Swansea University

Is swansea a nice area to study?

I was under the impression it's a bit of a dump, with chavs etc.

Please tell me I am wrong?

Thanks

It's a city, so it's not going to be shiny and pretty. For a city though it's very small and uncrowded, and I've always found people to be friendly. There's low income areas that are a bit rough, sure, but they're pretty easily avoided. I feel pretty safe here. It's not the most up-to-date looking city either, but I think the best thing about it is how short of a drive it is to get to some really beautiful scenery, and being right on a beach is a plus because it's a lovely sandy stretch of beach. If you're tired of looking at grey buildings you can very, very quickly get a complete change of scenery with a short bus ride. I like how compact the city is, it really doesn't take long to get anywhere. I moved here before applying for university and intend to stay in the area afterwards too since I'm a fan.

If you want to see a bit of a dump, check out Middlesbrough. Dreadful the whole way through.

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George211197

It's like most cities really. A bit rough in some parts, with some nice new developments. It is very student orientated because it's a small city with a reasonably large university as well as another smaller university. Transport links are brilliant in the city, the campus is a little over a mile from the centre so getting into town on a night outs easy. I'd say as a student you generally won't see that much of the bad parts of Swansea unless you live in the student village