Originally felt nervous and anxious but society interaction and union night has made me feel at home

The availability of student career services. Placements are certainly a benefit

Good work placements and great freedom in choosing course modules

Good inclusion of first year students, not a fan of some events but good variety of activities

Very good though small nagging issues such as grimy surfaces when I arrived.

Student union is a key part of day-to day activities and course buildings are well kept

Plenty of things to do, pubs, clubs and very nice landscape and area to walk through

Nice, polite and accommodating - make it easy to keep up with upcoming events

Mostly good although some concerns about communication concerning meetings with tutors and lecture information

I love the uni, it is home and I'm going to miss it so much when I graduate. I've been on exchange, I've met some inspirational people, and seen the most amazing sunsets of my life.

The university organises regular talks from employers, organises employability sessions and drop in advice sessions and paid internships within the university. My department organises unpaid, some expenses covered, internships in either Westminster or Cardiff Senedd.

It's very flexible. The courses change every year depending on the research going on. It's a small department, maybe 150 people per year for undergraduate, so everyone gets to know each other. They run a crisis simulation every yearwhich is the highlight of the course. It's held in a massive manor house over 3 days and you pretend to be world diplomats and other such figures trying to avoid world destruction.

I've been invovled with the students' union through my societies and sports. It isn't a big Union, but the commercial and social activities they offer are more than adequate. I do not go there for party nights as it is on campus, up the hill from the town. Otherwise I probably would have dropped into some events.

I lived in halls in first year. They were in town and had a sea view and en-suite! They cost £4208 for the year, at the time the most expensive accomodation the uni offered. I now live in private rental, a nice place, with 3 other students. It costs £65pw, water and gas included. There is lots of housing available which means you can shop around a lot and still get good price and quality.

The university facilities are the best in Aberystwyth, probably the best in Ceredigion and potentially Mid Wales. A lot of sports facilities, plenty of cultural opportunities through the arts centre. Free language and other classes at the school of lifelong learning (If you had to pay for them they would cost over £100 anywhere else). Lecture halls are being renovated over a number of years, the new ones are very comfortable and are being equiped with plug sockets at desks for laptop users.

It might not be a city but there a tons of pubs and eating establishments. Good community spirit, constantly events going on in town. No town gown divide, the town is the university.

A wide variety. Easy to start a society, only need 20 members. You need a club sporty (£45) or abersoc card (£6) for sports teams and societies respectively. Then you pay membership of individual societies on top. Club Sporty also gives discounts in the sports centre.

Good enough for academic, especially if you know where to ask. Less obvious for personal.