My overall University student experience so far has been pleasant, it honestly depends how much you put it, to how much you get out. You can reach a lot of hurdles and you can often feel discouraged to continue, but you must try to push through it, because you truly reap the benefits. You meet a great load of people from really diverse backgrounds with really different characters, its really nice to have a fresh new environment from High School.

Facilities are great. Some have been abused by students and thus have become damaged, but past that, the facilities as brilliant.

Support from Tutors is stellar. If you seek, they shall provide, they really are great. Support staff are useful, and can provide adequate support for students in need. The counselling is pretty great, I received some myself and it helped a fair bit, though I think the follow up from these should be more thorough and should do check-ups afterwards.

I think the Student Union tries really hard, and they perform pretty well for the small University that we are. They're all very inclusive and happy to help out wherever they can.

City life is great, though night city life can be pretty rowdy and if you go down the wrong alleyway bad things can happen.

There are very few societies that aren't entirely or partially music based. This is not the best as you can really feel bogged down by music in the college as is. However, a few people have had the initiative to create a 'Gaming Society' thats inclusive to anyone of any skill level, and has nothing to do with Music whatsoever.

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Offering occasional gigs to students, though not all students have access to this and sometimes works on a 'favouritism' basis.

Its not too bad, Internet access is pretty dire, but all other facilities are easy to access and is all very secure.

I have learnt so many things in LCM already and yet still many improvements I can make as a musician and the skills I have. I look forward to becoming the musician I will be when I leave the college.

The facilities are excellent. I am always booking practice rooms and making use of all the space and resources. I do wish the practice rooms were sound proof as practice can often be distracting if there’s anyone next door – which there normally is!

I have used the student support services to assist with application for post-graduate studies who were very helpful in filling forms and guidance on possible future courses.

The SU are organised and do a lot for the student community.

Leeds is an excellent city with lots to explore. I am only just beginning to discover what Leeds offers with music. I like the concert venues here and the plays that are on at the West Yorkshire Playhouse which is right next to LCM.

I take part in Chamber orchestra which is a great experience but the rehearsals are scheduled really poorly. They are condensed down to two intensive weeks of rehearsals which can last for 6 hours. This means that you do not have enough time to practice your parts and it also impacts on your on-going studies. This was organised by the senior faculty who need to address this issue.

The course is very practical and there are many playing opportunities for both soloists and ensembles. The lecturers are excellent and know what they are talking about, I have learnt a lot within musical theory and performance. I have raised some issues in regards to the setting of the performance assessments. Lower year students are examined in small rooms which feel very claustrophobic, and yet you are expected to perform in the Venue which has a 200+ seating capacity for your final year recital. LCM is lacking in the way of preparing you for real performances on a public stage.

The LCM VLE always advertise job opportunities for students to undertake during their time in LCM and post-graduation opportunities.

I live from home.