The best aspects have been the amount of sport to get involved with, and being able to eat at any catered all at lunch time, which means spending more time with friends from other halls. The worst aspect has been the town, as there is not much to do in Loughborough.

The best aspect has been being able to choose from a range of questions and texts for course work, thus being able to write on something you really enjoyed learning about in lectures. However, I would like to have more lectures on the course.

I like the closeness I have to my friends, however some of the facilities are slightly aged and have needed maintenence checks.

Loughborough University is such a great place to study as it offers a wide variety of study places that all come equipped with computers (often MacBooks) and most spaces have access to a cafe or are placed near eateries. For example, if you're looking for a slightly louder study environment then the Student Union is perfect as there are plenty of tables and benches for group work and it houses a Subway and BomBom. If you're looking for a silent space then the Library has 2 silent floors and is open till 2am every day and turns 24 hours during exam season. The library also has it' own cafe and plenty of vending machines and it is extremely easy to find books thanks to the online library catalogue. All the study spaces at Loughborough are completely free and accessible for every student on campus. The only thing that could possibly be improved is listing somewhere on the university website all the available spaces and their opening/closing times as buildings such as James France or Way Top are often somewhat of hidden gems to new students.

My course is taught fully in person which I think is amazing! I have a fairly easy amount of course hours in terms of lectures/ seminars but am expected to complete a significant amount of independent study each week, especially now I am undertaking my dissertation. Furthermore, my lecturers are always on hand to provide more insight and are available by email or in their office. I also get a resectable portion of time with my personal tutor which has really benefited me during this year as that extra support just helps boost my confidence and manages to ease my stress levels. The absolute best part of my course though is the variety of subject content. Nearly all my modules in all years have ben optional so you get to pick and choose what you like the sound of. This has allowed me to take control of my learning and steer my own academic path. I would say the only aspect of my course I think could be improved is a financial contribution towards resources like books as this can come at quite a significant cost.

The best things about living in Towers was the rooms, they are one of the biggest rooms on campus and have double beds in. They have huge desks in which are perfect for studying, including a built in desk lamp. Also, there's loads of storage including a double wardrobe and under bed storage perfect for suitcases or other items you don't require often. Also, it seems weird at first but the sink in your rooms such a great addition. As Towers hall has shared bathrooms (separate toilet to shower) the sink in your room makes it easy to do small things like brush your teeth without having to walk out to the shared spaces. I would say the biggest problem for me living in Towers was the food as it is the only 7 days a week catered hall which meant we had no cooking facilities apart from a microwave. I struggled quite a lot with the food and found that I either ended up ordering takeaway or eating at other people's accoms where they could cook. This meant that for me Towers wasn't very good value for money as considering food was included I didn't eat a lot of it.