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I love the university of Essex and Im so glad I chose it as my university. I study social work In the school of health and social care and the lecturers have been super supportive and friendly (especially the programme lead), always avaliable if you need help. This has made my studies so much less stressful so far, as I know I am able to ask for help on assignments easily. The student support hub and wellbeing team are also really good and very accessible. The campus is lovely, with so much greenery (a big reason why I chose the university!) and Its spread out enough to not feel crammed in but theres still a strong community vibe. It also feels very safe walking across campus even at night, as security walk around and the vibe of the uni feels safe regardless. The facilities on campus are really good, with everything you need; shops, a health center, library, many study spaces, a cinema, a club, bar and so much more. The students union is also very well developed, and they’re always running so many really good events to get people involved, so if you want to, you’ll never run out of things to do! The only ways I think the university could be improved is some of the oldest buildings are a bit run down and dont look too appealing (such as the sqaures and the north towers), so i think simply renovating them a bit could make the biggest difference! Also the bridge to get to university quays is a big inconvenience to walk multiple times a day due to its design, but thats me being picky! 😂 I havent had any negative experiences in regard to the actual university or staff which is great (genuinely all the staff ive interacted with are so nice, including the accomodation reception and security!). Overall, its a truly great university, and I couldnt recommend it enough.
4.3
I came as an abroad student and was absolutely blown away by the campus life, social support, opportunities and societies. I honestly can't think of a worst thing, it was a bit impractical that the assignment deadlines for international students were shortened so that we could still upload our texts but that was a minor thing.
The best was the contact to lecturers, being eye to eye and allowed to express all kinds of opinions in the lectures. The worst might be that the timetable was a bit unfortunate.
It was so close to all the classes, the flatmates were amazing and it was affordable. Often times there were fire alarms at night but the safety of that is more relevant than sleep.