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University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool, 150 Mount Pleasant, L69 3GD LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom
3.97 / 5 based on 60 reviews.
Description:
More than a hundred years after its creation, The University of Liverpool is an internationally renowned seat of learning, a true centre of excellence. We have over 13,000 full time students, around 1,000 of whom are from overseas, in faculties covering a wide spread of academic disciplines: Medicine, Arts, Law, Science, Engineering, Veterinary Science and Social and Environmental Studies. Research plays a major role in our mission and, as just one example of that, we gained over £36m by way of research grants this year.


Reviews
International Partners
Programmes
Accreditations
84% of students recommend
60 reviews
Housing
3.8/5
 All experiences (60)
Student life
4.5/5
 5 stars (18)
Academic
4.2/5
 4 stars (30)
Languages
4.5/5
 3 stars (12)
Expenses
3.0/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.2/5
 1 star (0)
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5 4-star reviews of University of Liverpool

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Review by Viktor, New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria
Management Science, Independent
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? It would have been cheaper and the contract wasn't going to bound me to stay at the accomodation over the summer.
Personal comments:
none
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
The Cavern (Beatles tribute band every Thursday, The Beatles Museum, Heebie- Jeebies, Le Cracke, Modo, Sava Bar (150 sorts of teqiulla in there) and many more.
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ACADEMIC    
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
none

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
I've been studying English since I was 12 years old so didn't really have any troubles besides slang.
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
None
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone: was the same price as at home.
Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Use Amazon, eBay for textbooks.
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
It wasn't going to be difficult to find accomodation on my own.
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
If you want to discover English culture and gain an university degree from the most honoured of countries, the University of Liverpool would be a great choice.



FINAL COMMENTS

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