Architecture

Advantages: warm weather good IT resources
Disadvantages: the 50's design of plymouth city centre

...Plymouth uni has done lots to throw off its old poly feel and has become a modern university. It has great links to the city and with the sea on the door step you can relax when the weather lets you. The hoe centre is where the architecture school is based(moving in 4 years to main campus). It is a self contained unit in that it has it's own cafe and drinks machines which keep us awake when we're working through the night, it has 24hr computer access (which lets you print out your last mintue eassy which has to be in at 10.00 the next morning!) and is open all the time. The school has a wide range of students from first years doing degree to the year seven diploma students. The lecturers are all qualified architects and give a broad range advise to us learning students. There are plenty of opportunities for sporting and other... Read review

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Advantages: the best in the country!
Disadvantages:

...I recently went to an open day here, and really fell in love with the place. Architecturally it's possibly one of the most beautiful places i've seen in a long time. The people i met were really lovely and everyone was very helpfull. International students were everywhere, which i found inspiring, it was great to be in with such a great mix of people. All the departments were amazingly well equipped, the library- huge! All that combined with seeing people punting on the cam made me set on applying, i can't wait to go again.... Read review

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Advantages: Easy access to France and the Continent
Disadvantages: Depressing concrete buildings

...Kent as a university lacks the personality that many other universities have developed. Its attempt at a colligate system really does not match that of places such as Oxford or Cambridge and its 60's architecture gives it an overall depressing environment. Many of the courses at Kent are highly recomended, however though Canterbury is very quaint, you will need your own transport, and be wary of the cults and religous groups the town and university attracts (unfortunatly associated with Canterburys religious status). The university itself does have good links to industry and did pioneer the Erasmus scheme into Europe. I found many of the students there were the sort that perhaps missed out on Oxbridge, yet again not having the personality.... Read review

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