Is UEA an ugly university?

I know this is like a 4 week late reply haha.
But I'm applying for Psychology and it just seemed fantastic there!
I'm really torn between Manchester and UEA.

I had a very similar problem and then I write down pros and cons for each university and it became pretty clear.. So question is what is important to you in terms of both study and social facilities?

I chose UEA and cannot wait for September!

Well I ended up firming Manchester and making UEA my insurance...

I'm going to ring UCAS tomorrow and swap it around. I can't get over how much I liked the campus, and that sports centre!? Madness.

Seriously, anyone that thinks UEA is an ugly University should get their eyes tested. UEA is one of the loveliest Universities I've ever been to. It has a good share of both city life and countryside. I've been here long enough to know that it is nowhere near "ugly". If you want ugly, go to Essex. Sorry if you're reading this and you're from Essex, but I personally thought their campus didn't look as vibrant as ours at UEA. (Nothing to do with Derby Day competitions) No offence implied.

I can tell you that UEA is rated very highly for Eye Candy on What Uni!

http://www.whatuni.com/degrees/reviews/uni/University-Of-East-Anglia-eye-candy-reviews/5637/10/1/highest_rated/reviewcategory.html

And the campus isn't bad either, some really beautiful green areas as well as The Broad, the campus lake!

UEA is absolutely stunning and really peaceful, if you like concrete, trees, grass, rabbits. It's a lovely place to be - you'll develop a community feel here after a while and won't want to leave. I was initially disappointed because my idea of uni was like the American TV shows - classic stone architecture with huge lawns. But UEA's different. Our motto is "do different" so it's a really cool and trendy place - way cooler than any London uni, even Goldsmiths, which was situated in a really rough urban area.

Unfortunately, people here are racist - especially locals. White people wouldn't know, because they are the majority and will tell you there's no racism just because they've never experienced racism themselves.

As a British person of brown colour who was proud of my middle-eastern roots (though not muslim so I could drink and go out to parties and the LCR) - I didn't fit in anywhere because I was a little quiet and reserved but I noticed even the most boring and antisocial white British people were part of large groups and having the time of their lives. But if you're loud and social and a guy, I'm sure you'll be fine no matter what colour or background you've got.

I eventually found my kind of people on my course - creative writing classes, Afro-Caribbean Soc are soooo friendly and sociable, Erasmus Soc, Capoeira and Permaculture are all very chilled out and accepting of eccentric and alternative people.

I only started to have a proper university experience in my second year because I was getting tired of not being included, so I decided to stop being sensitive when people were rude to me and just meet people, chit chat with anyone and everyone. I avoided the kinds of people I didn't want to hang out with and went for the people who I did want to hang out with.