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great place to study
BCU is a great place to start experience student life right in the city centre and the facilities on campus really helps with expanding on your skills to further your education in university. I personally believe that there could be more student unions and/or they could have more interesting opportunities within unions so more people would get involved. I currently don’t know of one person in my course who is part of a student union which is why i think there could be better appeal towards it.
The uni had great facilities and the course itself is very understandable with great support from staff. It could be improved by more information guidance in using different softwares for my course.
The teachers are great and very helpful. I love the course that I'm doing. We need free school meals because the school meals are pricey and we need a canteen in the art and design building.
I go to the conservatoire and it is a great building! Good teaching and good facilities
Not enough seating areas but staff are very helpful and campus is easy to follow
To access more stuff that the main campus is given such a meals at lunch and other resources and events as at the school of jewellery we don’t really get any benefits from the main campus as it is to far from our building.
Student support could be better but overall a really nice uni
Worst: lectures are too long, they should be no longer than 1 hour each, a 10 min break doesn't solve the problem. Best: some sessions are interactive and fun.
Securing a well-paying placement year at BCU has undoubtedly been the highlight of my university journey. Not only does it offer valuable hands-on experience, but it also provides a financial cushion, making the academic road a bit smoother. On the flip side, navigating through the challenges of university life has had its rough patches The journey has its lows, but the positive experiences, like the placement, shine through.
The best aspects of my uni experience would be; the new friends I’ve made, the food sometimes and some of the lecturers are really passionate which is inspiring. The worst is sometimes the way in which they assess us for e.g having to do a campaign or a leaflet for an assignment is honestly horrible . I honestly would rather an essay or an online open book exam :) There’s not many things I dislike tbh , I like that there’s always an opportunity to win something or best offered help .
I like that it’s very close to city center campuses are easy to find and staff are always helpful and friendly !! I don’t like that we don’t have as much of a Union as other university’s such as UOB who host concerts and things
Haven’t really had worst but it’s a good locating very close to the accommodations and town etc
I love the technicians and help on making things within my course, I love the environment and the fact we have our own building. I dislike how the course is structured for students who struggle for essay writing, there is no hands on help.
The whole environment of the university is very supportive, with a wide range of support services to access throughout the university. Tutors, especially in the education department, are extremely helpful and provide all kinds of assessment support throughout the semester. I think to improve the university timely fixing of the lifts would be useful for those that have no other option to use the lifts, like wheelchair users. Also the toilet doors, especially in the girls toilets, could be more useful as half of the time they do not lock.
On the best experience of my life.
My best aspects of my University Experience started with the comfortable and opened feeling the staff offered, they were very talkative and friendly which really made the beginning of my journey start off well. a second aspect would be the Well-Being Centre they were very quick to help with a lot of my problems and offered multiple solutions to what can help. the facilities within BCU is amazing, i don’t think i’ve been in any of the buildings where i haven’t been helped and is extremely easy to find a perfect spot for a study day/night. The worst aspect of uni so far for me would of been freshers, i felt it wasn’t that “everyone makes it out to be” as i found too many events where lacking in the fiasco of freshers compared to other people stories in different universities. another bad aspect would be sometimes miscommunication i did feel sometimes things weren’t explained as thoroughly or was sometimes late then expected (obviously understanding but adds a lot of stress). another problem for uni experience wouldn’t be the uni itself but the over powering homesickness we all entail, it is so difficult to move to a completely new city which is 2.5hours away from home, to make new friends, new environment it can be extremely overwhelming and difficulty of managing money. however, BCU was my first choice and always will be.
18-24 years
the location is good, it’s close to me and easy to get to. it’s also connected to the millennium point which is fun when i want to go into that building. the building looks pretty modern and clean. student support is accessible and easy to find. the uni sends a lot of emails which keep you informed on everything going on. i will say that my course isn’t what i thought it was going to be and i do wish that we had more materials in class like paints and paintbrushes and pencils etc. i also dislike that i only have one day a week, it does feel like a waste of money in that sense.
4.2
Great place to learn, tutors are always supportive and student services are great.
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