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Love bath, wish I had researched more into the uni. Very college-y. Lecturers treat you like children.
There is a nice relaxed atmosphere at the uni and the setting is beautiful. The university itself has been unsupportive and unresponsive to mental health needs and there is a definite lack of support here. I really don't like how the Newton St Loe campus has more grounds than they know what to do with so they decided to put hundreds of parking spaces that are always empty - too many than is needed and charge everyone to be there!! Simply profiteering..ridiculous and greedy. Would understand if space was at a premium, just out to make money off their students and visitors.
18-24 years
First gen student
There is a lack of student support
18-24 years
Cows and sheep very cute. Nightlife not great, full student support and caring staff.
Location and facilities are really good and appealing for the university. Locksbrook campus is too open and has No space for studying. Too hard to focus due to noisey echo of campus and lack Of chairs for people. Looks good though
18-24 years
Zero sporting facilities whatsoever.
18-24 years
The campus is absolutely gorgeous! A wonderful mix of old and new, castles and modern buildings. Reserving rooms encourages students to get out of their rooms and study anywhere on campus, from the top of the castle tower, to the communal "pods" at Commons. The Student Union building has a bar and a small shop, and activities going on almost every day. Karaoke every other Saturday is one of my favourites. Close enough to the city of Bath for easy access, while still having the feeling of a university town. Lots of student discounts and student bars/clubs in town, as the University of Bath is also nearby. Interesting classes, lovely lecturers and guest lecturers, and proper assessments. Few, if not none, tests, allowing for those who do not thrive with simple memorization to show off how they learn. The diversity of students encourages the broadening of your own world view. A wide range of courses, allowing for study into incredibly specific topics. The main issue with the university is the wait time for wellbeing appointments, as it can take up to four months to even get a foot in the door. This means that if you do need help, it is very difficult to achieve. Also, while it isn't the university's fault, it is important to know that the First Bus system is not very reliable, so if you have a job in town, it is quite nerve-wracking.
The main campus, while quite a bit out of the city, is in a beautiful location. There are good links to the city, and a Lidl along the bus route. On campus there are two accomodation areas; Lakeside and Gardens. Lakeside is closest to most of the main buildings, while Gardens is closer to the SU and post room. The library is well-stocked and has a quiet study area, computer rooms and other smaller rooms off to the side if you wish to make a 1-1. The lectures are really helpful and most of my housemates have easily gotten extensions on their assignments.
Would not recommend, all I have got from this experience is debt and poor mental health. This university does not care about the well being of its students, all they care about is money and you are just seen as a number to them. It does not offer value for money at all, there were multiple times where lecturers would fail to turn up to lectures without letting students know, and there were also multiple times where they would finish lectures after half an hour because they ran out of slides. Please do not make the same mistakes that I did and go to this university as it will ruin your mental health and make you wish you never went there.
No help from any of the nonacademic services when dealing with problems such as accommodation and complaints. Constantly referred to other services when dealing with issues, none of which actually dealt with the problem, ended up going round in circles with no resolution. Would be easier to deal with the problems yourself rather than waiting days for an email response, or having staff set up meetings that they don't even attend.
just now If I could give it 0 I probably would. This university has caused so much suffering to so many people. They mess up courses. Promises you things you can't actually take and then say it is too late to change. The marking (in performance based lectures) are biased. Combined lectures can be messed up. They threaten you not to complain if you have an issue (even not telling you there is a complaint system separate from the university). For me, they never even told me there was a complaint system that was separate from my course. I thought I would get bad grades if I complained. I didn't know until after about the students union complaint department. They do not advertise it. Mental Health service is terrible. You get no support. All the different departments for graduation, admin, courses, mental health don't talk to each other. Miscommunication end up screwing with your course. One lecturer was meant to give a 2 hour lecture but ended after half an hour, he didn't even finish the content on his slide, this went on for 3 weeks. Another lecturer would turn up late or not at all, when turning up he gave incorrect information. International students are paying full price up front but get terrible education. Lots of last minute cancelled lectures and very little help (this is BEFORE covid). There is a term everyone at bath spa knows: "spa'd" It means bath spa screwed you over. Which happens time and time again. And I had many other juniors come to me after I left saying they had the same problems. Please don't go here. Save your grades and your sanity
I loved my time at Bath Spa because of the people I met and the beautiful campus, and I don't regret my university experience as a whole. However, I feel the teaching itself left a huge amount to be desired: modules and lectures were not well planned a lot of the time and no members of staff were ever very organised. I have read the feedback from the external examiner who stated that there are issues with the way assignments are marked: first grades are not given as often as they should/could be, marking is often extremely harsh and the feedback often does not mark the grade. Grades are also often returned late without warning - my final 4 grades were delayed. There have also been issues with individual staff members leading to many students appealing marks. It is a shame because all these issues could be easily fixed, but at the moment I will be graduating feeling slightly disappointed.
Pros: - Course is mostly interesting with great lectures. - Good grades have been fairly achievable. - Have made a small group of good friends. - First year accommodation (Gardens) was lovely. - Campus is beautiful. - City is beautiful. - Easy to find a really good part time job. Cons: - Haven't been able to make any friends on my course due to how anti social it is and being a boy has left me in the minority (not to say I can't make friends with girls its just that no friendships have arisen). - Don't feel like I am getting my 9K's worth. - Commons building feels over crowded. - Awful SU and rubbish societies. - Expensive city and living costs. - Rubbish student landlords and awful student houses.
I love it!
I love it!
Met great people and learnt a lot
I've overcome problems and gained valuable experience here
It has helped me in responsibility
Best thing I've done + learnt to overcome hard situations


The campus is beautiful, there is a lake and a mini castle. Main house is gorgeous. The SU hosts lots of events, there are lots of clubs, the campus is very creative and lecturers are supportive. Free use of the Adobe Cloud! The parking situation is a nightmare, and module choices are limited.
Taught in person, in 3 hour blocks (only at uni 3 days a week) Sometimes the long hours make it hard to concentrate, but most of the time, plenty of breaks are provided