I have absolutely loved my time at Loughborough so far. There are so many opportunities, everyone looks out for each other and university life is just great. I couldn't have wished for a better university.

They have invested a lot in facilities, for example the design school and the stem lab. The only thing is that I wish they provided more for us (e.g. we have to purchase a lot ourselves)

Allocated a personal tutor and another tutor who is also a student on our course. They are there when we need them although I haven't had much contact with them. There is support for finance and for finding accommodation

Extremely good. They are always running events (such as welfare, health, society events) and have a huge variety.

Good range of shops, nice market and the town isn't too far from the university- pretty perfect!

A huge range of societies with new ones forming often. Some are a little pricey to join but good range.

I like how quickly we have progressed. Although it is very intensive I feel as though I have developed enormously. I least like how many projects we have at the go- sometimes it can be a little hard to focus on all of them at once.

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There are multiple career fares throughout the year and there are always career talks throughout the week, and very often employers will come to us to deliver presentations

The best value accommodation. It's friendly, well situated and is a generally lovely place to be

I am currently going into my fourth year at Loughborough following a placement year. I have had the best possible time, and met friends which I will keep for life. I have been provided with countless opportunities to further develop myself, and I could even have taken part in more to get as much as i could out of the experience. Even being in my final year, I am not bored of Loughborough - in fact, I do not look forward to my last week, as I am sure it is going to be an emotional one!

There are so many different types of halls/accommodation available to students in any year of their degree - as with every university however, there is never going to be enough to accommodate everyone's first choice. In terms of educational resources, we have the library and other buildings on campus which can be used for studying or group coursework meetings. Overall these facilities are amazing.

Loughborough support is excellent, there is always someone there for you, and every student is given a personal tutor in their department who they can go to for advice. More recently, a peer mentor system has been set up where current students are buddied up with freshers to help them with any queries they may have in their first year.

The student's union is great, with events provided daily for everyone to get involved. In terms of nights out, there are 3 nights available, with special events sometimes being held on extra days of the week (e.g. DBE or Abba). There are also a number of 'sober night' activities on offer regular, including dancing lessons and roller discos.

Loughborough is a small town, mainly built upon university students. It doesn't have the best 'city life', but it has everything a student needs within walking distance - there are even some good bars/clubs which are good for different days of the week! If city life is important however, Nottingham and Leicester are only around 20mins away on the train!

Loughborough is a huge sports University, and has the best facilities for any sport you may be interested in (the 50m pool is my favourite!). There is also an extensive list of societies which you can join, including a number of charities, cocktail society and the economics society.

I enjoy the optional modules we have available on my specific course - there is a lot of flexibility if you wish to change modules/courses early on, and there are a wide range of modules to choose from. However, lectures in general can be dull. It is difficult to sit for 2 hours and listen to someone talk at you. Even though some lecturers try and encourage interaction, this doesn't always go down well as people are not willing to participate in the larger lectures.

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Within the school of Business and Economics, we have a placement/graduate opportunities team. As students, we get regular updates informing us of employer events on campus, as well as job offers that become available from employers lined to the university. As well as this, we have access to an online portal which shows all of the positions available, and provides links to the application process. The department also hold drop in sessions where they help students to improve their CV and cover letter.