A great school. Could be slightly better organised. Not perfect, but everything is done with good intentions, to help you be prepared and the best you can be. I love DSL so much. Well worth the audition! UWL isn’t the best in terms of accommodation- my year in halls was horrendous - but I dealt with it because DSL made it worth it.

The main building is small and old-fashioned but with lots of character. Mainly use other buildings during COVID to ensure space for social distancing. Everything is clean and well-maintained. It’s a small school within UWL but UWL services and spaces are available. Could do with better spaces to eat! Lovely garden area.

Pretty good. The staff are generally pretty good at listening to concerns. There are extra classes to support neuro-diverse students, and tutorials to check out well-being. Of course, there are still areas for improvement. Not all staff have an understanding of anxiety.

Amazing contact hours (6 hours per day, 5 days per week when in-person, still had 3 hours a day online). 1 to 1 with a personal tutor every week. Full-time actor training to prepare you for the industry. Staff always make time for you and listen to your needs. Extra masterclasses and talks take place from time to time.

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The school prepares you to be a working actor. That includes supporting yourself financially and looking for opportunities. They have a great industry week and fantastic visitors.

What makes my uni a great place to study is their student support. They try to help their students in any way possible to ensure that students get the best out of their education. I think it would be better if the university put more effort into societies and clubs such as sporting clubs and teams . It would help the university to have more of a community and really showcase other talents other than what students already study on their courses. My university do have societies and some sporting teams, however some of the societies don’t run anymore and it’s not made to be as big as it was when I first heard about it before I joined uni. I think it’s important to have that feel of community and university culture and to also show the inclusiveness of different cultures, groups and activities in which people associate them selves with.

The best part about my course is that through out the three years of my course we touch on every aspect of acting and we do every type of acting from screen to theatre to voice and we gain the knowledge and skill set that we need in order to join the industry. I think that currently it would be better if we had more student to tutor contact times. I had a change of course leader entering my second year and a lot of rules and dynamics have changed on the course. One of the things I liked was the one on one times with my tutor, especially if there was something wrong or we really needed help, I felt as if the tutor catered to all of us personally and worked with us as individuals and not just as a whole group. However, our course hours are very good for an acting class, I feel as if I get all the hours that I should, especially for an acting course as the course Is mainly practical.

What I love about my universities location is that it is in an area where acting is very prominent and there is a lot of theatres. Diversity is also great and the living areas are really nice.

What I like most about my uni halls is the location. It’s located in Wembley right by Wembley Stadium. It’s very urban and a lot of other accommodations are there as well which gives opportunity for socialising. What I like least is the price of the accommodation, I think it is too expensive for what we have.