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Pros and Cons of studying in Manchester
Hey,
Im hoping to apply for Genetics OR Biomedical Sciences at Manchester this year and i was just wondering if you guys could give me a general idea of what its like studying in Manchester.
Anything about the City/Costs/Acommodation/Student Life or even the course if you know anything about it or biology courses in general.
Thanks!
Im hoping to apply for Genetics OR Biomedical Sciences at Manchester this year and i was just wondering if you guys could give me a general idea of what its like studying in Manchester.
Anything about the City/Costs/Acommodation/Student Life or even the course if you know anything about it or biology courses in general.
Thanks!
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there are no cons!!!
the citys got pretty much everything you need, accomodation is very very cheap, buses are cheap (£2 for a week pass at the min), decent nightlife (also cheap), good uni too!
someone else will prob give you a more detailed reply!
the citys got pretty much everything you need, accomodation is very very cheap, buses are cheap (£2 for a week pass at the min), decent nightlife (also cheap), good uni too!
someone else will prob give you a more detailed reply!
Manchester is not for everybody the area around the university is very innercity. However you can opt to live in places such as DIdsbury or Chorlton which are much greener and quieter than Fallowfield (the main student area) and you still get decent night live in these suburbs.
Manchester is very much a city for those who enjoy nightlife and music. There are gigs nearly every day in many venues and clubs are very cheap. One club even gives you free entry and two free drinks on a monday, and then its just 70p a drink!
Buses are cheap if you live down the Wilmslow Road area otherwise they can be more expensive, but a Unirider still works out at around £4 a week which is still very cheap. Buses are also very frequent.
Shops are brilliant, you have Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, a flagship M&S store all in the city centre and you also have great shops in the Trafford Centre which is just 20 minutes way by bus from the city centre.
In Manchester you get all the big city buzz but you're also only 30 minutes way by bus to rural countryside so you can easily escape if the noise of 100,000 students gets too much for you.
Manchester is very much a city for those who enjoy nightlife and music. There are gigs nearly every day in many venues and clubs are very cheap. One club even gives you free entry and two free drinks on a monday, and then its just 70p a drink!
Buses are cheap if you live down the Wilmslow Road area otherwise they can be more expensive, but a Unirider still works out at around £4 a week which is still very cheap. Buses are also very frequent.
Shops are brilliant, you have Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, a flagship M&S store all in the city centre and you also have great shops in the Trafford Centre which is just 20 minutes way by bus from the city centre.
In Manchester you get all the big city buzz but you're also only 30 minutes way by bus to rural countryside so you can easily escape if the noise of 100,000 students gets too much for you.
Manchester is alright
the pros are the cost of living is relatively cheap, the city is quite compact which makes it easy to learn all the important establishments.The student population is quite large which may have its advantages as well as disadvantages.
The cons are
1 the weather, it rains almost on a daily basis.
2 the area in which the unis are located are quite tough neighbourhoods.
the pros are the cost of living is relatively cheap, the city is quite compact which makes it easy to learn all the important establishments.The student population is quite large which may have its advantages as well as disadvantages.
The cons are
1 the weather, it rains almost on a daily basis.
2 the area in which the unis are located are quite tough neighbourhoods.
naz04
Manchester is alright
the pros are the cost of living is relatively cheap, the city is quite compact which makes it easy to learn all the important establishments.The student population is quite large which may have its advantages as well as disadvantages.
The cons are
1 the weather, it rains almost on a daily basis.
2 the area in which the unis are located are quite tough neighbourhoods.
the pros are the cost of living is relatively cheap, the city is quite compact which makes it easy to learn all the important establishments.The student population is quite large which may have its advantages as well as disadvantages.
The cons are
1 the weather, it rains almost on a daily basis.
2 the area in which the unis are located are quite tough neighbourhoods.
It dosn't rain on a daily basis. This year has been one of the wetest years on record. It dosn't rain any more in Manchester than in a lot of UK cities. Manchester is probably slightly warmer than the UK average too.
The areas around the Manchester universities are not that rough, having lived in Chorlton all my life and going to school in Moss Side I can honestly say it is all over hyped. If you want to see what rough is go to a council estate in Benchill.
I heard that you can feel very lost and anonymous because the uni is so big! 
I was worried about feeling anonymous but it's been fine. you still belong to a department and a certain course and if you need help with anything there is always someone who will try and help you.
The city obviously has some bad areas but you can avoid them, don't walk around at night if you're worried, the buses run until about 3am and you could always get a taxi. Most locals i've met have been friendly etc.. i don't think you need to worry about it being a 'tough city'. just don't get involved with things like drugs and the likelihood is that you'll be fine.
It's fairly cheap to live here, obviously the price of accommodation varies but drinks and nights out are much cheaper than i'm used to.
The overcrowding on the bus does get really annoying. a lot of the time it's fine but they really will try and get as many people as possible onto the bus even if it is more than is techinically allowed...
It does seem to rain a lot here, ecspecially today!!! and it's freezing. i don't know how people can't be cold?!
I can't say it's anyway near the most beautiful city but there's loads to do, they have all the usual high street shops as well as a lot of other more expensive ones.
The city obviously has some bad areas but you can avoid them, don't walk around at night if you're worried, the buses run until about 3am and you could always get a taxi. Most locals i've met have been friendly etc.. i don't think you need to worry about it being a 'tough city'. just don't get involved with things like drugs and the likelihood is that you'll be fine.
It's fairly cheap to live here, obviously the price of accommodation varies but drinks and nights out are much cheaper than i'm used to.
The overcrowding on the bus does get really annoying. a lot of the time it's fine but they really will try and get as many people as possible onto the bus even if it is more than is techinically allowed...
It does seem to rain a lot here, ecspecially today!!! and it's freezing. i don't know how people can't be cold?!
I can't say it's anyway near the most beautiful city but there's loads to do, they have all the usual high street shops as well as a lot of other more expensive ones.
Yes crowded buses are a con!, before yesterday (or was it before Tuesday...) it hadn't rained for a good 3/4 days, it hasn't been all that bad, yet. Thousands of people swamping you with flyers for a 20m stretch outside the union is a con, but let's not kid ourselves, these are minor things relative to the mintness of this place, the town centre is incredible, it seems like almost everything is new (interiors anyway), I thought Nottingham had a good town centre but it looks shabby compared to Manc city centre.
Oh yeh, and swimming at the aquatics centre is free on a friday with a student card
Oh yeh, and swimming at the aquatics centre is free on a friday with a student card
One thing that is good for you lot is that Manchester's econemey is largely student based. The universities mean you have lots of clubs/pubs but it also helps the retail sector. Larger companies are also drawn to Manchester because it has an abudant supply of good graduates but office space is cheaper than London (although in 2001 Manchester was in the top ten most expensive cities in the world to rent an office 
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The trick with the buses to avoid Magicbuses and Stagecoach. Try and get a UK North or R *******s which are often empty. The simple matter is with regard to public transport is the South Manchester area NEEDs the metrolink but this labour government in London have put a stop to that
)The trick with the buses to avoid Magicbuses and Stagecoach. Try and get a UK North or R *******s which are often empty. The simple matter is with regard to public transport is the South Manchester area NEEDs the metrolink but this labour government in London have put a stop to that
Tev
I.E the places I'm not in
You could live on the Hardy Farm hall of residents, its only 5 minutes walk from a lot of trendy bars and 25 minutes on the bus to the university. However the road is very quiete, it is near large fields and you really get a good view at night. In my early drinking years I often used to go to these fields (Chorlton Meadows/Hardy Farm) and look up at the sky.
I am sure the light pollution problem is just as bad as other major cities though.
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