Cardiff Metropolitan University

I have just finished studying psychology there after 3 years and generally really hated it there. I found the teaching was either really good or bad, and the lecturers would always offer help but never give the right answers when you asked or didn't know how to answer so I never made use of their office hours, but obviously this is different on every course. The Llandaff campus is really nice but there is never any room anywhere as it is always so busy. I generally found that the ones who really enjoyed it there were the ones who got black out drunk nearly every night of the week and studied any sorts of sports course. The sports and facilities are also really bad, we lose at nearly everything and the quality of coaching in nearly every sport there is quite poor. I never felt a part of anything despite signing up and trying a multitude of different things. The people who work at the uni and generally run things are quite snobby and don't really give a toss. It's very much a hit or miss as to whether you enjoy your time there, no grey area based on my experience and others that i spoke to. I would just say take caution and possibly go for another uni if you can

thank you for your reply! a few people have the same view as you so i may stay away. just wondering why everyone did not enjoy it? was it because of facilities or teaching? is there one main thing that made it horrible? also really random but if you could've studied somewhere else where would you have gone? and what was the reason you chose cardiff met over your other choices? thank u

It's very much a university and atmosphere where you have to always be out drinking/partying and always spending time with others to feel included and enjoy. I found people always walked around in cliques and constantly stayed together to the point of no personal space. The people I mainly made friends with were those who were older and already had a place to live outside of uni, they understood more that people have other commitments besides getting lathered every other night. The only way to really fit in to anything in that uni is if you conform to the culture and lifestyle already created and set within that group (if you get me). So mainly for me I didn't enjoy it because of the people who were there, very hard to fit in if you are more into your own space, doing stuff besides going out, etc. I was desperate to go to Aberystwyth university but they didn't accept me for the course I wanted so I went to Cardiff Met because they offered me any course I wanted on clearing day. Definitely avoid met, you can do much better

i am applying to Aberystwyth as well so hoping to get in there instead. I think i will apply to met just because it has lower entry so itll be a backup but i probably won't go. I am looking at Plymouth and Bournemouth as well. Thank you for your reply

Aber has much nicer facilities and much nicer people, fingers crossed you get in there! Deffo keep met as like a last resort back up because they will literally take anyone if you're screwed and have no other choices. Heard Plymouth is a nice one too, not too sure about Bournemouth. But good luck anyway, all the best with it

not too sure about bournemouth as in you don't know much about it or because it isnt good? haha. and thank you fingers crossed x

Don't know anything about it so couldn't comment and don't know anyone who went there

I have just finished studying psychology there after 3 years and generally really hated it there. I found the teaching was either really good or bad, and the lecturers would always offer help but never give the right answers when you asked or didn't know how to answer so I never made use of their office hours, but obviously this is different on every course. The Llandaff campus is really nice but there is never any room anywhere as it is always so busy. I generally found that the ones who really enjoyed it there were the ones who got black out drunk nearly every night of the week and studied any sorts of sports course. The sports and facilities are also really bad, we lose at nearly everything and the quality of coaching in nearly every sport there is quite poor. I never felt a part of anything despite signing up and trying a multitude of different things. The people who work at the uni and generally run things are quite snobby and don't really give a toss. It's very much a hit or miss as to whether you enjoy your time there, no grey area based on my experience and others that i spoke to. I would just say take caution and possibly go for another uni if you can