I personally quite enjoy the university life, although i will admit living away from home can be quite expensive so i commute (1hr and 20mins) which can be a bit of a pain but seminar tutors are all very understanding. Theres a lot of independence and a great networking area to build connections as making friends is quite easy even if you commute or live in Portsmouth. These days a lot of jobs really want work experience which is difficult especially in certain fields but the flexibility of the courses given at Portsmouth and offering choices like a placement year or a year abroad, which i feel as if it reflects the needs of a real working world. The silent study areas are really nice, with most buildings having a seating area, several cafes around university buildings as well as stores as everything is between a walking distance, the maximum you might walk for as a first year in student accommodation or from Southsea station would be 15 minutes! I also am so grateful for my admission, my grades might not have been top notch however they invested into my potential and am currently striving to improve myself within my learning.

Best aspect of my course? Probably the independence and the staff. Everyone within the law with legal practice course, from fellow students to teachers understand and have something in common making a good foundational basis in learning and getting along. A good environment i believe is quite important and having both the independence as well as knowing you have people to fall back onto when assistance is needed is quite comforting as well as making one confident. The worse aspect of my course would most likely be that sometimes within a timetable you have massive gaps, which might not be bad for some people but i’d rather get everything done with in a day than have everything spread out. As a first year, before Christmas Tuesday was my longest day (from 10am-5pm) but i’d get a day off on Wednesday, however now i go in all five days a week which can be tiring as well as a little disruptive for my style of working. I prefer trying to keep a good work-life balance, with my part time job on the weekend, university coursework, and other extracurricular.

I don’t live in Portsmouth but although there may arguably be better places, it’s not so bad when i stay out for a night out with friends or go exploring.

Portsmouth is a great place to study, ive made so many friend and the teachers are lovely. The campus is full of vibrancy and Im so glad I picked this uni!

I go to Uni 4 days a week for my course so i have enough time to catch up on any missed lectures. Its easy to contact my lecturers and they are generally helpful with any issues i may have

The place im staying is really affordable with my SFE the only thing i would say is to make sure to pick somewhere at least 20 minutes minimum from your uni as mine is quite far