Student review [#18599] for Psychology
at Leiden University

I have chosen this university based on its ranking, however, the whole experience was a disappointment from start to finish. Having studied in the UK for my Bachelor’s degree my standards were reasonably high and having selected a top-ranked university I expected to have at least a similar experience, if not better. The administration is horrible at the university, you rarely get a reply to your emails, and if you do, the response is usually rude. The program was very disorganized, it felt that no one knew what was happening and when all the information came very last minute. The professors were untrained, some of them have not seen the prospectus or the agenda for the day until in the class/seminar which seem very unprofessional. At times you would receive your feedback after already submitting the next assignment which goes against the point of receiving feedback. At times the feedback would be so late the professors would decide to not even provide it as there was no point. The most disappointing part was not being able to choose your own thesis project or at least the area of interest. We were randomly assigned to thesis projects which makes it very difficult if you want to specialize in a particular area for your future career/phd. Overall, I would not recommend this University if you do not want to feel disrespected by the admin staff and professors and have high expectations for your education.