University of Exeter

The Students’ Union looks busy on the surface with lots of societies and events, but in reality I didn’t feel represented or supported. Because of my nursing placements I could rarely attend anything, and there was very little understanding of how professional courses miss out on “normal” SU life. ...

I enjoyed my first term and the campus/city itself has the potential to offer a good “uni life”. However, once placements started I could barely take part in anything. I was constantly travelling, exhausted and away from campus, which meant I missed out on societies, friendships and the normal stude...

The financial impact of studying here was devastating. I was sent on placements far from home with little realistic help towards travel or accommodation, and I ended up spending hundreds of pounds of my own money that I could never properly claim back. The small bursary available didn’t come close t...

The “support” at this university was one of the worst parts of my experience. I was often treated more like a criminal or a case file than a student. Instead of being supported, I felt watched, judged and treated as if I was always about to do something wrong. Although I repeatedly raised that this...

The physical campus looks fine on the surface, but my experience of the facilities was very negative. Accommodation and placement arrangements were poorly organised, with students expected to travel long distances at their own expense and very little realistic help with costs. I ended up hundreds of...

The course structure and culture were extremely poor. Timetables and placement information were often given late or changed at short notice, which made planning accommodation, travel and part-time work almost impossible and left me out of pocket. There was a lot of emphasis on “professionalism” but ...