Hardly any girls as MMU - True?!

The official figures say there is a ratio of 41:59 male to female.
So who ever you heard it from is talking crap.
Obviously different courses have different ratios though, engineering will be male dominated and fashion female dominated - as always.

What about business subjects? I'm guessing half and half?

Btw it's not a massive issue, it's just someone gave a ridiculous statement that it was mainly guys

Not sure about business! I'll ask my flat mates for you

haha don't worry, it's good to find out things like this before heading to a university! You wouldn't want to be stuck with a bunch of people you don't get along with for example!

Oh cool do you goto MMU now?

I do Live in Cambridge halls.

Sorry to pester, but would love to know from someone who goes there already

How is Manchester as a place to study as a student?

How is Man Met in general? It's an ex poly but i've heard it's one of the better ones!
What course are you studying!

Wow, the halls i'm hoping to live in next year!

No worries! It's always good to get an insight on these things!



Put simply, brilliant.
There is so much going on in Manchester, it has by far the largest student population in the country - With over 70,000 students in just MMU and Uni of Manchester Plenty of Bars and clubs. Ranging from pretty trendy bars with a really relaxed atmosphere perfect for a quiet few drinks all the way to wearhouse project which can only be described as a legal rave.
I honestly think there is something for everyone in this city.
The two universities are located on the same road, which concentrates all of the students into one area during the day (with the exception of a few other campuses such as Hollings or Uni of Manchesters North campus.)
Local businesses really recognise that most of their income is student based, so there are plenty of cheap places to eat and drink.
I love Manchester, though I am bias due to the fact I was born here
The only thing I do like is just how urban it is, I spent most of my life living in a rural part of North Wales, and I do miss the country side! But if your used to the city, then you'll love it!




I'm studying Environmental Science (Pretty much a more scientific form of physical Geography for those who don't know) and I'm very impressed with my course and department (Environmental and Geographic Sciences).
They throw plenty of work at you, treat you like academics and the work certainly doesn't feel 'dumbed down' - comparing it to my girlfriends Geography course at the Uni of Manchester I would honestly say the work is of the same level both in terms of difficulty and quality.
But from what I've seen, the uni as a whole is very hit and miss.
Some departments are very good, others just seem to be awful - For example: I've had quite a few friends moan about the computing side of the Sci-Eng department.
This is very true for teaching quality too, plenty of people complaining that the lecturer is boring, monotonous and just reads of slides. I've not experienced it at all, so I won't comment.
Most of it is what you get out of you experience at Uni. If you put in hard work, the uni will reward you in terms of good degree classification!

The same goes for the buildings. The building I spend most of my time in, John Dalton is showing its age. It's not too bad on the inside in most parts, but you can suddenly go from being in a fairly nice part of the building and suddenly find your self right back to the 1970s! The Business school building is superb though!
But my department seems well equipped, much of which is pretty current technology (i.e. Core i7 processors in out computer rooms etc)

The union is alright. Dead cheap, but pretty dull all week with the exception of Wednesdays - which is sports social night.
It's cheap and cheerful, pool is 30p and the food is surprisingly nice!
The union is great in terms of helping you when you need it, in fact the whole Uni seems to have a great support network.



I really enjoy these halls! Word of warning, if your a quiet type who doesn't enjoy socialising and going out - I'd seriously think about looking else where. It's got the reputation of 'the party halls' for a reason! It's often very noisy at night (something you get used too very quickly).

Other than that, superb. Sharing the showers and toilets hasn't been a struggle at all, the kitchens are plenty large enough and the rooms do the job.
Not massive bed rooms, but you'll quickly realise it's plenty of space for your needs.

If you've got anymore questions feel free to ask. It's hard to think of a summery about the uni for you

The Business school building is superb though!

My cousin studies at UoM 8 years ago, and in his second year lived in Moss Side! :O That wasn't a nice area at all. But it seems that for a typical MMU + UoM student, there isn't much reason to venture out of the central area?

Manchester as a place looks like an amazing place to study, guess you never get bored in a place like Manchester?!
Alot cheaper than London too

Wow, the halls i'm hoping to live in next year!
Don't suppose I could ask you a few questions ?

How is Manchester as a place to study as a student?
How is Man Met in general? It's an ex poly but i've heard it's one of the better ones!
What course are you studying!

Sorry to pester, but would love to know from someone who goes there already

Finding it hard to choose between Cardiff Met and Manchester Met!

That a coincidence. I am struggling to choose between Cardiff Met and Manchester Met aswell. May I ask what you are planning on studying?

Business Management

I heard they had a massive new business school built this year, apparently it's amazing!

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I applied for Business Management as well !! Yes it is a great building, I went to an open day there. Also Cardiff Met has a its own business school. Have you applied yet?

Awesome reply! Thanks very much for that write up, very helpful for someone who is strongly considering studying there!
Glad to have a down to earth person respond, when ask TSR what uni to goto with my grades (BCC) - loads of them say rubbish like "oh just get a job, no point going to a uni with those grades"

No those halls sound great for me! Wanting to study hard obviously, but also meet people that are fun!
Don't suppose you could ask your friends who study business what they think of studying that course at MMU? I believe they've just had a £80 business building built!

My cousin studies at UoM 8 years ago, and in his second year lived in Moss Side! :O That wasn't a nice area at all. But it seems that for a typical MMU + UoM student, there isn't much reason to venture out of the central area?

Manchester as a place looks like an amazing place to study, guess you never get bored in a place like Manchester?!
Alot cheaper than London too

Thanks again, sorry to keep spamming!

Oh really, I haven't been round it!
Is it nice on the inside too ? What about the location
Apparently MMU is quite grotty in some departments + courses, but it seems good for business subjects!

Haven't applied at all yet, my UCAS is all ready to send off - but just waiting on my reference to be finished. It shouldn't be long! (I left school this year after my A levels, so currently on a gap year ).
UWIC looks to be ranked quite a bit lower than MMU with business, but I would love to hear what people think of the department at UWIC (cardiff met)

Hey!
Sorry for the late reply mate

Ignore the fools on tsr - You don't need top grades to get places in life, just determination and hard graft. It doesn't matter what uni you go to, if you have both of them qualities you'll move on to bigger and better things.

I've had a chance to speak to two of my friends doing Business courses.
One is doing Business and finance, the other Business Management.
They both said they seem to have more female than males on their course, but not by much (roughly a 40:60 male:female ratio.).
Both of them did mention that there seems to be a pretty sizeable foreign student population on Business courses, which might be of interest to you.

They both agreed the Business school building its self is superb. I've been in, even had lectures in there and I'm tempted to agree. It's very modern and, in many ways, feels 'Business like'. It has some pretty awesome lecturer theatres too, but most people overlook the architectural brilliance of them . If you ask me it's a superb environment to spend 3 years in!
The guy doing Business and Finance loves his course, but dislikes the fact he can't understand one of his lecturers
He seems to be in pretty late though, and he has two lectures a week lasting for 3 hours which seems a bit strange to me!
The other guy is only in two days a week - But they are full days. That really annoys him, which I think I'd agree with. But he says that the course is so far so good, bit more work than he expected but that's not something to complain about!


Like Bullets said, most students stick to the 'Oxford Road corridor' area, it's uncommon to venture further abroad from the Oxford Road area and the City Centre truth be told!
I'm obviously from Manchester, so I know the area pretty well. I'd recommend venturing away from the normal student areas sometimes though! On the whole it's a safe city, I've certainly never had any real trouble (other than drunkards thinking it's funny to pick a fight with the tall guy in the pub ) and I've never genuinely felt unsafe.
It's not typical to live in Moss Side as a student, most live in the Withington/Fallowfield area. Moss Side isn't actually that bad - No way near the roughest part of Manchester anymore! So much money has gone into regenerating parts of the Moss Side area, it does seem to me that more and more students are living that way. (Moss Side is actually a very large area, most don't realise that)

You'd be hard pressed to get bored in Manchester as a student. There are so many things to do! Plenty of sports clubs at the MMUnion too

Well it is funny you say that UWIC is lower than MMU as at UWIC you need 3 Bs and MMU you need BBC. IMO both cities are great but Manchester is slightly better IMO. At UWIC the business school is quite far from the city centre itself. However if you enjoy taking playing sports it is great as there is a world class sport centre at another site and you're even given an afternoon off to play sport!
What are you doing on your gap year?

Hey!
Sorry for the late reply mate

Ignore the fools on tsr - You don't need top grades to get places in life, just determination and hard graft. It doesn't matter what uni you go to, if you have both of them qualities you'll move on to bigger and better things.

I've had a chance to speak to two of my friends doing Business courses.
One is doing Business and finance, the other Business Management.
They both said they seem to have more female than males on their course, but not by much (roughly a 40:60 male:female ratio.).
Both of them did mention that there seems to be a pretty sizeable foreign student population on Business courses, which might be of interest to you.

They both agreed the Business school building its self is superb. I've been in, even had lectures in there and I'm tempted to agree. It's very modern and, in many ways, feels 'Business like'. It has some pretty awesome lecturer theatres too, but most people overlook the architectural brilliance of them . If you ask me it's a superb environment to spend 3 years in!
The guy doing Business and Finance loves his course, but dislikes the fact he can't understand one of his lecturers
He seems to be in pretty late though, and he has two lectures a week lasting for 3 hours which seems a bit strange to me!
The other guy is only in two days a week - But they are full days. That really annoys him, which I think I'd agree with. But he says that the course is so far so good, bit more work than he expected but that's not something to complain about!


Like Bullets said, most students stick to the 'Oxford Road corridor' area, it's uncommon to venture further abroad from the Oxford Road area and the City Centre truth be told!
I'm obviously from Manchester, so I know the area pretty well. I'd recommend venturing away from the normal student areas sometimes though! On the whole it's a safe city, I've certainly never had any real trouble (other than drunkards thinking it's funny to pick a fight with the tall guy in the pub ) and I've never genuinely felt unsafe.
It's not typical to live in Moss Side as a student, most live in the Withington/Fallowfield area. Moss Side isn't actually that bad - No way near the roughest part of Manchester anymore! So much money has gone into regenerating parts of the Moss Side area, it does seem to me that more and more students are living that way. (Moss Side is actually a very large area, most don't realise that)

You'd be hard pressed to get bored in Manchester as a student. There are so many things to do! Plenty of sports clubs at the MMUnion too