What are the bad points about Essex Uni?

are there any negatives or things the uni need to improve on?

I wanna fully know what i'm getting myself into before making it my firm or insurance

dont go there

save yourself... i couldnt save the others

Really? Its not that bad! Main bad points are its a bit far from the station and town, and the SU could do with some more live bands rather than just DJs (personal opinion) - the accommodation is nice, SU is good, and course varies from person to person

dont go there

save yourself... i couldnt save the others

The chinese dont talk to you. the Greeks dont talk to you. (you attempt to talk to them, but hey, so much for multiculturalism) the Nigerians are spoilt. the brits (so few off them) are off their faces all the time, but the romanians work hard.No one in my class knows ****. a lot of token gestures (lgbt, world international week, feminist movements etc) but no genuine fervor or belief in these ideologies or any real sense of students fighting for anything (the sabbs/VPs are absolutely useless).

Lecturers read off powerpoints (all the info is on them) and the provision of "listen again" makes going to lectures redundant. some Lecturers will go on for half an hour on material that will not come on exam/coursework (they say this after youve taken down the notes; 9000 down the drain).

Conversely, some Lecturers will stifle debate and just drab on whilst you doze your way to sleep. People like to go sports fed every ****ing week like zombies. (pre drinks are madness i want to get pleasantly drunk and have funny/satirical conversations on society like educated people are supposed to not see your nob and hear you sing racist songs) same ****, same crappy music. People are unfriendly as **** (you make eye contact with someone you had a relatively good conversation with one day and the next day they blank (ignore) you).

Too many societies so no sense of inclusion. Sports societies other than lacrosse,football,basketball,netball, rugby, dance, judo are empty as **** and lack ambiance. the sports/societies that are popular are ***** (ebola jokes really?)

yeah nothing good to say really. uhh... the costs of living arent as bad as you'd think?

All in all terrible experience. 0/10

This is so accurate, it's not even funny

It is cause it's the same as any other uni. All my friends go to diff unis and say the same stuff (about the lectures), my uni included. However, every uni is different in terms of SU. Is Uni of Essex SU not good then? How was their freshers?

Of course the freshers was good but they must throw 3/4 of their budget into that because the rest of year just lacks diversity or ingenuity. Honestly, if you like to listen to never ending dance/trance/dubstep whilst getting of your face every bloody week at clubs where security guards are more likely to assist your assailant as he punches your inebriated face rather than stop him/her from attacking you, then this is the place for you

but for me having some rock or alternative bands would be nice instead of that insufferable drone music. honestly it is impossible to have a fun night sober in a place that only the naive would call a "university". There is no middle ground. you either get plastered or you just dont enjoy it. then again if you get too wasted youll vomit and they'll kick you out. i mean wtf is this culture?