So what is Anglia Ruskin actually like? This is coming from a white middle class suburban kid that should of probably knuckled down a touch more in school. note: I'm only reviewing the Chelmsford side of "ARU". I'm also going to be writing this strictly on the social side of things, as academically the lectures are decent enough.
People
Primarily, Anglia Ruskin is full of students that didn't quite make the cut. The running joke between my inner circle of pals (who had to be hunted out in and amongst the sh*te) at the Uni is that we're basically at a delinquent university. As savage as that sounds.
To cut to the chase, all my mates from back home are, and I'm not gunna lie, at a much higher classed Uni. Having visited these Uni's to meet my "home friends" multiple times I can without doubt say people at these better classed uni's, are decent lads you'd also befriend at home. Whereas 10% are a bit wobbly.
In comparison to Anglia Ruskin, where the numbers are the complete opposite. 10% are solid lads you'd befriend back home, whereas the 90% are certified weirdos. Hence the bit about me having to hunt out decent pals in an amongst the sh*te. Probably my hardest task to date, but one for the CV most definitely. #proactivelad
Also, there's **** loads of wannabe Skepta's crawling about. So if chav, ahem I mean, roadman, is your thing, then be my guest. Sound like a right snob (I'm not) but truth be told the majority of people at Anglia Ruskin are older people who have flopped previously so have come back to Uni; people who want a visa; or the ones from London who had nothing better to do with their life's so hopped into a Micky mouse course, of which they end up flopping because they spent too much time smoking the devil lettuce. But in general, the majority of people are from the lower class areas of London.
Facilities
The university campus is absolutely tiny in comparison to the majority. Which does offer a homely feel, if you enjoy socialising with the people described above ๐๐ญ. For the small minority of normal people that attend, enjoyment is hard pressed. Although they do have bare ping pong tables scattered about, which is as random as it is ****ing heroic.
Due to the small campus, the student union is dead. Whereas at a normal decent uni, the SU pops off 2x a week easy with hundreds attending. Anglia Ruskin student union has about 20/30 inside tops, on the one or two decent nights it holds in the year. Basically, we get less students in the whole year than the majority of normal universities get in a week. Bit of a heartbreaker for my fellow party boys ๐
Conclusion
The lectures and academic side is actually pretty ****ing decent. Just gets let down massively by the people who do attend. Like I said I should of knuckled down much more than I did prior to Uni to end up somewhere slightly better/ more my style, so only myself to blame. But more to the point, just thought I'd write up an honest review for anyone preeing Anglia Ruskin as an option. As you generally don't get a feel for the social side on a one off open day, so here we have it.
Cheers lads xx