Bristol as a city is great for students - as long as you don't mind walking up a good few hills! There are so many great and welcoming sports and societies. I have found the work load in first year to be not too much, but enough to keep me busy. The campus is really lovely and in such a good location. Bristol wasn't my first choice for uni but I am so glad I've ended up here.

As a first year student, the English course at Bristol has been so great. We've covered such a wide range and large number of texts in the first term alone. The teaching is engaging, supportive and informative. The cohort is a great size too. Most of the course is taught in person, though you do have to put away a good amount of time for reading for seminars. The hours are typical for a humanities student - ranging from 9 - 12 a week - with reading taking up a good chunk of study time.

What you miss out on in terms of location of Hiatt Baker (and almost any North Village residence) is made up in terms of sociability and the accommodation itself. Though the location isn't great, the U1 bus makes it easy to get to and from uni. The North Village is super social. It's also nearer to the Downs - where a lot of sport takes place on Wednesday afternoons - than must other accommodation which is useful if you want to do a sport. The campus support has been really great. It feels very safe too. The amenities around are great too - pool room, a couple pianos, a small gym, etc.

Good lectures and nice libraries and compact city campus, but bad strikes and sometimes disorganised

Not enough contact hours

Very safe but mouldy curtains