In response to 'Nottingham Trent University in General' (Nottingham Trent University in general)

Member Name: uni fun

Product:	Nottingham Trent University in general
Date:	10/05/06 (823 review reads)
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Advantages: Uni life is the best life in the world

Disadvantages: but you have to work for it to get there

In response to Edward's review I would just like to defend Nottingham Trent, I finish my degree in two weeks and feel that this opinion is definately one to be ignored by any prospective students.

I have had the time of my life at this university, every minute has been an experience to remember and I have definately had the best 3 years of my life despite losing my best friend and housemate in the second year.

University is what you make it, it is somewhere you can gain your independence, and is many people's first time away from home. Some kids that go to university expect too much, they expect friends to find them, they expect to be spoon fed like they were in school, they expect to rely on somebody like they have always been used to.

Correct me if I am wrong here but Edward seems to be a boy who has come to university after hearing nothing but good things about it and been let down. It is true that Nottingham is a fantasic city, but what is a fantastic city without fantastic friends. These we must make ourselves.

Something else that adds to our independence as university students is our ability to work on our own, our ability to be given the resources that allow us to use our initiative and succeed on our own, search for the help we need, find the books we need, pay our own bills etc. This is after all the reason that companies like degrees so much as it not only shows a knowledge in somebody but it also shows a maturity and ability to stand on your own two feet, a quality that a lot of kids at 21 do not possess.

So Edward, I would like to conclude by saying that although it is a shame that you did not enjoy your degree, nor have the determination or perseverence to find a job at the end of it. I have been searching for work for nearly a year and it is possible, not easy but you have to look hard.

But do not put people off this university, it is full of happy young people who are doing something with their lives, something good and positive. It is the best fun ever, but that fun does not land in your lap you have to work for it...and once you have succeeded in that you will succeed in life, in your learning abilities and your people skills, good luck.

Summary: responsive to another review, the defense to nottingham trent university