Is Liverpool Hope "ghastly"?

There's a reason they call it Liverpool No Hope.

It doesn't really matter if he wants to do health and social care

He's really interested in every area of the subject. Would love to teach it in a FE college one day.

I meant that it doesn't really matter where he goes if that's what he wants to study

Really? OMG. I asked a random girl on F/Book who I saw studied there. She said she was really shocked to hear what that man had said. She said all the members of staff she has met have been so caring and supportive. She said because it is so small all the students call the lecturers by their first names and all the members of staff are really committed to their work. Can I ask why it is known as Liverpool No Hope?

Due to the general lack of job opportunities after graduation and the run-down, depressive feel of the university itself. If your son will be doing health and social care then the first point won't matter so much, though it would be far better to study at a university with better facilities and a more lively atmosphere than Hope.

I love Hope. I wouldn't have picked anywhere else. I am actually shocked that someone would come in and find it awful. The staff are incredibly supportive of their students and, certainly in my department, they try to get to know you on a 1-to-1 basis so that they can communicate with you easily and understand people. It's really sad to see that opinion has been put across. I wouldn't travel 300 miles to Uni if I didn't enjoy it.
If you want any other information please tell me, although I can't say much for the Health and Social Care course, as I'm not studying there, but it's such a pretty campus and feels really inclusive, so I would recommend it.

Hi there,

Apologies for the delay in responding to this! It's a shame to hear those comments about someone's visit. He may class us as a "failing University" but our rising league table positions and overall student satisfaction score tell a different story. We've just risen 25 places in the latest league table, making us the 4th best University in the North West (out of 12 Universities): https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/universities/top-5-universities-in-the-north-west-2018/ and we are actually second in the UK for overall student satisfaction: http://www.hope.ac.uk/news/newsitems/liverpoolhopesoarsintimesgooduniversityguidetable.html

As other posters have said, the best thing would be to come and visit our beautiful campus for yourself and chat to our students and staff to see what you think. In the meantime we have lots of videos on our Facebook and YouTube page that can give you some idea of what life at Hope is really like.

Hope that helps you a little bit - if you need anything else just let us know

Amy

Completely agree with everything said here and there are so many many more reasons why you should avoid this university. Not in any way worth the amount of debt you will find yourself in, both financially and academically. Avoid at all costs. Terribly run university with under qualified, biased and unprofessional tutors. Liverpool is a fantastic city and there are other great unis (John Moore's, uni of, and edge hill) which are definitely worth looking into. Hope university is a business and I am determined to cut off the supply line. A decent looking university and campus says NOTHING about quality of teaching and learning.