I would highly recommend this university, although I have only been in Bristol for a little over a month, I have already completely fallen in love with it. Not only is the hot air balloon the symbol of Bristol, but I think it is also a good description of the academic atmosphere here. Each student is a unique hot air balloon, and the school has a nice chapel-style library where you can get enough ‘fuel’ to explore your own field, reach a certain height and have a broad view,or a teacher can give you the right guidance in time to prevent you from flying off the rails.

My overall opinion of Bristol University is mixed. For some of my modules the lecturers and seminar leaders were really helped and explained things well. But others basically just read off of the presentation slides and didn’t explain what they required of you properly. It was definitely a lot of self teaching. My accommodation was standard but the food was good and they had 3 options every night for dinner. I must say though the mental health resources could be better as I know a lot of my friends and other people complained about them.