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for Warwick University

Rating Summary based on 25 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		18
  • 4 Stars
    		4
  • 3 Stars
    		0
  • 2 Stars
    		1
  • 1 Star
    		2

Detailed rating

  • Accommodation
  • Cost of Living
  • IT Facilities
  • Libraries
  • Nightlife
  		• 4.1
  		• 2.7
  		• 4.0
  		• 3.8
  		• 4.0
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  • 44 of 44 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 kimbahop

    Member since 09/08/2006

    Reviews written: 75

    5 Stars The best decision I ever made Diamond review 14/12/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Respected uni, close knit community, FUN FUN FUN

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Bubble atmosphere

    About a year ago now, I was in my second year of college and a big scary decision was looming upon us-it was time to make our UCAS applications and decide where to spend the next three years of our lives. Not something to be taken lightly, I went to all of the fairs, took all of the free stuff offered to me by eager representatives (I have so many pens now it's ridiculous) and devoured the prospectuses as my daily reading. For a while, I had my heart set on Imperial college, London. Then my dad pointed out to me that my entire student loan would probably be blown just getting around that city ... more
  • 22 of 22 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Jamesyboy

    5 Stars Let The Good Times Roll..... 11/07/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Everything!!!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Apart from the commercialism!!!

    My three years at the University Of Warwick were great - there was the obvious pyscho-partner issues, and the tension created by pulling numerous housemates, but on the whole it was a really wonderful time. Well, it's located near Stoneleigh, which is near Coventry, and therefore in the West Midlands. It was built in the 60s, and is therefore a mix of a modern Uni, and a red-brick one. The place is getting bigger each year, with constant building programmes, and millions of pounds of investment, so it certainly isn't resting on its reputation - in the time I was there, a new Union was built, a ... more
  • 31 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    stuartcorey

    5 Stars Popular for so many reasons 04/09/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great Union, societies, courses, facilities ... everything really

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You have to put Coventry in your address

    I am about to go back to Warwick for my 4th and final year at the place, after spending a year working in Brussels as part of my Politics with French course, and to be honest I can't wait! Obviously this opinion will be influenced by the fact that, knowing my luck, the Vice Chancellor will turn out to be a Ciao member who scours the opinions on Universities for any anti-Warwick material, but fortunately there's not really anything bad to mention. To get onto the courses at Warwick there is always pretty stiff competition, but that does mean that once you get there, everyone shares an interest ... more
  • 24 of 24 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    dance

    5 Stars No regrets 05/01/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Too many to list here

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    After being here in Warwick University for a few years, I would like to share my experiences with others and hopefully will help you make a decision if you are going to university. Warwick University is always one of the Top 10 universities in UK. It is a relatively new university (just celebrated its 40 years anniversary in year 2005) but most courses and lecturers are of high standard. However, there are very limited courses on offer so it is not a university for everyone. I am going to focus on the non-academic side in this review since you are able to get most information about the courses ... more
  • 19 of 19 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    shadia

    5 Stars Warwick is the best 01/09/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages its the 5th best uni at the moment

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Its in Coventry.

    Ive just graduated from Warwick in July 2003 after completing a degree in Sociology. There is a lot of competition for places at Warwick and it seems as though everyone you meet applied for Oxford or Cambridge and didnt get in. I wasn't one of them people however but I was so pleased to be offered a place there. There are roughly 16,000 students there but it really doesn't seem like it. Warwick also has the reputation for one of the biggest campuses in Europe. I started in October 2000 and this uni starts a bit later than most and every academic year finishes at the end of June. Holidays are ... more
  • 23 of 23 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    hooves

    5 Stars Warwick Uni - a guide 26/08/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Too many too mention

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Very few in my opinion

    I thought, considering many people will soon either be heading to Warwick Uni, or seriously starting to look around for a years time, i would give a guide to the life you can expect when/if you join me there. Firstly, Warwick University is located just outside Coventry, and strangely enough, about a 30 minute drive away from Warwick. It is very central, think Birmingham and you would not be far off. I wont bore you with any of the academic statistics, as there are far too many and most are easily accesible from other sources (ie the Warwick Uni website). One important figure is that the ... more
  • 4 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Gemimathecat

    5 Stars Very Nice Facilities, very good library. very expensive 28/07/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Excellent buildings, library, teaching staff

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Location, enclosed campus environment, local resentment of students

    Warwick university has a very nice campus, and one of the best university libraries I have seen; however its location halfway between Coventry and Leamington Spa means that students living off campus have to travel a lot. Only come here for the courses, the facilities and the teaching not for the nightlife, it is quite apparent that the locals in Coventry are very resentful of students and burglary rate is high. Apart from all that Warwick University does have a very good art centre and language learning facilities which are also available to the public, perhaps over commercialised as a ... more
  • 5 of 5 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    stupidgit

    4 Stars Excellent Union, Loads of Rubbish Sculptures 16/08/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good quality degrees, Excellent Union, pleasant campus

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Too commercial, Coventry

    I have been at Warwick for two years now, the academic standards are excellent and a Warwick degree will be highly thought of. However at times it feels like the university is more concerned with its thriving conference work than it is with actual teaching. They waste thousands of pounds on dodgy modern art sculptures to attract executives rather than pay lecturers properly or buy books for the library. However the social life is wonderful. The Union, the biggest in Europe, despite not being as cheap as some offers excellent entertainment and services to its members. The campus is pleasant ... more
  • 3 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    kkk

    5 Stars all play and no work! 03/11/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages union facilities sports arts centre reputation

    Disadvantages Disadvantages lots of swats

    Ok, Let's admit it, we go to university to experience the true social life, away from the parents and away from the real world. Yes Warwick has an incredible academic reputation, yes it has a massive library and yes it is always rated highly by whatever league tables exist. However only people in the know realise how much more can be gained from studying at this world renowned university. A huge union (the biggest in Europe) holds host to a wide range of events that suit anybody and everybody who has a passion for fun, but, better still are the range of activities, societies, sports and clubs ... more
  • 5 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    andrewbolton

    5 Stars Pretty hard to beat 04/12/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Decent union, decent course, decent campus

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Often high grades for courses

    Now in my second year at Warwick and you realise how good a place you're in! You'll spend your first year in halls - about 5000 people live on campus - most of the halls are a short crawl from the Union, very handy after coming out of an event! Second years have to move off campus, mostly to either Coventry or Leamington (we're actually in Coventry, not Warwick! You spend most of your holidays explaining to your aunt/uncle/granny/friends that you haven't seen the castle becuase you're about twelve miles from it...), althought the Uni does have its own Propert Leasing Unit to help you with it ... more
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