Is Goldsmiths a good University?

3 people, all with glowing praise for this university and all with new accounts with exactly one post - this one.

@BlinkyBill

3 people, all with glowing praise for this university and all with new accounts with exactly one post - this one.

@BlinkyBill

Hi Reality Check,

Came across this post while scrolling (as a guest), mentioned it to a few of my classmates and I think we just wanted to set the record straight (which we obviously couldn't do without creating accounts). There seems to be a fair bit of misinformation surrounding law at Goldsmiths from people who couldn't possibly know. It's a brand new course and I am in the first cohort...ever. As I am also a third year, this means that there are no rankings at all for law here yet you seem pretty assured in saying that "It's pretty crap, to be honest. You could do a lot better."

Just wondering where you got your information given that there currently is none?

No malice intended with this response, I just know how valuable this forum was for me when looking at universities, and I wanted to make sure that mine was given a fair representation so students can make an informed choice

Would a uni really stoop low enough to hire trolls to promote them? Anyways with law isn't it better to go to the best university you can? Not to mention the dodgy area that is New Cross.

Shouldn't you be more worried if it's a new course since you don't know how employers are going to treat it?

Definitely, I had my reservations as well when I applied because of the uncertainty of it being a new course! Employers have been receptive so far, so currently it's a bet that's paying off for me. I'm not telling anyone that this is definitely the university for them, I just wanted to say that it has been a fantastic decision for me personally, and that I don't think people should discount it as a viable university option based on the opinion of what someone on the internet thinks it may be like.

Hi! I’m literally on the second year of this course. Goldsmiths is a great uni and the Law department go above and beyond to support students. I have not heard anyone from my course say that they haven’t received feedback on their work. The Law department also helps us with networking and provides us with multiple opportunities to enrich our CV.As for crime rate, its a London university. London is a big city and as such the crime rate is obviously going to be higher than a place like Northampton.

What is this thread full of new accounts trying to convince us that Goldsmiths is a good uni?

Because sadly there isn’t the option to respond without an account.

If giving our opinions and thoughts on our experience at goldsmiths so prospective students can have their questions answered more accurately means creating an account, we’re all more than happy to do that and that’s evidence that the department must be doing something right.

Hi everyone, thanks for all your reply's about the university.
Ive applied to university now through Ucas. In the end i did not apply to goldsmiths, I applied to Royal Holloway, uni of Sheffield, uni of Liverpool, uni of Brighton and edge hill university.

Good luck with your choices - hope you get an offer you're happy with

Thank you. I've had 5 offers back just choosing where to go now.

Oh really, from the rest of the replies apparently its rubbish. Where did you get the info from?

It's pretty crap, to be honest. You could do a lot better.