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for University of Nottingham

Rating Summary based on 33 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		19
  • 4 Stars
    		11
  • 3 Stars
    		1
  • 2 Stars
    		0
  • 1 Star
    		2

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  • IT Facilities
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  • Nightlife
  		• 3.8
  		• 2.9
  		• 4.1
  		• 4.3
  		• 4.5

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  • 4 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Colas

    5 Stars Having a great time 06/02/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great city, good university with great facilities

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Jubilee campus accomodation a bit expensive

    I'm a first year student at the Univerisity of Nottingham, and although I've only been here for a few months, I must say it's been an absolutely fantastic few months! I'm currently living in Southwell Hall, on the Jubilee Campus, where the Education, Computer Science and Business departments are, which mean that, as I'm studying Computer Science and Management, I can roll out of bed 5 minutes before any of my lectures and still get there on time!! The campus is very modern, built only 2 years ago, has a well stocked library, which has a 24 hour computer centre, a shop for general bits and ... more
  • 5 of 5 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Alex1226

    5 Stars Nottingham University - a graduate review 19/01/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fantastic campus, strong academic reputation

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Expense of NTL in the first year - suggest a contract mobile phone instead

    I graduated from the university of Nottingham in June 2000 after studying for three years for a BA in Economics and Philosophy, and I hope to offer my experience to anyone thinking of either taking a similar course, or indeed intending to apply to the university itself. I decided on Nottingham because of its academic reputation, and the beautifully serene campus upon which most of the faculties and halls lie, and I decided on the two antithetical subjects of economics, which incorporates assumptions in model-building, and philosophy, which assumes nothing. The first year was spent in Rutland ... more
  • 5 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Zoe

    5 Stars Fresher's survival tips 11/07/2000
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Nottingham rocks my world

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Lectures don't

    This time last year I was beginning to get nervous...what if I don't get my grades....what if I don't get in??? Then after I got the grades for my offer I chilled out a bit, relaxed. Until about 2 weeks before fresher's week when nerves began to kick in big style. What would have set my mind at ease would have been a few sage words of advice from someone who'd done it before me, so.... 1. Hugh stu is the cheapest bar, triples £1.50, pints a quid 2. The buttery is a dive, but one of the funniest and cheapest places to spend a weekend. 3. The library computer room is always full, use Cripps ... more
  • 3 of 3 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    davependleton

    5 Stars Nottingham Uni. 29/08/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good reputaion, lovely city

    Disadvantages Disadvantages public school boy/girl idiots

    Nottingham was just ranked 5th IN Britian by the independent newspaper, not a bad place. Acceptance is fairly strict to get into the uni, 20-24 points avergae and be warned the exams are hard. Doing engineering myself, the step from a l;evels was a very large and sometime tricky one. The examination procedure is harsh, fail any exams sub 30 compulsory resit sub 40 at the discretion of the School. Then a resit, if that is faile dthen bye bye. No messing around here, they can always fill your place. This aspect of the uni. gives me personally a very cold opinon of academcistaff, with tfew being ... more
  • 5 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    susiebeth

    5 Stars Campus Accomodation 14/09/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Cheap bars and a pretty campus

    Disadvantages Disadvantages I have to go to work now :(

    I have just finished my three years at this university and I loved the vast majority of the minutes I spent there. What I would say to anyone who has decided to come here is be careful of the accomodation you chose because it has a big effect on your participation and enjoyment of university life. In my first year I chose to live in Broadgate Park, the university's self-catering flats. I was placed in a top-floor flat with 5 other girls where the rooms were all very nice (except for the curtains) and spacious. This set-up is very good if you are a fussy eater and you instantly have 5 friends ... more
  • 1 of 1 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Tyrian

    5 Stars Good place to live and study 24/07/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Brilliant campus, lots of facilities, lots of shops around

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Too many rugger buggers and ice queens

    Nottingham Uni is a great place to study. The Campus is big and taking a walk by the lake in Summer was one of my best memories. The University is perfectly positioned - there are residential areas all around. There are typical student areas (Lenton) and there are quieter places (like Beeston). You can easily walk to Campus if you live in these areas. If you live in the wrong part of Lenton, life can be very hazardous (stay away the area around Sainsburys - my house was robbed there). Life in Halls can be very public schooly - lots of rugger buggers and ice queens who refuse to give you the ... more
  • 7 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    suecowsill

    5 Stars this is a top university destination 04/02/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages great campus, good accommodation, location-friendly people, good teaching

    Disadvantages Disadvantages high entry requirements, oversubscribed

    As a former student of Nottingham University, (although I didn't graduate from it- I defected to the OPEN) I have always had a soft spot for it. I have noticed that the demand for places has gone up spectacularly and to be honest, I can see why. The campus is perfect for those students who have probably never been away from home before. It is far enough away from the centre to make this into a tight knit little community but close enough to make a night on the town a good idea. The campus itself is safe and beautiful. Squirrels bounding across the path in front of you as you walk up to ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Miskin

    5 Stars Nottingham University 15/06/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages beautiful campus, amazing nightlife, great halls

    Disadvantages Disadvantages a lot of ra's

    I am a current student at Nottingham University (having just finished first year) and it has been everything I expected and more. A big selling point of the University is of course the huge beautiful green campus, which has won various awards. Its focal point is the lake next to the trent & portland buildings which is really pretty, especially at night when the trent and portland buildings are lit up. Life in first year revolves around campus, which is about a 15 minute bus journey from the city centre. There are numerous catered halls on campus, and also a large self catered student village ... more
  • 11 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    bettybee

    5 Stars Fair City. Fair Girls. Fair University 30/05/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Excellent Campus

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You may not be good enough to get in

    A wise person once said that the fairest girls come from Nottinghan. A few miles outside the centre of Nottingham stands the University of Nottingham. The University stands in extensive grounds with good views across the city available here. You need never leave the campus is you do not wish to as there are plenty of facilities here. Sports are well catered for with fair and foul weather pitches. There is a swimming pool and gym facilities. There are places to go for walk. The university park is well used by those who live locally with a play park and a boating lake. There is an art gallery ... more
  • 10 of 12 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 afy9mab

    Member since 11/07/2000

    Reviews written: 1241

    4 Stars Fun, frolics and fees 06/10/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good courses, great social life, cool city

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Middle-class, middle-brow, Middle-England, NTL's phone monopoly will cost you a fortune!

    I spent four fabulous years at Nottingham and I have to admit that I enjoyed most of it. But that was of course before tuition fees were introduced. As a city, Nottingham is the most popular student destination in England. It's easy to see why - the nightlife is cracking and the city centre has some of the best shopping outside the metropolis. The University itself has a gorgeous campus, over three hundred student societies ranging from kebab to kung fu and theatre to coc-soc. If you want to give something back to the local community, you can get involved in the largest student rag in the ... more
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