Aston University

It was really great, I wish I had utilised it more! I was sent a freshers pack a couple of weeks before I started which helped to build the excitement and it had a wristband and a whole schedule of what they had on, including, bar crawls, games/events on campus and lots of freebies! Despite being quite a small campus, Aston has several accommodation options, all of which are lovely. And because of its city centre location, majority of them come with a great view! Another great part of the accommodation is that they range from being about 2-7 minutes walk away from your lectures! I used the library a lot when I was there, it was a great resource to have, not only for finding your assigned reading (both psychical copy and online if they ran out) but also a great place to get work done as the top floor is silent but also the other floors were great for meetings for group projects. There's also multiple areas in the main building which are great to use for studying, having lunch with your friends, group meeting etc. The sports facilities are HUGE and they offer a wide range of sport societies. They even used it to put on a self defence class which was really helpful as well as being a nice way to meet new people. What I loved about my course was that I went to uni not knowing what I wanted to do with my life so I chose Business and Management as it was the most general and exposed me to the most areas of business. It then didn't take me long to realise that I was heading down a marketing path and then it was the placement year for me which solidified that I wanted to specifically work in an advertising agency. The fact the placement year was compulsory was really helpful as I would recommend everyone do one as it helps you to realise what you want to do and is an amazing experience just to help you grow as a person. The lectures vary and can be really interactive but in my opinion as long as you are interested in the topic, you'll enjoy it. They're also all online which is super useful when it comes round to revising for exams. As Aston is in the city centre it made nights out easily available. There's a variety of things to do in the city, whether you want to go on a shopping spree at the Bullring (HUGE shopping centre who do student events which are really fun), go to a restaurant (I would recommend Boston Tea Party - there's one right next to campus!) or just have a walk around, especially at Christmas time is magical as the Birmingham Christmas markets are difficult to compete with!