University of Sussex
speciality: Sociology

As an international student, I found it easy for me to get along with classmates and seminars. They are nice and friendly, willing to explain things I do not understand patiently. Seminars give us a wide space of time for discussions. This helps me to understand more about the topic in an ideal way. It is a good place to study, however, the accommodation of the university could be improved. The accommodation team came too often to the flat for facility checking, nearing once a week. It is a bit disturbing. Also, the fire alarms will sometimes ring without reason, and may freak out during midnight.

I liked my course overall! But found the lack of contact hours and structure difficult. There was limited variety between modules and at times I felt I was writing the same essays with similar themes over and over. Obviously covid had a big impact and I didn’t feel engaged at all for half my degree so I didn’t get as much out of it as I wished. The tutors were helpful if I was doing it now I would make more use out of their specialities rather than not putting myself out there. Overall, I was disappointed in my experience however I feel this is mainly due to covid rather than anything the university could have done.