UEA or Leicester

Leicester, it is a very solid University with good rep. Decent sized city with two universities, so there is plenty going on. It also has good road/rail connections.
Freshers accommodation is mainly based in Oadby student village (a short bus ride from the uni) which is a very nice/posh part of the city. See here (scroll down) for pics: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=395162&page=3

I had to choose between Computing at Leicester and IMC at Loughborough for my firm choice last year. Picked Loughborough in the end but there wasn't much in it really, Leicester was very nice from what I saw, very compact campus with a homely feel and the Computer Science department staff I met were friendly. The CS courses are quite focused towards the software development I would say, but the Computing route does give you the option of taking some Information Society/Businessey type modules IIRC.

Thanks for the reply, very helpful!
I'm from a big city, London to be precise.
Do you think I'd be able to fit in to life in Leicester?

In terms of?
I don't live in Leicester so I don't really know what is going on, but I have heard there is plenty due to it being a city with two universities. Also it has a very diverse population just like London.............. but nothing is really going to compare to the activity / lifestyle in London, apart from maybe Manchester or Birmingham?

True, obviously I'm not expecting it to be exactly like London, I just don't want it to feel COMPLETELY different.

If anyone who lives in Leicester or goes to the University of Leicester can tell me what it's like in detail, I'd be very grateful.

and UEA is still an option for me so if anyone thinks I should choose to firm UEA, then please feel free to reply!

Any exact questions, feel free to ask!

I live in leicester, currently doing A2's. i would definitely consider going to the university, but i want to move away!

From campus, 5 minute walk to the train station, a further 5 minute walk to the city where there is lots of well-known shops in the brand new Highcross Shopping Centre - New Look, Topshop, River Island, Primark etc, as well as a cinema and a theatre which has many comedian acts such as Frankie Boyle, Russel Howard etc,

Short bus ride to Abbey Park where they have the annual fireworks display, and fairground (not that you're 6 years old, but it's surprisingly fun at 18!)

Theres Victoria Park right next to the uni campus which is gorgeous in the summer, with tennis courts

Relatively close to Leicester Tigers (rugby) and Leicester City Football.

Leicester has the National Space Centre which is definitely worth a visit!

There's a Tesco and Morrisons within 10 minute walk (opposite directions) from the campus and Sainsburys in the city. Also Leicester Market for fruit and veg at good prices

Any exact questions, feel free to ask!

Ahh this was just the type of reply I was after, thanks for that, very helpful!
You wouldn't happen to know much about Oadby, where most of the student accoomodation is situated?
I know that it's out of the city centre, just wondered what the area around Oadby is like?

I'm a first year at Leicester doing Computing with Management so i'll see if i can help out...

I'm currently staying in Oadby which is where the vast majority of freshers stay, its nice to have so many students in one place and makes it easy for socialising!

Oadby itself is very affluent area with huuuuge houses which makes the area quite scenic. Oadby is around 10 - 15 minute bus ride from campus and theres an asda nearby if you need to do a bit of shopping, there's also a Waitrose further up the road but i dont think anyone goes there on a student budget :P

The uni has its own arriva buses (80/80a) which are specifically for us and go from 80 - Oadby halls - uni and back
80a - Oadby halls - uni - town and back

Bus pass was £288 with a discount this year but i think it goes up every year.

If you have any more questions about the area/course etc just message me

I'm a first year at Leicester doing Computing with Management so i'll see if i can help out...

I'm currently staying in Oadby which is where the vast majority of freshers stay, its nice to have so many students in one place and makes it easy for socialising!

Oadby itself is very affluent area with huuuuge houses which makes the area quite scenic. Oadby is around 10 - 15 minute bus ride from campus and theres an asda nearby if you need to do a bit of shopping, there's also a Waitrose further up the road but i dont think anyone goes there on a student budget :P

The uni has its own arriva buses (80/80a) which are specifically for us and go from 80 - Oadby halls - uni and back
80a - Oadby halls - uni - town and back

Bus pass was £288 with a discount this year but i think it goes up every year.

If you have any more questions about the area/course etc just message me

Hi,

Im a student at UEA, this is my last year and Ive lived in a little town near Norwich my whole life so hopefully am in a good position to doll out my opinion.

Norwich is a pretty small city as it goes but its pretty lively for cultural events, festivals ( musics and art) we have a plenty of cafes, pubs and clubs around. In addition to quite a few green spaces dotted around. we have lots of shops - something like top 10 in the country. around norwich you have the whole of the north norfolk coast which is pretty famous for its beaches and lots of things to do around there - lots of students enjoy in the summer renting boats and going around the norfolk broads.

I understand what uve heard, compared to london norfolk is less ethnically diverse, but im sure most areas outside london except from the big cities are to a degree. However the ethnic diversity of norfolk as a whole and of norwich are very different!! Norwich and UEA especially are very ethnically diverse, since coming to UEA in my course I now am friends with a wide selection of students who come from asia - indian, pakistan, brunei, korean and chinese. there are many other ethnicities around the uni as well. there are international ambassadors - these are students who are representatives for all the different nationalities in UEA. with there being many events on campus throughout the year e.g. only 2 weeks ago in our square we had a large bunch of the islamic students having a week celebrating their culture and teaching us about it - food they eat, their culture, their language, dancing, prayers etc. and everyone got involved.

any other questions give me a shout. hope this has helped!