I am loving the university life as this is my first time of being here and going forward with my life

Again I am so loving doing the course I am on all the staff is all lovely

It has been so hard for me

Best aspects of my uni life has been the professionalism of the courses and how they are run. It actually feels as if you are being prepared for the career of your choice. The tutors take everything seriously whilst also being incredibly understanding towards mental health. Everything you do works towards a portfolio at high standard. My university is also in a wholesome environment and location. There’s always something to do, somewhere to go out, events, clubs, societies… and you are never alone. The top worst aspect, that is a continuous issue and struggle for everyone I’ve come in contact with, is the Support. Rather than receiving support and help as a student and student life, at my uni it is just an endless cycle of waiting for a response, to then being ignored as the end result. If you do end up getting support, you go around in a circle, speaking to every Support option on hand just for half a year to have passed and to have nothing again. This has just been my experience. I’m still being ignored by Support to this day.

My course is exactly how I’d expect to be prepared for career prospects for the career I want. Start of the week begins with an online lecture in preparation for what’s to come in the current week, this gives a head start into research or inspiration searching before the lectures. It’s always comforting to go into the lectures with a basic understanding of what’s to come and I’m glad it’s been thought out this way for students, especially in Year 1. The rest of the week, lectures are taught in person, getting into the practical process of our course. It’s refreshing to see lecturers being so immersed into what they are teaching. Having that energy come from a lecturer helps myself get into the mindset and happy to be involved. It’s a great experience and it does not falter. There is always a way to get in contact with our lecturers for additional help. To have this on hand is personally one of the best aspects, especially if you are someone like me who’s anxiety prone and constantly worrying if something is wrong with my work or process. Personally there is not an extreme horrible aspect of my course, my only complaint is our tutors not getting their deserved pay.

Best things about living in a Student Village is the 24/7 security thats always on hand no matter what hour you are up. Living in halls you are constantly met with new people all with different interests and styles. Myself coming from a bland town, my university was a massive eye opener and has helped me become more open and accepting of myself. There’s almost always something going on in Halls down to student held parties, Student Union events, study groups, society activities. Something my own friend group does frequently is Mario Kart nights and “Art Time”s, where we all meet together with music, snacks and draw for hours. Bad aspects of Halls would be the costs. Even a normal sized room is quite overpriced. Another issue would be Shared Rooms. Paying a deposit of £300 just to be poorly sorted into a shared room is not what you want. Even though a shared room is meant to be the “cheaper” option, it is not. I was lucky enough to be moved out of a shared room accommodation due to medical reasons, thankfully my roommate was a lovely individual who helped me get a better room for myself. Others, who I’m close friends with haven’t been as lucky with their roommates. A possible bad aspect of Halls is who you are living with. Depending who you are with and if you all communicate well together, like my own accommodation, your environment is clean and respected. However that’s not always the case, some individuals expect others to clean up their mess to the point it’s impossible to cook anything.