Student review [#91407] for Business Administration
at University of Amsterdam - UvA

I chose my university because of its ranking but it was a mistake. The traditional metrics determining rankings such as teacher to student ratios do not really work on UvA since you will almost exclusively interact only with teacher assistants that are hit or miss when it comes to teaching ability. The social life in Amsterdam is overhyped and its existence comes mostly from overconsumption of drugs. Course tutorials are mandatory based on professors choice, so planning ahead is made difficult. Midterms and semesters are planned out in a way that makes it difficult to travel for longer periods of time even when attendance is not mandatory. If you can find a job and afford rent in Amsterdam the picture becomes much brighter but otherwise you will not have as much to do in the city and pay a lot for it anyway. The Dutch are complicated and not extremely welcoming as well.