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University of Manchester

University of Manchester, Beyer Bldg, Oxford Road, M13 9PL MANCHESTER, United Kingdom
3.82 / 5 based on 126 reviews.
Description:
The University has more than 70 departments involved in teaching and research, with more than 2,000 academic staff. The university has more undergraduate degrees than almost any other university in the UK. At postgraduate level all departments offer supervision for research and there is a wide selection of taught postgraduate courses across the range of academic disciplines.


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International Partners
Programmes
Accreditations
83% of students recommend
126 reviews
Housing
3.9/5
 All experiences (126)
Student life
4.1/5
 5 stars (36)
Academic
3.9/5
 4 stars (54)
Languages
4.0/5
 3 stars (30)
Expenses
3.0/5
 2 stars (6)
Overall
4.3/5
 1 star (0)
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pissices, Italy

5 3-star reviews of University of Manchester

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Review by pissices, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
Political Science, Erasmus
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? More independence
Personal comments:
The location was good, the accomodation was so close to University. It was in a green park and this was what I liked more. It was an extremely simple accomodation, rooms were really small, but, at the same time, there were all the facilities.
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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: Student life dominates the city
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Night spots: All the clubs in Canal Street. Places not to be missed: Castlefield, Museum of Industry and tecnology, the Manchester Museum, the Withworth Art Gallery.
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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:
All the courses were quite good. Therefore the only thing I can suggest is to choose the courses according to your interests.



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:
I have no suggestions. I think that the accademic life is good enough.

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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?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
It was difficult to communicate with local people in everyday life experiences, because local accent is not so easy to understand, furthermore local people usually speak too fast. I didn' have any problem to communicate with other international students, and neither did at university: teachers used to speak a perfect english.
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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:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Life is more expensive in UK.
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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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...
Nothing.
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



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:
It is a good university. Academic and social life is wonderful. I suggest to go.



FINAL COMMENTS

Studing abroad is a really good experience that I would suggest to everybody
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