nights out etc. Most expensive out of these but only by some few pounds.

Powis Place has a free gym, the best rooms, and an en-suite and but I'd need to take the bus everywhere. The location and higher price than Links are quite big downsides here. Feels least like a student place.

Linksfield (Mezzino) is by far the cheapest and has free laundry, but has a small bed, not an en-suite (though only shared with 3 others) and has a very small desk which are the reasons I've not really booked it yet. Location is perfect; close to the Sports Village, shops around, close to the beach and the university, decent bus routes. I keep thinking all going well I can always book it for next year I suppose.

Debating which accommodation to book in Aberdeen. My options are King Street (Every Student), Powis Place and Linksfield (Mezzino). Does anyone have any experiences from any of these?

So far King Street (Every Student) has the best location and I like the rooms a lot (though might end up in a room facing a brick wall...) and has en-suites. And read a lot of bad reviews. But it feels most "studenty" and is closer to the other accommodations for nights out etc. Most expensive out of these but only by some few pounds.

Powis Place has a free gym, the best rooms, and an en-suite and but I'd need to take the bus everywhere. The location and higher price than Links are quite big downsides here. Feels least like a student place.

Linksfield (Mezzino) is by far the cheapest and has free laundry, but has a small bed, not an en-suite (though only shared with 3 others) and has a very small desk which are the reasons I've not really booked it yet. Location is perfect; close to the Sports Village, shops around, close to the beach and the university, decent bus routes. I keep thinking all going well I can always book it for next year I suppose.