I am now nearing the end of second year of study at Manchester Metropolitan University, affectionately known as ManMet or MMU. My course is Consumer Marketing and I’m reading for a Degree.
Initially I never wanted to go to university. All the way through high school I wanted to be ... Read review
Advantages: They enrol people, not grades Disadvantages: Some campuses are a bit spread out.
...second year of study at Manchester Metropolitan University, affectionately known as ManMet or MMU. My course is Consumer Marketing and I’m reading for a Degree.
Initially I never wanted to go to university. All the way through high school I wanted to be a chef and chose to do NVQs relevant to this field instead of sitting A-Levels. So the time came when I left college with my NVQs and had to get a job. This I did. I worked hard ... ...reason that I lived in Manchester anyway and couldn’t really afford to leave and have to set up home somewhere else. The two other universities in Manchester, Victoria and UMIST, both require a high standard of secondary education i.e. high graded A-Levels which I did not have. MMU however looked at my work history and achievements and made me an unconditional offer on the Consumer Marketing course.
I am now nearing the end of second year of study at Manchester Metropolitan University, affectionately known as ManMet or MMU. My course is Consumer Marketing and I’m reading for a Degree.
Initially I never wanted to go to university. All the way through high school I wanted to be a chef and chose to do NVQs relevant to this field instead of sitting A-Levels. So the time came when I left college with my NVQs and had to get a job. This I did. I worked hard for about a year and half until I was a walking zombie. My job had driven me down into the ground. I had a fantastic career set in front of me, working in a restaurant belonging to a certain famous TV chef but unless you have the passion to be a chef you can’t do it. At 19 years old I had a mid-life crisis and on the advice of my boyfriend I contacted ManMet Uni.
That was the first step and it just kind of went from there. I chose ManMet for the simple reason that I lived in Manchester anyway and couldn’t really afford to leave and have to set up home somewhere else. The two other universities in Manchester, Victoria and UMIST, both require a high standard of secondary education i.e. high graded A-Levels which I did not have. MMU however looked at my work history and achievements and made me an unconditional offer on the Consumer Marketing course.
ManMet has a number of campuses, not all of them in Manchester. The central campus, All Saints, in the city centre, is most definitely the busiest with most of the faculties having buildings there. Out-of-town campuses include Hollings in Fallowfield and the Didsbury campus; it is easy to get to the main campus however. Its always puzzled me why the Crewe and Alsager campuses are part of the university as they are about 25 miles away from the rest.
I study at the Hollings campus and although I am happy there in a way I think it would be better to have all of the campuses merge. This would improve facilities such as the library. At Hollings there is a very good library but for some books I have to either go to the All Saints library or order them in from Crewe which can get time consuming especially when you’ve left an assignment until the last minute.
Situated at All Saints, ManMet has a large Student Union building with two bars, various shops, a job centre and all the other usual things you’d find in a building of this nature. Not forgetting of course the Student Executive Committee. Mainly ex-students who work full time for the Union fighting for student’s rights.
As for accommodation, there a large number of university owned and privately owned Halls of Residence. Mainly freshers use these, as it is a good stepping-stone to making new friends and discovering the area. After the first year, most people rent houses. Fallowfield (a couple of miles from All Saints) has become a town of students. The houses are relatively cheap and cheerful but if you do this, be careful. Some landlords exploit their tenants by not keeping their side of the contract.
Manchester is a popular place and is getting more popular. What with the shops, bars, clubs, football teams etc, it is becoming the New London and certain areas are quite exclusive. Since starting university I have never looked back. I’ve met so many people different to my usual friends and seen a whole new way of life. If your considering becoming a student, there are worse places you could be and worse universities you could go to.
Advantages: Good Union, Great Area, Nice People Disadvantages: Crime and Violence, Buildings, Location
...am currently studying at the Manchester Metropolitan University at the Hollings campus in Fallowfield studying Events Management. On the course elsewhere. I have enjoyed my first year at the Met, the let downs of the hollings campus is the lack of lifts in a seven floor building, the temperature always seems to be intensly hot or extremely cold, this is probably due to it being based in the toastrack building which is old and registered meaning not ... ...societies and clubs based in Manchester such as "Extreme Frisbee" and "Horse Riding" there is also the infamous "Rock Society" going to sold out gigs and rock venues all over the country, often frequenting Nottingham Rock City.
Being based in Fallowfield is really good as you have access to Manchester's "Student Ghetto" housing places like Glass, Revolution and The Orange grove boasting all food under £2.50 students only! You may well be finding ...
tigger1430 20.05.2005
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Advantages: Too many to count! Disadvantages: Rainy weather, a few dodgy surrounding areas
...fun. Eventually he settled on Manchester University and, whilst I didn't want to do the English degree there, I found that I did want to do the course offered at Manchester Metropolitan University, which was very nearby. I also thought the people there would be a bit more fun. There's a time for work, but there's also a time for play and I was afraid I'd be surrounded by horrifically intelligent people and seem a bit dense in comparison!
I'll admit ... ...I liked the idea of Manchester because it was close enough to where my parents lived if I ever wanted to go home and far enough away so I could gain some well needed independence and experience. I learned a great deal whilst I was studying (both in terms of education and life!) and met some fabulous people including my fiance, so it was obviously a good choice for me! Nearly all of my university friends have stayed in the city and have bought houses ...
Tadders 23.08.2005 (14.11.2005)
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Advantages: Modern Facilities, Student Union is good, Lots of courses, it's in Manchester Disadvantages: Disadvantages:* Some buildings need updating, the weather can be bad
...biggest names in music.
http://www.manchester.com can provide more of an insight into what else Manchester as a City has to offer.
I'd recommend coming to Manchester Metropolitan University, I've enjoyed my time here, have made some great friends, and I've got a good education at the same time. ...
mklister 15.02.2004
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...that is what they want. Manchester Met is a university that my sister attends and having visited their many time I can thoroughly recommend it. The entry grades are not as quite tough as Umist (University of Manchester) but the teaching standard is high. There are a lot of different courses you can chose from, and there is an excellent union with all the facilities, located near a bus station it is easily accessible. It is not for from the other ... ...you can take advantage of Manchester itself. It has a good range of shops, bars and clubs. With it being located near the Arndale you can search for a part time job and be successful in getting one. There are loads of restaurants and different cultures for you to find out more about. It has great building and Followfield is a student village, where you can get to know loads of people. It’s so easy to make new friends and your years at the University ...
sam123 18.07.2001
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...evening.
I went to Manchester University and although the Union was ok, it was a bit grotty, especially in the Cellar. I started going to the Met Union as I had a friend there, and it is great. There are two main bars, and on 'club' nights it has the advantgae that you can use both. Top Bar becomes a sort of night club where you can but chips and cheap drinks, while the other remains a normal bar and can be used as a 'chill out' zone. The music ...
paule23 23.08.2000
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I am currently at ManchesterMetropolitanUniversity, Studying Fashion Buying for Retail at the Hollings Campus. There are only a few University's which offer this course, the others are London College of Fashion, Westminster and Lancashire University.
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