I loved my time at Sunderland Uni and feel a great sense of pride to have attended there. Psychology is a challenging but amazing subject and the staff support is extremely helpful.

Very well

Interesting topics and constant support

My overall university experience has been extremely good. Granted there have been times where I've been lost or didn't know what to do for an assignment, but overall I have enjoyed every second of it. Freshers week began university with plenty of fun filled events which have created life long memories and I'm sure there will be many memories to come. I have wonderful flat mates who I all get along with and I love my flat. I know everyone is dubious about student accommodation but I do love my flat. It's my home now and my room is just how I like it so I am just happy. I don't need to be ecstatic all the time because that would be exhausting. My overall experience so far has just been happy and I'm pleased to say that I'm glad with my choices and the fact that I'm here and I genuinely wouldn't change anything.

Throughout my academic life there has always been emphasis on trying your best so that in the future you could get a job and earn a good wage. However I feel like there hasn't been a direct help or guidance on contacts and processes until now. Sunderland university is completely different, the careers opportunities here are endless and they seriously pride themselves on getting the best for each individual student no matter what their skills or preferences are. I feel completely supported here and I know that whatever help I needed be it personal or job wise, I could march into the gateway building and find exactly what I'm looking for.

The best thing about my course is the content. Often people think they have large amount of self awareness by my age but this course really gets people to question what they know and think. Philosophical thinking and delving deep into emotional attachment and associations fascinates me, so when aspects of that come up in the module work I really come into my own and enjoy my time learning. As for my lectures, my favourite aspect is the stories they tell and how down to earth they all are given that they are highly respectful lecturers working in an advanced academic setting. Each lecturer is suited perfectly to their module and I genuinely feel that they make the course the joy that it is, they add intensely to the happy and caring attitude of my studies and create an atmosphere which is a safe haven.

I think my students union is important because they bridge the gap between the 'officials' and the students and I genuinely think if it wasn't for them then there would be a bit more of a separation and lack of communication between university staff and university students. For me personally involvement in the student union is less likely just because of the demands of my course but if I had more time to devote to it then I might be more willing to join because I genuinely agree that the student union play such an important role within university life. Without the students union then I think the university wouldn't be as good as it is because people wouldn't be interested as much and wouldn't connect with the university on the level they do now.

My accommodation is basic to say the least but is also very clean and organised. The kitchen could be a little bigger and the addition of an actual dining room with a dining table would make the place more homely but apart from that I quite enjoy living here. The showers are all very modernised and the actual bathroom furnishings are very nice as well. For me it is the staff that put the cherry on top. At reception the staff are friendly and help out with any problem even if it is not their area of expertise and the security staff are always on the ball and ready to help where they can. For example, our oven door did not shut properly and within a few hours/just under a day it was fixed and works perfectly fine now. It's the little things which make Clanny House a homely area to live in and for my first year of university life I don't think I could have picked a better accommodation to live in.

My universities facilities are actually amazing. They have so many sports things going on, not to mention they have their own gym. They have endless amounts of computers, plenty of stations where you can get help both academically and technologically depending on the issue. They have invested so much money into the library that it looks amazing. From the outside it looks like any other building and nothing special but inside there is thousands of books covering thousands of topics, not to mention the staff who are so clever and helpful it makes finding anything perfectly easy! The university is right to pride itself in its facilities and I may have only mentioned a few but I don't doubt that there are infinite amounts that the university offers which I am not aware of.

The city life is quite good actually. There's plenty of little rustic places to eat or drink, which is what I like to do with my spare time (without sounding like an alcoholic). There's plenty of little dainty coffee shops to have a nice break in in between lectures and not to mention the amount of the shops that are available for good bargains! The people are really kind aswell, being from a place where everyone knows everyone and their mothers it was nice to move to a city where that continued to a certain extent.

There are so many that I really don't know the names of all of them. I myself have tried a few days at a couple societies but due to cost reasons and time commitments I just can't commit myself to any this year. However, the cost of the societies are extremely reasonable and had I been able to afford them and put the time in then I would have joined multiple organisations all in one go!

The support is infinite at this university. The lecturers themselves offer tutorials where each student can voice their concerns and really get one to one help on any issues which they have about the course. On a broader basis there are multiple organisations within the university which act as support blocks for students if and when they need them. For example I am aware of a counselling service within the gateway building which is accessible to students and is there to tackle any emotional anxieties they may be having.