Loughborough, Loughborough, Loughborough

Advantages: Friendly, great campus and facilities
Disadvantages: Not much in town

.... Many people have the opinion that Loughborough is just for sport, but it isn't. Its climb to 6th in the Times league table this year proves this. Many of the courses fall in the top ten in the country for their subject. This makes Loughborough a very popular place to apply for, resulting in competition for places on a course being very high. Students usually have to get top grades to get on these courses, and failure to reach these grades can result in not getting on to the course. In terms of accommodation, this is situated all across campus. There are 8 catered halls and 6 self catered halls available for under graduates, and halls, which are available for post graduates only. Many of the halls are situated in the Student Village, which is in the centre of the campus. Other halls are situated in other parts of the campus, eg Butler...

lil_lisa86 26.06.2006 · Read review
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BSY Courses

Advantages: So many courses!
Disadvantages: You've got to motivate yourself!

...BSY offers over 250 courses for anyone to undertake at home (though some do require a final examination in a particular place). When I decided to get my life in order I looked for the cheapest and best place to do Pet Psychology and BSY won, so I rang them up and the really nice lady offered me a 2 for 1 deal and I'm now doing Holistic Animal Healing also. Now, I'm not the most motivated person in the world - bear in mind I started this in Jan 2006! Anyway, I've finally sent off my final examinations and hopefully I'll receive qualifications soon. Everything I received and needed for the course was sent through the post with envelopes to send it back once completed. I get to keep all the course materials too. I know that different courses require you to purchase your own equipment and take exams so I can only comment on the 2 above...

rolletrog 06.02.2008 · Read review
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Don't go to Loughborough unless you love sport

Advantages: good bus through from the train station, to town and to uni. Nice single room accommodation.
Disadvantages: Far too sporty, Butler Court accommodation is appauling

...friends they are too busy doing sports. Luckily now in my second year I have friends on my course and I now live in Royce Hall (although I go home ALOT). The room is lovely as it is not shared but also new and clean and spacious. So my advice would be: DON'T apply to Butler Court, DON'T go to Loughborough if you have no interest in sport. Also the town is really not an exciting place so not ideal for fun lovers/party animals...

lucyo7 14.04.2009 · Read review
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Loughborough University

Advantages: Excellent sports facilities, Engineering department and Teaching standards.
Disadvantages: The nightlife in Loughborough town doesn't compare to a big city.

...I'm just coming to the end of my third year at Loughborough where I study Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying. My course is part of the Civil Engineering Faculty, which forms part of the University's Engineering Department. My course is a four-year sandwich BSc Hons and I am sponsored throughout, basically, I get given a bursary of around £1,500 each year and I work for my sponsor in the summer. The third year is the sandwich year, which I am just about to complete, during this year I've been living and working in London. One of Loughborough's great strengths is its strong ties with industry, most of the students on my course are sponsored, and this was set up by the University. The sponsors pay you good money when you're working for them and guarantee you a job when you finish your degree (which you don't have to take...

trumo 16.03.2006 · Read review
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Loughborough doesn't always smell of roses..

Advantages: good facilities on campus
Disadvantages: sporty arrogance

...I am now about to go into my final year of Ergonomics at Loughborough, a subject most people have never even heard of! If you are considering Loughborough for either Psychology, Ergonomics or Human Biology, then this is a good choice of uni, as the department is small, friendly and very helpful. Campus life is enjoyable, with plenty of facilities. Town however is limited. The only shops for females are New Look, Next and Dorothy Perkins, with bloke having the choice of Burtons or Next. There's a good market twice a week to pick up cheap bits and bobs, and once a year in October the town centre is packed with the biggest funfair I've ever seen. Halls are good...and I won't mention the case of scabies between certain individuals in one hall a while ago! The main problem with Loughborough is the sport. You don't have to be...

dippydi 24.08.2001 · Read review
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Alpha course

Advantages: The people will be friendly and there will be a good atmosphere
Disadvantages: The program is structured so that awkward questions are not asked

...You should be aware that the Alpha Course is one mans version of what Christianity is all about, a man called Nicky Gumbell. I am a Christian myself, but would disagree with a lot of what he writes. He sees everything from a Charismatic perspective and the whole aim of the course is climaxed by a day or weekend away where perhaps some people will lay hands on you to receive what he calls the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Its important for you to know that its mainly Christians from a Charismatic church or pentecostal belief who would believe in such a thing. Most christians would say you have the holy Spirit the moment you become a Christian, and is not a "second stage" Most people who attend Alpha courses are already Christians, and a lot of very important questions just aren't covered, and its less than honest in its opinions...

sandydog 17.10.2007 · Read review
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Number one accountancy course

Advantages: Exam focused, gets results
Disadvantages: Expensive

...BPP offer a range of courses to help students pass various accountancy qualifications(these are CIMA, ACCA, ICAEW, AAT and various insolvency qualifications). They also offer law, marketing and Human Resources help. There are 23 centres across the UK where you can study. BPP offers a variety of different courses - subject courses and revision courses. The subject courses are around 400 pounds each and last three days. Revision course are closer to the exam date and cost around 300 pounds and also last two days. The quality of the course obviously depends to an extent on the quality of the lecturer. Although I have found (and heard) that they are very good and really know who to teach. The emphasis is very much on passing the exams, so questions and revision are on what you will be examined on. There is no reading "around...

Fantasyman 27.10.2004 · Read review
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Basic Cisco Course

Advantages: More money @ work, More Knowledge
Disadvantages: !!!!!!

...I work in the Network Security Industry & work for a company called Equant (Who provide Global Network solutions & own the largest privately owned Network in the World), & was looking for a basic level Cisco course to achieve an acreditation. The ICND course (Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices) is an ideal course to start. Although very Cisco orientated (as you could imagine), it doe sgive you a valuable basic knowledge of how the Cisco products interact with each other & other devices & networks (ie: Novell, which has recently dumped it's own IPX protocol, in favour of IP, this makes things easier as you can now deal with IP addressing & not just MAC addresses). I went on an ICND course provided by a company called Getronics, based in Milton Keynes, I am now planning to take the Cisco CCNA exam, which is the first Certification...

beckym 13.09.2000 · Read review
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An easy fishy main course

Advantages: super simple to make
Disadvantages: its gourmet!

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MadeinScotland 16.12.2002 · Read review
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Excellent Course

Advantages: Qualification at end
Disadvantages: More work

...I have surrently undetaken the Cisco Certified netowking course and I would like to recomment it to any one else who may find it to be beneficail t there career. The Cisco course is very informative and if you have an interest in netwoking you may enjoy it. You wil learn all the basics in networking such as topologies and ethernet, tcp/ip etc that is very interesting. The course cost £1500 but the offer has been given to me at my college at no extra cost. At the end of the course you are given a certified netwoking qualification that may be useful in the future. The course is very intersting and I recomment it to others....

MByford 25.01.2001 · Read review
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