I am considering returning to uni after dropping out last year. Overall I found the whole experiencing completley overwhelming - I was in a fairly big uni in a city and felt like a small fish in a big sea or whatever the saying is.
I come from a small town and would like to study somewhere similar. If anyone could reccomend any uni's with a more homely & friendly feel please let me know!
I am considering returning to uni after dropping out last year. Overall I found the whole experiencing completley overwhelming - I was in a fairly big uni in a city and felt like a small fish in a big sea or whatever the saying is.
I come from a small town and would like to study somewhere similar. If anyone could reccomend any uni's with a more homely & friendly feel please let me know!
I understand that, places like Manchester and London really put me off based on how big they were alone. Durham and York both quite small cathedral cities, which I considered applying to, with York being more campus based, I think. Other than that Scottish ones can be in quite small locations eg Stirling is not a very big city and obviously St Andrews a tiny coastal town
I am considering returning to uni after dropping out last year. Overall I found the whole experiencing completley overwhelming - I was in a fairly big uni in a city and felt like a small fish in a big sea or whatever the saying is.
I come from a small town and would like to study somewhere similar. If anyone could reccomend any uni's with a more homely & friendly feel please let me know!
Hey Anonymous,
It's completely understandable how you felt. I study at Reading and I think as we have a very nice friendly campus feel at Reading Uni. You can see a campus tour here https://www.reading.ac.uk/VirtualTour/
I am considering returning to uni after dropping out last year. Overall I found the whole experiencing completley overwhelming - I was in a fairly big uni in a city and felt like a small fish in a big sea or whatever the saying is.
I come from a small town and would like to study somewhere similar. If anyone could reccomend any uni's with a more homely & friendly feel please let me know!
Lancaster. its a collegiate uni, and takes about 25 mins to walk end to end. Its in a village called Bailrigg, 20 mins on a very regular bus to the city. And city is not too big either. Daughter loves it
Hi @Anonymous I’m a student ambassador at Lancaster Uni and I enjoy my time here ! It’s a large campus uni outside of Lancaster. The campus has everything us students need from food places, bars, laundry facilities, communal space, hairdressers, sports centre etc. It feels like a little community to us ! And we have good transport links to the city centre too ! Let us know if you have any questions. Student Ambassador Holly at Lancaster University
I am considering returning to uni after dropping out last year. Overall I found the whole experiencing completley overwhelming - I was in a fairly big uni in a city and felt like a small fish in a big sea or whatever the saying is.
I come from a small town and would like to study somewhere similar. If anyone could reccomend any uni's with a more homely & friendly feel please let me know!
Hi there,
Going to university and especially in a big city can be very overwhelming, it can be a lot to take in! Bangor University is located in North Wales between the mountains and the sea, it's a small city but has everything a student needs. It definitely has that friendly feel that you're looking for, and with over 200 Students’ Union Clubs and Societies to chose from, you are guaranteed to make good friends. You can have a look at our virtual experience here, it will hopefully give you a feel for Bangor University: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/virtual-experience/
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask Anna
Going to university and especially in a big city can be very overwhelming, it can be a lot to take in! Bangor University is located in North Wales between the mountains and the sea, it's a small city but has everything a student needs. It definitely has that friendly feel that you're looking for, and with over 200 Students’ Union Clubs and Societies to chose from, you are guaranteed to make good friends. You can have a look at our virtual experience here, it will hopefully give you a feel for Bangor University: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/virtual-experience/
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask Anna
As a current PhD student (and past MA student) at Bangor, I concur.
I am considering returning to uni after dropping out last year. Overall I found the whole experiencing completley overwhelming - I was in a fairly big uni in a city and felt like a small fish in a big sea or whatever the saying is.
I come from a small town and would like to study somewhere similar. If anyone could reccomend any uni's with a more homely & friendly feel please let me know!
Hi, I can fully appreciate where you are coming from! When I was visiting Universities at open days, I felt the complete same and couldn't help but feel like just another number in a huge system. This completely changed when I visited Sunderland. The open day staff were so kind and helpful, I was interested right away.
Sunderland is technically a city but it very much has a 'town' feel to it, it also helps that the beach is right on your doorstep. The university was also recently ranked 16th (out of 131 universities) in the ‘University of the Year’ category of the Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSC) 2019, and 9th in the 'Student Support' category. I can vouch for the Wellbeing team, as someone who suffers with anxiety, I often get overwhelmed and they've really helped me and offer so much support. There are so many fantastic features to the university and I've really enjoyed my course so far. What course are you interested in studying? This may help with your decision making.
I am considering returning to uni after dropping out last year. Overall I found the whole experiencing completley overwhelming - I was in a fairly big uni in a city and felt like a small fish in a big sea or whatever the saying is.
I come from a small town and would like to study somewhere similar. If anyone could reccomend any uni's with a more homely & friendly feel please let me know!
Hi there Anonymous,
It's understandable how you felt. I recently studied at UCLan and I think as we have a friendly campus with strong ties to the city of Preston. Preston is a nice small city with beautiful parks and hidden gems. You can see virtual city tour here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X71-MtC7oag