Portsmouth/Coventry!?! Uni..

all polytechnics offer the same low standard education

I'm studying Sociology and Business, Marketing was actually one of my units this semester though! As you probably know from next month the new Business school is opening, I've not been inside it yet though.

The union is pretty good, although once you get to know the area a bit better you discover that other places have cheaper drinks and better music on certain nights! There is a good variety of pubs and clubs for the majority of music tastes. Sadly the union doesn't seem to get any bands on itself but there are a couple of decent venues where bands play within the city.

I haven't come across any violence personally, the main "rough" areas seem to be on the outskirts of the city but the area where I'm living gets a bit hectic when the football is on! Obviously there is bound to be some violence in the city but the main areas where the students live generally aren't too bad.

I don't think that is fair at all. Yes there some awful ex polys out there Greenwich, TVU, East London, Paisley etc. But there also some good ones Shefield Harlem, Manchester Met, Oxford Brookes, all these instutions are respected.

Sheffield Harlem - lol!

I don't think that is fair at all. Yes there some awful ex polys out there Greenwich, TVU, East London, Paisley etc. But there also some good ones Shefield Harlem, Manchester Met, Oxford Brookes, all these instutions are respected.

The only two places from what I have heared that I would consider low standard is Chester college and Bolton Insitute. However these places are not even proper universities.

I'm not at an ex ploy by the way.

Sheffield Harlem - lol!

I know its not Oxbridge standard but you can still get a good education from these places. The idiots they let it will drop out and will not graduate. For those that want to can still get a good education. That was the point I'm trying to make.

I think that point that they were trying to make is that is should have been Sheffield Hallam, not Harlem

I live near Pompey and loads of my friends go there and my sister lives opposite the studen housing (and beach) great place to live, loads of shops....4 different areas at least, loads of nice Indian supermarkets with all the real spices and stuff, brilliant pubs for example Havana, Ismbard Brunel.
The Wedge, Guildhall, Pyramids for gigs, usually really good bands...Darkness are playing there next week. Lots of friendly people, loads of skaters at the guildhall steps.....loads of trendies around, worst McDonalds in Hants though...a funfair...I mean come on....a friggin funfair doesn't that just win hands down?!

ooh I almost forgot to add, you get a fantastic view of portsmouth from Portsdown hill

I live in southsea and to be honest I don't really know much about leigh park.. apart from to avoid it !

Portsmouth's great! There's a lot of stuff to do and I'm sure its never possible to be more than 5 minutes away from a shop at any point! Gunwharf Quay is particularly good! The social life's great for students.