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4.04.22.82171 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsThe best experience about University of Essex uptil now is that, they have the best and very supportive faculty overall. Worse is, it kinda hard to find routes for classes.
18-24 years
The overall vibes are just right and the experience of studying abroad helps tie it all together.
. Great locations for study (e.g. library) . Nice green spaces to walk around . Could be improved by making some of the days shorter (e.g. 9am-6pm)
Good
Good campus and food options. Good shop and market day. Great library and study space.
Everything is good
It is hard sometimes to keep up with work because there is so much reading. Living off campus in my final year has also made it incredibly difficult to keep up my attendance as I also have a health condition.
18-24 years
Our uni is beautiful and green! I love how we have a lake and so much green space!! Also, our club Subzero has events every night for the party animals. Even though I'm not happy with its location as colchester is quite small and not very lively, its near london for a weekend get away!
Great place to study
The food is a bit disgusting, reminds me of school dinners, and we need to crack down on sexual assaults happening in the sub. It’s ridiculous.
Theres always plenty going on with tons of places to study or just chill. Parking can be a bit stressful in the busier terms but its otherwise brilliant!
24/7 library and the amount of study spaces
Overall, very good experience. The SU and student services are very helpful about uni life.
I really enjoy studying at Essex, I think it is an amazing university and I have really enjoyed my time here. It definitely has things to improve on, for example, although the facilities are mostly great, and whilst I've been here there have been steady improvements in that area (hurrah to dual monitor PCs in 1 lab). Some parts are still lacking, for example, I don't think there are enough study pods throughout the library and student centre and some rooms and buildings are just a bit tired and can get quite cold in the winter. The campus is amazing, although it is a lot of concrete, very 60s, I feel like it manages to avoid being ugly by the fact it's so green, no matter where you go you will end up walking through park land, often seeing deer, squirrels, rabbits etc. The SU is really good, but you can see it struggles with money, one of my biggest gripes with it is the lack of any real big events. Whilst almost every other uni has some form of end-of-year celebration, a ball, mini concert etc, this SU has never organised something like that. Favouring smaller events
Its in an irrelevant town so not much life to it
There are many great societies and events organised by SU. Some of my lecturers were really great! Love the library! Timetables can be annoying when I’m required to drive to campus for only one-hour lecture. Campus shop is a bit pricey. Shame students have to pay for car park (we already pay the tuition fees!)
For me what makes Essex a great place to study is that its new to me I've never lived anywhere other than London where I lived my whole life and getting to experience a whole new city is a great experience also meeting new people and experimenting with new hobbies and activities
Everything is so welcoming and everyone who works and/or studies there are amazing. I have never felt out of place and everything is set up for us to succeed. the only problem I have isnt the university's problem but its just how far away I am from it! the commute from harlow certainly takes its toll but at least when I get there the day is improved.
The uni is a really nice environment and there is always loads of stuff going on to get students involved.
4.3
I hate that some of the rooms are really hard to find.
I do think that sometimes lectures are really hard to understand as they go to quick.
The WiFi keeps going out and it's rlly a inconvenience as I then have to go all the way to the uni which is like a 20 min walk.