I love my course, especially Portuguese as the teaching is very hands on and you can tell that the languages department as a whole cares a lot about their students. I also think that the location of the uni and the city as a whole is a great place to study as there is so much to do. However, with the onslaught of strikes it is a massive shame that the teachers in my department and SALC as a whole are undervalued and appreciated which then means my classmates and I cannot fully experience what would otherwise be a really great and fulfilling course. After also talking to my teachers and lecturers I just wish that the university would value them as highly as teachers in STEM, for example.

I think both Spanish and Portuguese are amazingly taught subjects by passionate teachers and lecturers. We get a lot of small group teaching and interesting classes and discussions. However, Portuguese is perhaps not valued as highly by the university as modules have got cancelled due to our small cohort and we had to fight to be allowed onto a different module instead at a later date.

It was perhaps better value than the other accommodation in Fallowfield. People were also very sociable etc. However, it was also disgusting. I had mice in my room as did other people for which we were blamed even though we made sure to keep the flat tidy. It also felt unsafe as people smashed the door to our block open and the constant noise outside meant it was unsettling at best. Also, the price of oak house is appalling considering it is outdated and should be knocked down for many health reasons.

I moved accommodation due to poor organisation of the uni, but apart from that, I’ve had an amazing time in Manchester! The course is good, the people are great and the nightlife is pretty much unbeatable in the north. It’s the kind of place all your mates will want to visit, and I would tell anyone who wants to apply to be ready to have to host for a lot of friends as there’s so much going on here and it’s such a popular city!