They say they are there for the students but really they only want their end of year data to look…read moregood and don't give 2 hoots about their students lives. Why else would they force a student to quit all her a levels when performing well in 2 and not enjoying the 3rd. Absolutely appalling. They should be ashamed of themselves.

Swansea University is MY Uni! (or was, some 10 years ago!) it is in the best location in the world,…read moreright on the beah front with woodland and mountains behind. It's easily accessible as a Conference venue with trains, buses and plenty of parking. If you're staying around for a few says there's plenty to fill any spare time from beach walks, pubs and restaurants to fab hotesl in the new SA1 developments. Making use of the university's facilities the conference centre canoffer delegate accomodation in the fab new student accomodation and have an events organiser to soprt everything for you. Seriously use this place if you're organising a coneference in South Wales, you won't get better!

The college offers a wide range of courses, such as BTEC National Diplomas, at different levels and…read morefor different subjects, such as music and child care. However, as of September, the college will no longer offer A level qualifications. The tutors are generally good, and pupils are able to learn in a laid back, relaxed environment. However, some may find this more of a hinderance than a help, as there is little motivation or dicipline on the part of the tutors, regarding the meeting of deadlines, as these are very relaxed.

I personally am not a student at the college, but I do know a lot of people who attend there; some…read moreof which wont be able to return next year to finish off the A Levels they started this year. This has led to the college getting a lot of negative publicity over the last couple of weeks. They do offer a lot of other courses such as BTEC National Diplomas. They offer a limited number of parking spaces, most of which are occupied first thing in the morning from my understanding. Students do have a bit if a stigma about the the fact they attend Bridgend College.

Are you looking for a new University to go to? I recommend this one in Newport; although, perhaps…read moreit depends on what you want to study exactly...? I went here for an open day and was pretty impressed..., but I did find that what I had in mind for accomadation standards where possibly a form of standard, that for me did not quiet reach my satisfactional level of requirement. That and I was already convinced and fixed with the exact type of University that I wanted to go to... But I was almost convinced to change my mind partly because the Media and Film departments in particualar looked really impressive and they nearly changed my mind as to what type of degree I wanted to do, especially since I had already done a National Diploma course at Coleg Glan Hafren in Cardiff. Newport is about twenty minutes to half an hour from Cardiff and by the use of public transport there are some buses to get back and forth from Cardiff to Newport, if you should need too... but the trains are alright to go on as well and you may find that you need both forms of transport. We met either the Vice Chancelor or the Headmaster of the University and he was really welcoming and was full of information about the Media and Film course and they did show a variety of different short films that some of the students the year before that open day had created. The short films weren't bad. The quality of them I thought was the best. If your thinking of studying a Media and Film degree in Wales then I certainly recommend this University as they are much more flexiable towards who they let into their University and the actual building of some of the buildings on this Campus in Caerleon looks fabulous, like an eighteenth century house or something... And the staff seem very supportive, friendly and helpful... Mind you if I had gone to study here I would have stayed living at home, but then I wouldn't have learn't how to live independantly... which I have found to become very useful.

The thing about selecting a university to attend is that most undergraduates-to-be want to escape…read morethe humdrum of their upbringing to climes unknown to them. Newport, on the face of it, isn't the tiniest backwater (although nobody's saying it's a sprawling cosmopolitan metropolis). But anybody not from the area should beware, because University Of Wales, Newport is split into two campuses: Allt-yr-yn and Caerleon. The former is less problematic, a suburbs base due to be replaced by the new City Campus in January 2011. The latter is entirely outside Newport, however, a good 10-15 minutes away by road, hardly ideal for convenient trips to the city and an even lengthier scoot over to Cardiff's more stimulating surrounds. Business, media and arts-led courses are probably the chief reason to attend the university. And on a positive note, with less nearby nightlife to readily splurge your loan and fairly dirt cheap rental housing in Caerleon, at least skint students can make their cash stretch a little further (if they don't spend it all on travelling to Newport/Cardiff anyway).

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An excellent university situated in Treforrest just outside Pontypridd. Built on the side of a…read morevalley makes it a very hilly site which can make it very tiring when moving around campus. Facilities are excellent including library services and IT services.

A nice large campus with extensive greenery to sunbathe on whilst revising of course. The uni…read moreoffers many courses personally im studying IT and and can recommend the uni for this as the facilities are excellent.

Ah, Wales. Land of the rolling green hills and beautiful Celtic language (Cymru am byth!). I mean…read morewhat a great place, they have a freakin' dragon on their freakin' flag! I was lucky enough to study abroad at Swansea University as an exchange student from Sacramento State in California. So essentially, I went from sunny, desert weather to rainy, drizzle! Culture shock, anyone? But hey, it can't rain all the time. I loved my experience at Swansea University! The coordinators and directors have a good relationship with their exchange campuses and they made us feel right at home in Wales. The university campus (Singleton campus) itself is fairly small, cozy even, but there is plenty to see and do. Let me outline a few of my favourite locations: The Taliesin Arts Centre hosts cinema (discounts for students), live performances, and an art gallery. On the ground floor there is a Waterstones' bookstore and Lloyd's branch for all your banking needs. On the first floor (remember, in the UK it is ground, then first) there is a nice lunch cafe -- perfect for sandwiches, salad and coffee. There is also the famous Egypt Centre, too. Admission is free but you'll have to pay for parking. There are so many campus buildings I can't possibly list them all -- check the website! My other two favorite locations were Pub on the Pond, a nice local pub to eat at with great specials, and the Sports Centre Swansea, which features a state of the art swimming pool, and workout arena. There is also Fulton House, the main building on campus which "is home to a range of student services and includes a ground floor corner shop, a larger Spar shop on the 2nd floor, cash-point machines and a travel shop. There are a range of catering outlets, including Au Boulanger (ground floor), Angles, Café West and Coffee Culture (all on the 1st floor), and JC's bar (2nd floor)" (taken from the website). For more information visit the website: http://www.swan.ac.uk/ Feel free to contact me if anyone has any other questions about Swansea Uni!