Going To UEL? My Experience
I am currently studying law at UEL as this is the nearest university to me and I decided I would apply there. First off I want to say I am disappointed at the way the university is structured. The law school is totally split away from both the main buildings, you have the main university in docklands and you have the stratford campus and then 10 minute walk from there the law school. I am totally bemused as to why they put the law school seperate? I wanted to university feel and I do not think I am getting it, I hear about some funny things going on at docklands and I seem to be missing it.
The law school has around maybe 250 people in it at one time, it looks busy most the days but once you go into the building and see how small it really is and not being able to interact with other students studying other things it just makes me want to leave. I could walk down 10 minutes to the stratford campus but there is no reason for me to be there and it is not that big.
Overall from what I know about docklands it seems to be good but if you are studying law like me you will find it a let down. I have no idea about what events or anything is going on in docklands and even the e-mail system only recieves e-mails concerning the law school and not the university. BIG LET DOWN!
I am gonna wait until the 8th of feb for my results and then decide if I should transfer out.
If you are gonna apply for law at UEL and are looking for the university experience then you are wasting your time because you will not find it here. If you do a combined degree you will spend 1 or 2 days a week at docklands and that could be worthwhile, who knows. I was gonna do a combined degree but thought it would hold no advantage and going to docklands for only 1 day and 2 days at duncan house just was not what I wanted.
The law school has around maybe 250 people in it at one time, it looks busy most the days but once you go into the building and see how small it really is and not being able to interact with other students studying other things it just makes me want to leave. I could walk down 10 minutes to the stratford campus but there is no reason for me to be there and it is not that big.
Overall from what I know about docklands it seems to be good but if you are studying law like me you will find it a let down. I have no idea about what events or anything is going on in docklands and even the e-mail system only recieves e-mails concerning the law school and not the university. BIG LET DOWN!
I am gonna wait until the 8th of feb for my results and then decide if I should transfer out.
If you are gonna apply for law at UEL and are looking for the university experience then you are wasting your time because you will not find it here. If you do a combined degree you will spend 1 or 2 days a week at docklands and that could be worthwhile, who knows. I was gonna do a combined degree but thought it would hold no advantage and going to docklands for only 1 day and 2 days at duncan house just was not what I wanted.
I study at Stratford too but on the Stratford Campus rather than Duncan House and I will admit it's a bit annoying living on Campus (In Docklands!) and having to travel around 40 minutes to get into university... I'll also agree that the campus are very self-contained, there is very little interaction between the campuses.
Oh well, 2½ years to go!
PS: I know our results come out on the 8th of February but do you already know most of them anyway? I know two of my results (I got 1sts in both, trumpet blowing) but am still waiting for my final grade in one module.
Oh well, 2½ years to go!
PS: I know our results come out on the 8th of February but do you already know most of them anyway? I know two of my results (I got 1sts in both, trumpet blowing) but am still waiting for my final grade in one module.
Iscariot
I study at Stratford too but on the Stratford Campus rather than Duncan House and I will admit it's a bit annoying living on Campus (In Docklands!) and having to travel around 40 minutes to get into university... I'll also agree that the campus are very self-contained, there is very little interaction between the campuses.
Oh well, 2½ years to go!
PS: I know our results come out on the 8th of February but do you already know most of them anyway? I know two of my results (I got 1sts in both, trumpet blowing) but am still waiting for my final grade in one module.
Oh well, 2½ years to go!
PS: I know our results come out on the 8th of February but do you already know most of them anyway? I know two of my results (I got 1sts in both, trumpet blowing) but am still waiting for my final grade in one module.
What you studying?
All 3 modules I did the results come out on the 8th, I rang the law school to find out if results have been posted and they said "People keep ringing here asking about the results when you have been sent an email regarding release day" how rude. I was gonna go down there and have her talk to me like that in my face because the email does not clear up anything as far as I am concerned. As for my results I will surprised if I do not get 2 firsts at least but you never know what happens, I know I messed up one of my courseworks a little but I hope it still gets me the first I was looking for.
I am considering moving to queen mary, middlesex or kingston and taking my 2nd year there.
Do you enjoy living on docklands campus?
I study Biomedical Sciences at Stratford. When I first got here I contemplated changing university, but realistically I'm not going to get many places higher with my pretty ordinary A-level results (3Cs) so I figured I'd just get on with it. Many universities I suspect, even with a glowing first year record, will be hesitant to take you unless your A-levels are at least very close to the entrance requirements for a first year straight out of school.
Living on Docklands is fine I think, the rooms have everything I need and the area around here is bearable. People seem to love complaining so much about this place that they seem to forget it's their own decision to be here. I don't "love" this university and I don't run around screaming to everyone how wonderful UEL, I just study. With a 1st or a 2:1 you can probably go up in the world, so this is just a stepping stone I'd say.
Queen Mary's could be the hardest university to get into since it's quite a popular university and has much higher entry requirements than UEL.
Just a bit of tick-tock on the clock until you find out your grades. Good luck.
Living on Docklands is fine I think, the rooms have everything I need and the area around here is bearable. People seem to love complaining so much about this place that they seem to forget it's their own decision to be here. I don't "love" this university and I don't run around screaming to everyone how wonderful UEL, I just study. With a 1st or a 2:1 you can probably go up in the world, so this is just a stepping stone I'd say.
Queen Mary's could be the hardest university to get into since it's quite a popular university and has much higher entry requirements than UEL.
Just a bit of tick-tock on the clock until you find out your grades. Good luck.
Iscariot
I study Biomedical Sciences at Stratford. When I first got here I contemplated changing university, but realistically I'm not going to get many places higher with my pretty ordinary A-level results (3Cs) so I figured I'd just get on with it. Many universities I suspect, even with a glowing first year record, will be hesitant to take you unless your A-levels are at least very close to the entrance requirements for a first year straight out of school.
Living on Docklands is fine I think, the rooms have everything I need and the area around here is bearable. People seem to love complaining so much about this place that they seem to forget it's their own decision to be here. I don't "love" this university and I don't run around screaming to everyone how wonderful UEL, I just study. With a 1st or a 2:1 you can probably go up in the world, so this is just a stepping stone I'd say.
Queen Mary's could be the hardest university to get into since it's quite a popular university and has much higher entry requirements than UEL.
Just a bit of tick-tock on the clock until you find out your grades. Good luck.
Living on Docklands is fine I think, the rooms have everything I need and the area around here is bearable. People seem to love complaining so much about this place that they seem to forget it's their own decision to be here. I don't "love" this university and I don't run around screaming to everyone how wonderful UEL, I just study. With a 1st or a 2:1 you can probably go up in the world, so this is just a stepping stone I'd say.
Queen Mary's could be the hardest university to get into since it's quite a popular university and has much higher entry requirements than UEL.
Just a bit of tick-tock on the clock until you find out your grades. Good luck.
Thanks.
I think QM might be hard to get into to, who knows but it is worth a try I would say since I get 6 choices. I would stay at UEL if I was at docklands but since I am not I seem to be unhappy about the little interaction at the moment.
Where is the SU bar? I hear about it but I have no idea where it is. Do alot of people go there? I am trying to find something to do for the 3-4 hour gaps I have instead of hanging around the shopping centre or being in the IT centre.
I know there are sports teams at UEL but where are they and do you know where I can find any information on them? Seriously the student union does a bad job letting everyone outside of docklands know what is going on.
I play rugby and the guy who is the captain of the team is Matt. There's also a hockey team but I don't know the first thing about who runs it.
The SU bar at Stratford has effectively closed after the SU pulled it's alcohol license due to lack of business. The SU bar was apparently losing £4000 a month at Stratford, they are still open but don't sell alcohol and probably don't have evening opening hours as a result. The SU bar is at Dockland's campus, it's usually pretty quiet but some nights it's a bit more lively, a SU nightclub is opening at the new accommodation sometime in April apparently, but the date keeps getting pushed back since the builders seem to work so slowly.
The SU bar at Stratford has effectively closed after the SU pulled it's alcohol license due to lack of business. The SU bar was apparently losing £4000 a month at Stratford, they are still open but don't sell alcohol and probably don't have evening opening hours as a result. The SU bar is at Dockland's campus, it's usually pretty quiet but some nights it's a bit more lively, a SU nightclub is opening at the new accommodation sometime in April apparently, but the date keeps getting pushed back since the builders seem to work so slowly.
Iscariot
I play rugby and the guy who is the captain of the team is Matt. There's also a hockey team but I don't know the first thing about who runs it.
The SU bar at Stratford has effectively closed after the SU pulled it's alcohol license due to lack of business. The SU bar was apparently losing £4000 a month at Stratford, they are still open but don't sell alcohol and probably don't have evening opening hours as a result. The SU bar is at Dockland's campus, it's usually pretty quiet but some nights it's a bit more lively, a SU nightclub is opening at the new accommodation sometime in April apparently, but the date keeps getting pushed back since the builders seem to work so slowly.
The SU bar at Stratford has effectively closed after the SU pulled it's alcohol license due to lack of business. The SU bar was apparently losing £4000 a month at Stratford, they are still open but don't sell alcohol and probably don't have evening opening hours as a result. The SU bar is at Dockland's campus, it's usually pretty quiet but some nights it's a bit more lively, a SU nightclub is opening at the new accommodation sometime in April apparently, but the date keeps getting pushed back since the builders seem to work so slowly.
I do not play rugby as I prefer american football way more. I am gonna see if I can find out anything about the hockey team.
I heard about the SU bar and there was a long argument in my e-mail box between a student and the student union which I found amusing. I might end up applying to greenwich university because it has around 10 sports team and other things you can do in your free time unlike UEL.
I think I know where the SU bar is now, I remember I saw it when I went to docklands once.
What is this about? uelsu to open a new bar, common room and restaurant
Contrary to reports that executive are to close the shops and bars!! the executive is proud to announce that the UELSU will be opening a new venue which includes a 650 people capacity bar, a cafe bar and a common room, all this will be ready by the end of Semester B. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask Caston Matewu (General Secretary)
Iscariot
Greenwich is even lower on university league tables than UEL, isn't that a step in the wrong direction?
Could be. I doubt I will go there though. I e-mailed jaq to find out if UEL will ever get a american football or cricket team and if they do that will pretty much keep me at UEL till the end of my degree.
Iscariot
I'd love a cricket side too but I wouldn't hold your breath. However funnily enough there is a picture of UEL students playing cricket somewhere on the UELsu webpage...
Well apparently there was a cricket team last year and this year there was one but it got cancelled because not enough people signed up. I see no reason why jaq would go against there being a cricket club again if there was enough people who signed up to it. I do not know how they advertise the sports clubs but I will willing to give it a big shout at the law school if it gets the go ahead.
Iscariot
I study Biomedical Sciences at Stratford. When I first got here I contemplated changing university, but realistically I'm not going to get many places higher with my pretty ordinary A-level results (3Cs) so I figured I'd just get on with it. Many universities I suspect, even with a glowing first year record, will be hesitant to take you unless your A-levels are at least very close to the entrance requirements for a first year straight out of school.
Living on Docklands is fine I think, the rooms have everything I need and the area around here is bearable. People seem to love complaining so much about this place that they seem to forget it's their own decision to be here. I don't "love" this university and I don't run around screaming to everyone how wonderful UEL, I just study. With a 1st or a 2:1 you can probably go up in the world, so this is just a stepping stone I'd say.
Queen Mary's could be the hardest university to get into since it's quite a popular university and has much higher entry requirements than UEL.
Just a bit of tick-tock on the clock until you find out your grades. Good luck.
Living on Docklands is fine I think, the rooms have everything I need and the area around here is bearable. People seem to love complaining so much about this place that they seem to forget it's their own decision to be here. I don't "love" this university and I don't run around screaming to everyone how wonderful UEL, I just study. With a 1st or a 2:1 you can probably go up in the world, so this is just a stepping stone I'd say.
Queen Mary's could be the hardest university to get into since it's quite a popular university and has much higher entry requirements than UEL.
Just a bit of tick-tock on the clock until you find out your grades. Good luck.
how exactly is the stratford campus? i am doing psychology there in september. was really dejected when i found out i wont be in the docks.
Original post by Iscariot
I study Biomedical Sciences at Stratford. When I first got here I contemplated changing university, but realistically I'm not going to get many places higher with my pretty ordinary A-level results (3Cs) so I figured I'd just get on with it. Many universities I suspect, even with a glowing first year record, will be hesitant to take you unless your A-levels are at least very close to the entrance requirements for a first year straight out of school.
Living on Docklands is fine I think, the rooms have everything I need and the area around here is bearable. People seem to love complaining so much about this place that they seem to forget it's their own decision to be here. I don't "love" this university and I don't run around screaming to everyone how wonderful UEL, I just study. With a 1st or a 2:1 you can probably go up in the world, so this is just a stepping stone I'd say.
Queen Mary's could be the hardest university to get into since it's quite a popular university and has much higher entry requirements than UEL.
Just a bit of tick-tock on the clock until you find out your grades. Good luck.
Living on Docklands is fine I think, the rooms have everything I need and the area around here is bearable. People seem to love complaining so much about this place that they seem to forget it's their own decision to be here. I don't "love" this university and I don't run around screaming to everyone how wonderful UEL, I just study. With a 1st or a 2:1 you can probably go up in the world, so this is just a stepping stone I'd say.
Queen Mary's could be the hardest university to get into since it's quite a popular university and has much higher entry requirements than UEL.
Just a bit of tick-tock on the clock until you find out your grades. Good luck.
hellos
I am georgian girl. have just received an offer from UEL- biomedical sciences. as a non-eu student i will have to spend a loot during my studies there.
i hesitate a loot. afraid of wasting my time and money there.
any advice would be so much useful form me from you.
looking forward to your answer.
thanks
liza
Hey, I was wondering could you help me with something?
I received an email from the University of East London saying the following: Dear Chris, Congratulations!
Your application to study with us has been successful! We welcome you to our ambitious and progressive learning community.
Log into UCAS Track to:
View details of your offer
Find out the deadline to make your choice, as set by UCAS
Accept your offer (Firm Accept or Insurance)
You can use the link below to chat with us live, or connect through the portal.
Well done on your successful application to the University of East London - the careers-led university.
So, I was wondering does that mean the place is mine as in confirmed?
I had received a conditional offer on the 5th of February but I provided my previous exam result documentation a day or two ago and received the above email, so did the exam documents make me meet the requirements or...?
Thanks. Any help would be appreciated.
I received an email from the University of East London saying the following: Dear Chris, Congratulations!
Your application to study with us has been successful! We welcome you to our ambitious and progressive learning community.
Log into UCAS Track to:
View details of your offer
Find out the deadline to make your choice, as set by UCAS
Accept your offer (Firm Accept or Insurance)
You can use the link below to chat with us live, or connect through the portal.
Well done on your successful application to the University of East London - the careers-led university.
So, I was wondering does that mean the place is mine as in confirmed?
I had received a conditional offer on the 5th of February but I provided my previous exam result documentation a day or two ago and received the above email, so did the exam documents make me meet the requirements or...?
Thanks. Any help would be appreciated.
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