Alice van Damme
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.” - William G.T. Shedd
About
| Hometown | Knokke, Belgium |
| Lives | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| High School Education | Belgian high school, Nieuwen Bosch Humaniora, Gent (Belgium); A Levels, Ampleforth College (Sixth Form) |
| Studying | MA in Economics |
| Graduating | 2018 |
| Extracurriculars | Involved in Business Society, Society for Economic Pluralism |
| Interests | Travelling, scuba diving , tennis, hockey and of course; grabbing a drink once in a while to catch up with friends |
| Future Plans | TBD |
About University of Edinburgh
| Faculty | Multi faculty |
| Campus | Big city university |
| Sa Ranking | Top Tier |
| Status | Ancient Scottish |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 1582 |
| Students | 35000 |
| Famous Alumni | Philosopher David Hume, biologist Charles Darwin, former Prime Minister of the UK Gordon Brown |
| Website | http://www.edinburgh.ac.uk |
Posts by Alice van Damme
The discoveries in Scotland’s capital during Freshers week
Published: November 3, 2016
It has almost been 3 years, from when I arrived in Edinburgh – I was all kitted out with a ridiculous amount of stationary for the “fresh” start at the prestigious University of Edinburgh. The first week of university, which they call Fresher’s week was without doubt the most exhilarating but simultaneously also the most terrifying week ever. Why was it terrifying? Well, picture this. About 2 months after having received the acceptance letter, which you were nervously waiting for. You, finally, get to have a taster of what your future is going to be like. However, as all…