The campuses in Cheltenham are a lot better than Oxstalls in Gloucester, as are the towns themselves. The Drama and PFA courses are brilliant however, and I strongly recommend if you're not entirely convinced my drama school. Many students graduate into the profession and itself due to strong ties with Equity. The university look after you really well, and will solve any problems. You'll have a great time, even if the halls are hugely varied but generally a bit grim. Living in a house first year might be best.

Library facilities are lacking. Not enough booksfor students, most are on other campuses. The course facilities are great however, with purpose built fully kitted out rooms.

If you ever have a problem, the uni WILL fix it. They'll pay for a dyslexia test, offer counselling and a Help Zone is on every campus. In your first year especially, you will also receive a lot of academic help, the ease the transition into uni. There is a section of the help zone dedicated to helping you with your essays etc. Take full advantage of everything that's on offer.

At Oxstalls, the SU is great if you're a sports student, not so much if not. Buying SU merchandise at Oxstalls is tricky. The SU at other campuses is better.

Gloucester is rough. Walking on your own at night is scary. If you're on the other campuses however, you'll be in Cheltenham and Cheltenham is brilliant. Most of the students go out in Cheltenham, even if living in Gloucester.

Make sure you try and join a society when you're here. It just enhances your experience so much. Cheerleading is great fun, well run and everyone is friendly.

I'm studying Drama, and all the lecturers are absolutely brilliant. You become close and form a little family. They are always looking out for you. Also, as the course intake is small (max 40), you don't just feel like a rain drop in an ocean, and the experience is personal. The modules are great fun and the underpinning of all the cool stuff like Stage Combat makes the course more like a Drama School Course It is intense though, and you will be in for every day of the week, some days until gone 7. There's no written exams and the practical/theory work is about an 80/20 - 70/30 split, as you learn through doing.

The University work really hard on the progression of students after graduation and work with businesses in the county to help students move into work.

Oxstalls Halls are overpriced and poorly built. Also you pay the same rent for the smallest room. However, all the rooms are ensuite and maintenance will happily fix any problems you may have.

Due to the fact that it’s a small uni, it means that all students can have a near one to one relationship with all of their lecturers and not just their PTs. Extremely beneficial to any students struggling with mental health issues as the Uni is very strong on support.

The course is taught by a well educated, close knit community of lecturers who care about student succeeding and aren’t just interested in results. They strive to make sure lectures aren’t boring and everyone is as comfortable as they can be.

Super convenient to live on campus, but I pay quite a lot of money for stupid issues constantly. I didn’t have a working in my bathroom after i moved in for two weeks, despite emailing maintenance every day, for example.