Westminster - Freshers 2014/2015

Considering switching from Westminster (my firm) to my insurance, UWE Bristol. What made most of you go for Westminster? All it took was for my dad to do a simple Google search saying "is westminster a good university" and the search results just say it all, really - with most of the complaints being the terrible administration (which I've seen for myself, takes me to call them a few times and remind/push them in order for them to do anything at all) and the fact that they're mostly just looking out for your money and treat their students like customers rather than students. UWE on the other hand has great reviews and is way higher ranked so I'm starting to regret having chosen Westminster as my firm in the first place, though UCAS told me it's still not too late to switch my firm/insurance (phew) . From the research though (which admittedly I should have done more of before choosing) and the general vibe about Westminster, it isn't a very good university.

I suppose it's (one of) the best in the country for fashion/film/media/communication/architecture, but for the others (e.g., Business, Law) what made you choose Westminster? Just curious.

Hello!

There wasn't a thread for 2014/15 freshers so I thought I'd start one. Last year's Freshers thread seemed like a great way to get to know people before uni starts, so I thought it would be useful to make a thread for this year's freshers too!

I'm Tiina, 19, from Finland. I will be studying Fashion Buying Management on Harrow campus and I have applied for Harrow halls

I'm doing business economics anyone else doing it ?


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Hey!

I'm Danni, 18, and I'm coming to Westminster from the US. I'm studying television production, and I'll be staying at Harrow Hall. Can't wait to be in London for the first time!

Please feel free to shoot me a message or reply if you're doing television production or living at Harrow Hall as well, it'd be really great to meet some people beforehand.

Hi Danni!

I'm going to be studying Journalism at Harrow and living in Harrow Hall. Have you applied and got your room offer yet?

Hey James!

I've got my room offer already! What about you? Although, I don't actually know what my room number is yet, hope I didn't miss that info on my offer.

Awesome! Yeah, I've confirmed mine. My bank balance cried a little when I had to pay the deposit. Haha! Looking forward to it though - glad it's so close to both the uni and the Tube too. I've not got my room number or anything yet. I think we'll probably get that closer to the time.

Have you visited the Uni or been over to London before or will this be the first time?

It's great to hear that you've got a room offer as well! Hope I see you around then.

I've never been to London, so I'm looking forward to going for the first time! If you have any tips for a foreigner like me, please tell because I'd probably embarrass myself the minute I get off the plane.

Absolutely! I can't wait to get there now. Where about's in the States are you from?

London's a truly wonderful city - probably just above Paris on my favourite places in the world! There's always something to do. It's busy and bustling and it can seem daunting at first, but generally it's a great place to be. We Brits, especially Londoners, are a bit opposed to eye contact and prone to sarcasm, haha! But apart from that, we tend to be a friendly bunch. Let me know if you need any help with anything though or want me to show you around the city. The halls are about 25 minutes from Central London on the Underground but you can pretty much get anywhere in the city in no time at all.

You'll have to visit some of the other places in the UK when you're over too. I'm from the north of England so my house is surrounded by fields! Haha. As much as we moan, it is actually a really nice country.


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When I called up they said the £100 promotion finished last week....


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Thanks! I'll have to let you know if I need some help getting around. I'm from Alabama which is unfortunately not one of the better states, but before that I lived in Canada. So no worries, I don't have a Southern accent.

(By the way, I hope I'm not clogging up this board for other people! Don't mind me.)