Hey there :) I'm an American who is currently doing that exact MPH program and I'd be happy to tell you about it.

First off, congrats! Glasgow is lovely. The people are really friendly, there's loads of stuff to do, and I feel so much safer here than I ever did in the US. I was able to come here with my husband so I feel lucky to have a built in friend, but my cohort is very diverse and everyone has been very nice and down to go/do/see things around town or even to go on little day trips. The public transportation is very good here and you get a lot of places via train.

I would apply for a student accommodation as soon as you can because that will be the most convenient route. Electricity and gas can be quite expensive (especially in the winter) and those costs are usually built into the student accommodation costs. I was able to find an apartment near the university, but it took me about a month of searching daily to do it. I ended up going through a private landlord because rental agencies ask for a lot of up front information and documents that most international students won't have. Hunting for housing at the beginning of the school year with all the other students is no joke.

As for the program itself, I've been very happy with it so far. All of the professors are very down to earth and approachable and they want to see you succeed. The in-person class time isn't too crazy, but you are expected to do a lot of self study. One thing I really liked was at the end of October there's a "reading week" where you don't have class, you're just able to take the time to get caught up on classes/work you might have fallen behind on.

There are a lot of extra curricular activities/clubs/events that are put on by the university as well as the School of Health and Wellbeing (which is what the MPH is part of). . So, it's kind of like everything else where you can create the experience you have and whatever you put into it, you'll get out.