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I'm just about to finish my third year at Sussex (In June anyway), and just thought id take this oppertunity to tell everyone else how great it is. I never lived on campus, so i cant tell you... more

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for Sussex University, Brighton

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  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    ruth_emily

    3 Stars The University no one has heard of! 05/11/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Having everything on campus is very convenient

    Disadvantages Disadvantages But not so convenient when you don't live on campus

    I have been at Sussex University for just over a year now, and the main reaction that I get when I tell people of my generation (I'm 19) that I come here, is that they haven't hear of it! This may be because I know mainly people from 'up north', and perhaps Sussex is much better known 'down south', but it is a bit annoying when people haven't a clue about the place you study! People of my parents' generation who went to University tend to know Sussex though, probably because it was created in the 60s, and was a bit hotpot of revolutionary thinking both with students and the staff at the time ... more
  • 5 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 1 cthomasz

    Member since 18/08/2000

    Reviews written: 3

    5 Stars Choose Sussex for variety 04/11/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Whatever you want, you can find it in Brighton (except a football team!)

    Disadvantages Disadvantages ... fog on the downs can get you down(!?)

    I studied at Sussex between 1993 & 1996. I beleive that Sussex can be the choice for almost any student. I read Mathematics (yes, maths and I'm not really mad, honest!) The campus has a variety of types of room (first years only normally) but then you have a wide choice of locations around. The peaceful quiet villages such as Woodingdean or the bright lights of Brighton itself. I regret not getting more into the social scene at an early stage during my stay as some of the friends I chose were not too interested in the night life. In terms of study the lecturers standards varied from absolute ... more
  • 9 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 2 pirate33

    Member since 11/01/2007

    Reviews written: 13

    5 Stars Sussex - for people who really want to learn 12/01/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great, easy to use library, friendly staff

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Hilly!

    I'm just about to finish my third year at Sussex (In June anyway), and just thought id take this oppertunity to tell everyone else how great it is. I never lived on campus, so i cant tell you much about that side of things, other than East slope is nasty (was only built for the builders to live in and was supposed to be torn down - but now it has a cult status of being the slums of uni) and Lewes court 1 and 2 are the best places to live. Campus is set in the beautiful surroundings of the Sussex downs, and is mostly protected in a nature reserve, so if you dont like the idea of staring out the ... more
  • 4 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Athena

    4 Stars Sussex University is great 27/07/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Different way of studying, Brighton is a great place to be, is a fantastic campus.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Accomodation on campus is tricky to get, is probably not as cheap as other (non-London) unis because Brighton is not a cheap place to live.

    I chose Sussex university because it is one of the few Universities in the country to offer the joint degree Computer Science with Artificical Intelligence (a mouthful, I know, but we know it as CSAI). Brighton is a pretty cool place to live, there's loads of clubs, bars, restaurants, pubs etc, and the Lanes is a fantastic place to go shopping (students, beware, Brighton is an easy place to spend lots of money in). But as for the University, they are one of the few places to work on a schools basis - ie the university is split into sections of schools, not departments. For example, I study ... more
  • 2 of 3 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Buzwad

    4 Stars Little known but well recommended 14/11/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Beautiul campus, friendly environment

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Every place looks worse from the inside, but objectively I'm not sure about this one...

    I arrived at Sussex through the UCAS Clearing system and although not getting bad grades found the demand for Computer Science around the country to be so high that most places had no places to fill. When I stumbled across Sussex in the newspaper advertising a clearing open day, I came down to see the place and was instantly impressed with the (now dubious at best) train connections to London. Arriving here, I couldn't help but notice the amount of green around the place, a real contrast from many other universities. The whole place seemed to be welcoming and having had a chat with the ... more