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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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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)
“This might change your impressions about london forever, mancunians are very different from liverpudliand and londoners, different parts of the UK have different cultural variations” Read Review
od2859, Nigeria

6 5-star reviews of University of Manchester

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Review by Odalo, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, United States
Economics, Visiting Student
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: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Private is the way to go, its cheaper and University housing limits what u can get: cable tv, furnishing. That only works if you know the area to a certain minimum, if its your first time, stick with university housing
Personal comments:
Amazing experience, met an amazing diversity of people and the sense of communty is unique. Rooms were a bit small but then so is everything in the UK (and most of Europe) when you've lived in the US.
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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:
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Clubs/Pubs: Ponana(awesome), Funkademia at Subspace(awesome on Thur, Fri), Queen of Hearts (pretty good), M-Two(awesome), paparazzi (a bit rough, good hip hop tho), Events: Torremelinos(eye candy), watch a football(soccer) game at old trafford, shop at the arndale and trafford center,
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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:
Go to class, even if theyre bigger than what im used to in the states and attendance is usually optional



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:
Would have liked more coninuous assessment rahter than cumbersome year-end exams.

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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.
Personal comments:
NO problems. Was an english speaker in england.
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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:
Scholarship from home university
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits:
England is simply more expensive it live in than the US.
Food, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Travel: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
Budget for exactly double your living expenses in the states, always carry a visa card, roam your cellphone if you're going around europe, even if you never use it, it could save your life, Walk or get a bus pass, single bus tickets are daylight robbery
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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...
Manchester is colder than you thought it would be. Carry your warmest jacket. It rains all the time and thats not an exaggeration,
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:
Awesome it was!!!!



FINAL COMMENTS

This might change your impressions about london forever, mancunians are very different from liverpudliand and londoners, different parts of the UK have different cultural variations
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