Illustration for Communication - BA (Hons)

Ravensbourne University London

My favorite thing about Rave is how industry focused we are. Translating our work into the real world is discussed very often. We get talks from guests who have tons of insight and our tutors are also knowledgeable. In terms of improvement, Rave is lacking in the student life area. There are not many active societies and it can be difficult to meet people or create student lead events.

There are a lot of great Facilities at Rave, but (I say this as no fault of the tutors, and matters are improving but) Illustration in particular leaves a lot to be desired. Most of us use our own materials or work digitally because working traditionally can't always be economically viable (the continued purchase of various paints as a general example). It would be nice for there to be some more traditional means of creating illustrations. I know my college had lino facilities and also one of those big wheel prints (To be honest, I think my not knowing the name of it proves my point). The location is fantastic, lots of good food, coffee things to do. Just the other day I went to Ikea with some friends and it was great, so I've no complaints there. Student support. I think there's a lot of good support but in the first year I wanted more reasons as to why an essay received a C grade (nothing wrong with that, I just wanted more feedback) A tutor didn't respond to my request, and one did though at the time it felt dismissive and made me feel conceited for wanting more feedback. Still, it was one mid experience, and I don't blame the tutors involved, it just wasn't particularly good. Campus is great. Could do with some walled classrooms, it can get quite noisy from time to time. At the same time, the open-plan can also be really intuitive so it depends on the day. The Student floor (? the level 4 area by the library) Has recently gotten an upgrade with a PS4 and Snooker table. Really cool. I'd like more private booths though because they're always taken. Student life. Generally is fine. Wish Rave had their own accommodation, but that's being nitpicky at this point. Student's Union all do a fantastic job, all I'd maybe say is more societies/ more notice in advance for events. I think the aula board is a good step in the right direction for both of these.