POC at Exeter

Hi,
I got an offer from Exeter for general engineering and I already firmed it, but the only thing I’m worried about is the lack of POC and the “poshness” I’ve heard from people and from what I saw on the offer holder day, which put me off the uni. Other than that I loved the campus and the course seems pretty good. I thought about clearing but it’s so risky. I was wondering if anyone could share their experiences of the uni, and if I’m overthinking it or best if I look at another uni. Thank you!

Hi Anonymous,
Congratulations on your offer, and I'm glad to hear that you firmed Exeter, too.
Your concerns are very real, but I promise you it's not all that bad - whilst there is a stereotype for 'poshness', not everyone is that way out. You will meet people from all walks of life, and there's definitely a strong state school presence here. Ultimately, you will connect with people similar to you, and you won't even consider poshness after settling in. I've never noticed, or been subjected to, discrimination based on demographics. Plus, the university has a zero-tolerance policy on discrimination so that you can live and work in a healthy environment, and in terms of POC, the numbers increase each year. There are many students here with different ethnicities - I promise you, you will fit in no matter what.
If there's any aspect of your concerns you want to talk about in more detail, I'd be more than happy to talk them through with you
Grace
University of Exeter Student Ambassador.

Thank you so much for the reply and reassurance! I heard that people tend to stay within their ethnic groups and don’t really mix - is that true?

A number of my students go or have gone there. They don't report that.

Hi!
Just wanted to chime in and give my experience as a state school attendee black woman studying Law at Exeter! As Grace said, not everyone is like that and you'll definitely find your people there, even if it does take you a while. Some of the friends I have now I didn't properly make until around 2/3rd year! There are also loads of cultural societies that you can join where you can meet like-minded people, for example, I joined the African Caribbean Society and it really eased fears I had about Exeter before moving. This was particularly because the people around me had the same worries, however, having that sense of community made settling in easier. I'm also part of the Multicultural Students Society, where I meet people from other cultures, as well as celebrating and learning about these cultures with them. They host a lot of social events and some societies host events in collaboration with other cultural societies and even other universities, so you can meet people across the South West in some cases. I'm incredibly grateful to have had such a nice experience as I have made a lot of friends with people from other cultures as well as my own!
If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Annabelle
University of Exeter Student Ambassador