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The University of Cumbria is what can only be described as a 'big family' campus, where there are lots of interesting characters about the place. The lectures can be entertaining and useful and even quite comfortable if you need a few extra hours kip. Not only this but the vast choice of sports teams and facilities are top notch. Personally, I reccomend the Hockey Team. Within the city itself, you can find all that you need from local supermarkets, (Sainsbury's Local has the most friendly and helpful staff,) to pubs, clubs and the golden arches of Macdonalds to top off a wicked night out. All in all, the experience of University is one I will never forget due to the friendships and laughs I have had at the University of Cumbria.

Some lecturers give us a lot of support wheras others don't really care. I'd say done get your hopes up because they will come crashing back down on you!The subjects we have been taught have been done once in four years - however I think we should cover them in every year to increase our knowledge and skills in them!We also get taught how to teach for placements but not how to do them in real life once we have a job!

The library is completely rubbish. You can never get your book and when you reserve one they take about 6 weeks to actually be ready! Half of the journals I need for my dissertation the university hasn't subscribed too so I cannot access them.The food is rubbish.The lectures that we have received on jobs and applications have been very useful - especially in our last year. Although lectures throughout my time here have been good have been useful they should teach us how to teach the subjects rather than teaching us the subjects!I have had a very good PAT (personal academic tutor) who has supported me a lot through uni though!

I enjoy university the people are generally friendly and helpful. The society varieties are are ok and suit what I do. The canteen food is good and there is always a variety which suits all- salads, halal, vegetarian etc... My course has been overall quite good and has stood me in good stead in becominG a teacher and the type of teacher i would want to be. It is a close knit community as teh university is not too big.

I am on a sports scholarship here and I love the encouragement by the university towards sports. There is a massive sports village near the campus. The drawback about this sports village is that non of the facilities are provided by the university and you have to pay for whatever you wish to do in the village. The gym is really good and has 6-7 tennis courts. Except for roller blading there is every sport amiable here. My classes are also perfectly timed so that i can continue my football practice during the evenings. Accommodations offered are great and completely match my need.

Academically the university is perfect but being a girl i face a lot of security issues here. I live in uplands and have to walk through a scary park at odd hours. Many students use this route and there is barely any light on that route. It is really very scary to walk through there and I have heard stories about students being mugged there. Hence i would recommend anyone to get their accommodation on campus.

I have been trying to get accommodation for the university since two months and it was a task. Some how i fitted into a room and to be honest it is amazing.! On weekends you can listen everyone having fun while you can chill with your mates in the massive park surrounding the campus. There are only two part catered buildings here and just just one cafe which is open uphill late. If you don't get part catered and if you don't cook, you are in for a big task.! Till now i have enjoyed every bit of it and hoping to gain some new experience in the coming months.I am totally happy with the university.

I am learning sports material and I feel that the lectures are up to the mark. The thing i love of swansea university is the students union. There are so many clubs and all of them have many exciting events round the clock. I have joined the navy club which takes us on ships during the weekends and i think it is really cool. This is one of the freakiest experience in my life. Another thing about swansea is the campus. It is so huge that reaching from one point to another takes a lot of efforts. There is just one shop on campus which shuts down by 10. Apart from that everything is perfect around and i would love to see new students coming.

I am not at all happy with this university. The academics are just for fun and people are real fake here. Most of them form groups and keep bitching about one another. I plan to move on to some better university where i can actually concentrate on my studies. The wardens here are so up tight that even if you sneeze loudly they might knock on your door for the noise complaint. Being an academic focused student I feel this university is no good.

If you are really working on your dreams this is not the place to be. Everything is just average here and students are more interested in parties rather than studies. Lectures are held just for the sake of it. Not much efforts are taken by staff to work on academic field. This university is not actually academic concerned but has a good balance for social life and academic life. A good support is offered by some subjects. I am not entirely satisfied with swansea but it is a different experience. Accommodation is like just right. Not too good and not too bad.