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A beautiful location and lovely university. Unfortunately sometimes the assistance the university prides themselves on providing can feel more for show than anything else
The University of Exeter is a top university choice as it's renowned for producing academic excellence across every faculty. I couldn't stress enough how amazing this is as the university both challenges you and motivates you to work as best as you can. What I also love about Exeter is how multicultural it is. It welcomes hundreds of thousands of international students every year.
Very prestigious, absolutely worth it
Exeter is a great place to live and study while you complete your degree. The campus is lovely, with lots of green space and outdoor areas for the good weather, complete with many indoor social and study options. As a student, I felt supported throughout my time, and always knew who I could turn to with any issue, no matter how big or small. Student life at Exeter is diverse, and there is certainly something for everyone, regardless of what you are interested in! There is hundreds of clubs and societies to chose from, all which are welcoming and cater to beginners - uni is the perfect time to try something new!
Absolutely incredible! Prior to coming to university, I was extremely nervous but I had absolutely no need to be! Exeter is a beautiful city close to many gorgeous beaches. It is quite a small city but that makes it super homely and "student" vibes everywhere. Theres a few clubs which EVERYONE goes to so you will always see familiar faces. Everyone is super friendly, the "posh" stereotype is definitely not true everywhere in exeter, there is a big diverse range of people at the university. I've made friends all over! My course is really well structured and i am lucky to say - i have not had a single lecturer who i havent absolutely loved! Exeter has such a broad array of societies which i have loved, particularly surf and tennis! Only potential downside i can think of is the hills in exeter are no joke! But they keep you fit and you eventually get used to it! i am absolutely loving the university experience at exeter - i could talk for hours about how good it is!
Such a great atmosphere and location Sometimes not the best sharing with Falmouth students
Best: a lot of societies Worst: it’s a bit of walk
I love my course and the campus is so so perfect. Nice and green but also feels modern, and everything is within walking distance. The quality of the teaching staff is very high and I feel supported. I think the student health centre could be better however, it is hard to get an appointment
The student life is very good with lots of opportunities and activities. What could be improved are the quality of the facilities in place to help with things like essays. I feel like sometimes the support is very repetitive and not specific enough.
I love my university. I love that it is in a small city where I can walk anywhere I want and feel completely safe walking on my own at night. The campus is extremely nice and green, making me feel at peace as I am completely surrounded by nature. I really enjoy my degree and all of my classes, I never thought I would like sociology as much as I do. The societies are really great, whether they be sports, social or musical, I really enjoy going to their events. The nightlife is not the best but it is good enough, especially if you have a big group of friends with whom you can enjoy the night with. What I wish could be improved is the availability of part-time jobs at the university and more help from the uni when looking for part-time jobs outside of the institution. Ever since arriving I have been looking for a part-time job but haven't been able to find one. Overall I really love it at Exeter
Lovely campus and great people
The student union is a bit pants, we have no on campus locations for clubbing or drinking, only 1 small pub for the whole uni which is just so different to other unis, and I wish we had that here. Both campuses are absolutely gorgeous and I love to study on them. HOWEVER, there is a severe lack of study space, it can take 30 mins - 1 hour to find a space to sit down on campus to study which is just stupid (especially on the St Luke's campus). They really need to invest some money into building more space for the students to study, particularly with the cost of living crisis, and students have to study in their freezing homes and sometimes without wifi which presents as a huge problem
Teaching quality is sometimes poor
Best: The community on campus with diversity and multicultural networking opportunities. Worst: The marking and teaching from some of the professor teach the module which their delivery was not very effective.
Near the beach, good weather generally, chill vibe. However, full of posh people that went to private school and not much diversity of culture or diversity of thought.
Nice campus and buildings
Nice place and campus is good. but the market places are very expensive so need to accomidate for students because we are all broke.
Exeter University is located in a great location!
Great course easy to learn and lots of flexibility in how you work. Great area love being in the south West and many societies to take advatage. Student union could be more prevalent as it doesn't seem to benefit students as much as it does at other unis.
4.3
All of the professors etc are the nicest and most helpful people you could have ! (on my course) I feel really supported and have never really had a bad experience with them. The campus is clean and nice but it would be nicer for maybe more study space and the social life in exeter isn’t as good as other unis but ultimately really enjoyable!
The nicest and most helpful professors but some of the communications modules are not the most efficient way of learning as it often feels like your not there for a reason if that makes sense