University of Warwick

It depends what you're looking for. Course quality, careers support, accommodation, and social life for me were all 5 stars. However, handling of the lockdown situation, preventing of scandals, communication, and pricing - for me - were absolutely not 5 stars. It costs £20 to be able to join societies for every year you are there, and £100 to join sports clubs every year (not for each club or society obviously, just for the first time). Exam timetables are sometimes released the first week of summer term, so you don't know what needs to be revised more urgently or when you can book holiday. When covid hit after my second term, our first year exams were cancelled and not really replaced with anything, so our first experience of university exams was then weighted at 40% instead of 0%. Overall, it depends on your priorities. I don't regret choosing Warwick, but a lot of things could've been done so much better.

Fun and surprisingly good social life

No work set by the department in freshers week, just induction talks. Lots of activities set up by the uni. Big fairs in the day, good nights out. Cannot fault it. Good range of prices. I stayed in Arthur Vick and had the best time. Brand new sports centre, state of the art. Library looks bad from the outside but is actually very good. Lots of study areas, each department has their own study room. Lots of support from staff. We have supervisions which are small tutor sessions that I found really helpful. Content is very hard but expected from Warwick maths. Campus university, ideal place for me, had a very nice feel. Live in Leamington Spa after first year, good night life, nice town, not too busy.

Top quality facilities and and a home away from home are sind of the things this uni boasts.

Now evidently the appeal for international students is high for a well ranked Russell Group University and Warwick offers just that pristine facilities and a diverse warm community on and off campus

Back in 2016 our freshers week was 2 weeks long. In our first week we only had lectures but in our second week we started having seminars too and that made it difficult to keep up with the course material from the very beginning. I believe they have changed that now. I lived in Cryfield halls, which was the cheapest accommodation at the time. We had a lot of people per kitchen which inevitably led to a lot of mess and people fighting over their kitchenware. But it also made us a lot more social and always there was always someone else in the kitchen so you never felt lonely. Student union was the worst space on campus. Did not wanna be inside the building for more than five minutes. It was always very dark and the interior was very unwelcoming. Despite great potential for study space the vibe just pushed everyone away. Lecture capture was really useful. Even if you did go to every single lecture it was very handy to have the recording in case you wanted to go back to a specific thing the lecture said. The city was deaaaaaad. Warwick is a campus university so it is in the middle of nowhere. The closest city is Coventry which was dodgy and nobody wanted to ever hang out there. Leamington is a much nicer town but it is so small that it only has 2 clubs and one bar where events would be hosted.

It was a good experience. At the time there were lots of different events. This allowed me to meet quite a few people which was nice. At the beginning, there was a WhatsApp chat, aiding in meeting people too The uni accommodation was great! It was cleaned on a weekly basis which was nice. The rooms were spacious, kitchen large and overall experience was great. The facilities are great. The library is vast with many available resources. The classrooms are in good condition. Sports areas are always evolving with a new sports centre now developed which is nice to have. The course is interesting because of personal interest. The lectures are well taught and well delivered. City life came into play in 2nd year when living at Leamington Spa. It's a very nice city, buzzing with students, and social life has always been a positive aspect.

Overall, university has been a big step up academically, however, a really enjoyable experience. Joining several clubs and a society have enabled me to make friends in different groups within the university. Moving into accomodation that wasn't my first choice was completely fine despite horror stories. Week 0 was difficult for navigation and understanding the schedule however, these struggles are easily allieviated by personal tutor meetings.

I would advise making friends within several different groups - while this might feel hard it makes accomodation choices towards the end of term 1 easier and less stressful it also is important for academics which very often include group work and projects. While cooking for yourself in my opinion has become a chore; it is totally acceptable to live of simple foods for a while ( term 2 was really the first time I cooked)!

Try to embrace freshers week and go out in the evening, especially when the workload is low. Understand that the new information is overwhelming but that your independence will grow and being a silly fresh is the time to make mistakes!

I chose to study here because of the lovely campus, and it definitely didn't disappoint. Both my course and the lecturers that taught it were incredible - I still use what I learnt at work today. I made some really close friends here and loved the area so much that I've settled in the West Midlands since graduating.

It was really good. The university and SU organised a number of different events to allow you to meet new people and find friends The accommodation is great, there are a number of different accommodations to suit a range of socioeconomic backgrounds, and all of them are quite good They're great! All of them are well furnished and modern, and the university continues to invest in them every year The lectures are intellectually stimulating and also designed to be interactive. This results in an engaging work environment where you learn a lot The life there is good, on campus it is quite self contained and allows you to spend more time with fellow students, and in nearby towns there is a great environment and lots of things to do

It was amazing. The events were so much fun It's pretty comfortable and clean. It's extremely safe The facilities are amazing and easily accessible. They're extremely well maintained The course is well structured and relevant Coventry isn't a very nice place in terms of quality of life. I live in leamington spa and it's amazing.