Reading University

Reading is wicked for shopping - much better than Oxford. I've been there a few times for that purpose lol!!!!

Lol when we get bored of Reading we go to Oxford!!!

I've never been shopping in Oxford. Is it any good? Do they have anything like the Oracle there?

Not really, but its slightly prettier than Reading town centre. There is a small shopping centre (can't for the life of me remember the name) which has a small Alders department store, and varius shops, but nowhere near as good as the Oracle. Just sometimes when you've always been shopping in Reading its nice to go elsewhere, so we go along to Oxford because its a nice drive along the back route and also Oxford is quite a nice place.

I'll have to go there- I do go to the Oracle far too often, be nice to try somewhere else. The only bad thing about the Oracle is the parking- it's the only large shopping centre that I can think off that charges for it (and charges quite a lot at that!) I use the park and ride but that's a bit of a pain when you've got loads of bags.

Hey, is anyone at Reading Uni? Whats the Uni like, is it a nice campus? And whats the town like-good nightlife? Also is the Uni well respected with employers? Cheers

I'm SO glad to be hearing such good things about Reading! I'm really excited about going there n this thread has made me even more so!
Particularly as it's not a university that (in my experience) is talked about very much.

I agree- it's not mentioned much is it? What course have you applied to study?

English Literature.. as I said, Reading's not renowned for the subject but of everywhere I visited it was the one place where the course AND the campus were just right!
What about you?

If you've picked like that then you're gonna have a blast at uni! I did the same, and ended up here where the uni isn't really renowned for chemistry (apart from the research) but the course was perfect, and i'm really enjoying myself!

That's exactly what I wanted to hear!!
Cheers!!

English Literature.. as I said, Reading's not renowned for the subject but of everywhere I visited it was the one place where the course AND the campus were just right!
What about you?

Law. Did you visit the Whiteknights Campus as well? I thought it was really nice.

Yeah I visited Whiteknights Campus, I loved the place! Particularly all the trees, gardens, lakes etc. Gotta start thinking about accommodation soon!

Whiteknights is a hall of residence and not a campus, is it not? It is however, one of the best halls in Reading.

Not really, unfortunately! But all you need to do is get a bus to the station and walk from there. And anyway Reading festival is in August, so you won't be at uni then!

Only thing about Reading is the cost of a night out, however I never used to go out on weeknights when i was at home, so i wouldn't know where the best student nights are as it does get cheaper during the week.