Great overall experience. Work life balance is good, very social and welcoming

Library very good. Limited places to go

CEDAS, extra sessions, peer mentoring and careers services all available

Quite small and repetitive on nights out. Can be unresponsive with other matters.

The uni is where I spend most of my time. Egham is very limited

Good range and student-led

Regular small tasks keep knowledge fresh in my head

Many talks and fairs

A great and serene place to live and study. Gorgeous campus. The area is not as expensive as London, while you can access the London fun by under an hour train ride. In general, the college is pretty inclusive. Nonetheless, if you are an undiagnosed neurodivergent (even though you’re waiting or in the middle of the process of getting a diagnosis), some staff might not take your need seriously.

Most of the classes include practical elements so most of them required in-class learning. Most contents are advanced and academically challenging in a good way. For the geoscience course, you obviously need to love the outside and be quite fit to enjoy the fieldwork experience.

My room was flooded once due to an old faucet was broken but it got fixed relatively fast. The room was quite expensive compared to the size and location. It is far from shops. There was some excessive noise due to party. Fire alarm goes off almost every week. The laundry room is quite far and up a hill. Wifi doesn't always work.