-manchester applicants 2012-

What's the weather really like up there? How is it compared to London, especially?

Really rainy, sunny, grey, cold, ..etc. How much does it really rain in Manchester? Everyday? every other day? Couple of times a week? Does it rain hard?

I never really get why people say MCR doesn't have a "real campus" The buildings on main campus are all on the same road and really close by. Not many people have lectures at north AND main campus so the buildings you'll have lectures in will be close togehter.

Well Uom and MMU both have their main campus's on the same road so to me it loses a certain identity. But that really is nitpicking, I'm finding it difficult to find negatives.

Can't compare it to the weather in London but it really is not that bad here. I expected worse It doesn't rain every day but it usually rains one time/week or more. When it rains it doesn't really rain hard but it can get extremely windy here.

I heard that it's lighter but near constant. Are you a 1st year? Because this year has been a particularly warm and dry year, they expect it to be the exact opposite next year.

I've got an offer from Leeds for Politics and from Manchester I got an offer for Politics and International Relations.

Can I ask what is it about Manchester that is drawing you to it? The fact that it had no real campus or central social hub sort of lost it points in my book.

I disliked the enclosed campus of places like Leeds and Sussex, but didn't quite want something as spaced out as Edinburgh. Manchester was a happy in between However, I didn't realise this until I visited - I guess I basically just fell in love with it there, and found all the positives because of that. The DNA staircase and light adapting ceiling in the labs also slightly sold me, as did the more interestingly coloured hoods, awesome buildings and just general awesomeness. I really didn't find it a difficult descision, but it was more a gut feeling than because of particular reasons.
Have you visited them both?

I disliked the enclosed campus of places like Leeds and Sussex, but didn't quite want something as spaced out as Edinburgh. Manchester was a happy in between However, I didn't realise this until I visited - I guess I basically just fell in love with it there, and found all the positives because of that. The DNA staircase and light adapting ceiling in the labs also slightly sold me, as did the more interestingly coloured hoods, awesome buildings and just general awesomeness. I really didn't find it a difficult descision, but it was more a gut feeling than because of particular reasons.
Have you visited them both?

I disliked the enclosed campus of places like Leeds and Sussex, but didn't quite want something as spaced out as Edinburgh. Manchester was a happy in between However, I didn't realise this until I visited - I guess I basically just fell in love with it there, and found all the positives because of that. The DNA staircase and light adapting ceiling in the labs also slightly sold me, as did the more interestingly coloured hoods, awesome buildings and just general awesomeness. I really didn't find it a difficult descision, but it was more a gut feeling than because of particular reasons.
Have you visited them both?

I'm surprised how much of a selling point that ends up being for students here. Especially it's a building you'll never go in (you're not allowed) apart from perhaps a one-to-one tutor meeting if they can't do it during the normal session.

Manchester > Any other UK city

I'm from Manchester so instead of arguing amongst yourselves about what's what, just ask me!

How often does it rain? I hate rain T.T

200% of the time

You must be living in another Manchester than I do