Uclan or lancaster

If you look at any of the league tables for law, Lancaster Uni ranks much higher than UCLAN. Also, Lancaster Uni as a whole ranks in the top 10-20 on most tables. Although league tables face a lot of criticism, they are a good starting point for your research in where to apply to.

This has been discussed already on this thread
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7092225

The chat was kind of confusing were most people saying uclan or lancaster u think

Okay thank you, I guess lancaster is better then

The chat was kind of confusing were most people saying uclan or lancaster u think

Anyone else have any recent experiences of studying Law at UCLAN or Lancaster Uni please? Thinking of 2023 entry and thinking of firming Lancaster and insuring either UCLAN or Leeds Beckett.

Thanks

Thanks Harry we are booked onto the offer holder day. I have visited Lancaster fairly recently as my elder child insured it but went to his firm.

The Halls system at Lancaster sounds like it bundles people together without any thought into who may or may not get on with others and does all the accommodation have some shared social space? I know a few in my older childs year who went to Lancaster with varying experiences (but no one seems to be loving it). One doesn’t even speak to his flat mates saying they all disappear to eat in own rooms and he’s also still not even met anyone on his course either as most are international students. So comes home most weekends.

Does anyone know when the accommodation portals open or when you choose accommodation at UCLAN and Lancaster please?
Do you choose accommodation for just your first choice or do you choose for firm and insurance?
Also do you get a deposit back if you don’t end up going do you receive the deposit back? Thinking about Uni managed for both rather than private.
Any top tips for a quiet student.

Just thinking about 2023 entry for Law. We have visited both Uni’s for AVD’s and surprisingly overall UCLAN came across very well and actually much better than Lancaster.

They have obviously recently spent money on new facilities at UCLAN and have thrown money, time, effort and thought into the AVD’s and also with the Campus being right in the heart of the city the uni seemed to have an easy convenient feel
to it in terms of accommodation, food shopping, shopping and nightlife all easily available within close proximity and a short easy walking distance.

Whereas, in comparison Lancaster Uni seemed to be resting on its laurels, made minimum effort in terms of the AVD, with all support services crammed into one narrow area, no or poor signage and only available first thing in the morning when accommodation tours were on and had vanished later on and largely any support services available first thing when we were ushered into
waiting in a room for 30 minutes and weren’t allowed anytime to speak to anyone seemed to be staffed mainly by current students.

Obviously Lancaster has the better reputation but the actual Uni Campus seemed quite soulless, lonely, deserted, remote and almost had a depressing feel to it.

I think my daughters heart says firm UCLAN and insure Lancaster but her head is telling her firm Lancaster and insure UCLAN.

Before the AVD we were thinking she would be mad to choose UCLAN over Lancaster now we are much less sure.

Also she seemed more at home, more comfortable and to enjoy the UCLAN day better where as some of her fellow prospective students at Lancaster seemed more aloof and more like Oxbridge rejects/types.

Lancaster have given her a very good contextual offer which is only just above the standard offer made by UCLAN.

Any thoughts or more recent experiences from either?

Thanks

Does anyone know when the accommodation portals open or when you choose accommodation at UCLAN and Lancaster please?
Do you choose accommodation for just your first choice or do you choose for firm and insurance?
Also do you get a deposit back if you don’t end up going do you receive the deposit back? Thinking about Uni managed for both rather than private.
Any top tips for a quiet student.

Just thinking about 2023 entry for Law. We have visited both Uni’s for AVD’s and surprisingly overall UCLAN came across very well and actually much better than Lancaster.

They have obviously recently spent money on new facilities at UCLAN and have thrown money, time, effort and thought into the AVD’s and also with the Campus being right in the heart of the city the uni seemed to have an easy convenient feel
to it in terms of accommodation, food shopping, shopping and nightlife all easily available within close proximity and a short easy walking distance.

Whereas, in comparison Lancaster Uni seemed to be resting on its laurels, made minimum effort in terms of the AVD, with all support services crammed into one narrow area, no or poor signage and only available first thing in the morning when accommodation tours were on and had vanished later on and largely any support services available first thing when we were ushered into
waiting in a room for 30 minutes and weren’t allowed anytime to speak to anyone seemed to be staffed mainly by current students.

Obviously Lancaster has the better reputation but the actual Uni Campus seemed quite soulless, lonely, deserted, remote and almost had a depressing feel to it.

I think my daughters heart says firm UCLAN and insure Lancaster but her head is telling her firm Lancaster and insure UCLAN.

Before the AVD we were thinking she would be mad to choose UCLAN over Lancaster now we are much less sure.

Also she seemed more at home, more comfortable and to enjoy the UCLAN day better where as some of her fellow prospective students at Lancaster seemed more aloof and more like Oxbridge rejects/types.

Lancaster have given her a very good contextual offer which is only just above the standard offer made by UCLAN.

Any thoughts or more recent experiences from either?

Thanks