Aston University

Freshers week was a really good experience. Lots of opportunities to meet others on my course or with common interests through societies. The uni went the extra mile to facilitate the mingling of students. There is a range, which means something for every budget. I would say worth paying more for a better experience for sure! I was a student athlete so maximised use of sports facilities. There is new sports hall and equipment and similarly there is lots of use of tech in libraries and classroom to spread collaboration The course covers a wide range of marketing topics which get into the depth of creating marketing strategy. The lectures utalise various ways of learning it make it interesting City life was vibrant. Definitely enjoyed being so close to the city centre with everything in walking distance

It was really great, I wish I had utilised it more! I was sent a freshers pack a couple of weeks before I started which helped to build the excitement and it had a wristband and a whole schedule of what they had on, including, bar crawls, games/events on campus and lots of freebies! Despite being quite a small campus, Aston has several accommodation options, all of which are lovely. And because of its city centre location, majority of them come with a great view! Another great part of the accommodation is that they range from being about 2-7 minutes walk away from your lectures! I used the library a lot when I was there, it was a great resource to have, not only for finding your assigned reading (both psychical copy and online if they ran out) but also a great place to get work done as the top floor is silent but also the other floors were great for meetings for group projects. There's also multiple areas in the main building which are great to use for studying, having lunch with your friends, group meeting etc. The sports facilities are HUGE and they offer a wide range of sport societies. They even used it to put on a self defence class which was really helpful as well as being a nice way to meet new people. What I loved about my course was that I went to uni not knowing what I wanted to do with my life so I chose Business and Management as it was the most general and exposed me to the most areas of business. It then didn't take me long to realise that I was heading down a marketing path and then it was the placement year for me which solidified that I wanted to specifically work in an advertising agency. The fact the placement year was compulsory was really helpful as I would recommend everyone do one as it helps you to realise what you want to do and is an amazing experience just to help you grow as a person. The lectures vary and can be really interactive but in my opinion as long as you are interested in the topic, you'll enjoy it. They're also all online which is super useful when it comes round to revising for exams. As Aston is in the city centre it made nights out easily available. There's a variety of things to do in the city, whether you want to go on a shopping spree at the Bullring (HUGE shopping centre who do student events which are really fun), go to a restaurant (I would recommend Boston Tea Party - there's one right next to campus!) or just have a walk around, especially at Christmas time is magical as the Birmingham Christmas markets are difficult to compete with!

I had a very positive experience during freshers week at university. The balance of the social aspect as well as studying was great. Had a lot of fun, made a lot of new friends and settled down well into my studies. Aston University's accommodation is very modern, clean and I would recommend people to stay there. Aston university has a lot of facilities. The library is very spacious, good place to do you work with limited disturbances. The student union is a great place for social events such a dance to make friends and have fun The lecturers are very experiences with great knowledge. Love the fact we have aston replay so don't have to stress about missing essential information during emergency appointments etc. Birmingham is a great city, lots of shops, food places near by. Everybody is lovely.

Lovely and helpful people- very community like feeling. Interesting lectures and lots of support. Student union offers a variety of services such as bar with good, cheap drinks and food; hairdresser or stationary shop. In addition, there is over 50 clubs and societies to choose from so everyone can choose something for themselves. They are so thoughtful there they have both: a Costa and a Starbucks because international students might be homesick and having a coffee shop that they know and like might help them feel more welcome- how lovely is that! Just love this place and would recommend it to anyone

Freshers week was good, met a lot of people there was not much going on in campus though.. The accommodation was very good, very clean when I moved it and facilitating. There was a study room within the block too and the kitchen area was large enough to accommodated everyone Studios union building is brand new and a very nice place to hang out.. there's entertainment as well as a cafe and a bar .. there's studios in there as well as project rooms. The library is good however very overcrowded. Sports facilities are decent The course is hectic however it is organised well into the different modules. The lecture timetables are at convenient times too Birmingham is a really nice place to live, the Univeristy is in the city centre so you get the best of both worlds in terms of campus life but also being in the city centre. Many food places and grocery shops as well as shopping markets and bullring