Great Uni but not for me (Nottingham Trent University in general)

Member Name: AdvocatusDiaboli

Product:	Nottingham Trent University in general
Date:	20/07/01 (1111 review reads)
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Advantages: Great City

Disadvantages: Won't suit everyone

Having just completed a BA (Hons) Degree I look back at my time in Nottingham with many great memories but few of them involve the Uni or the students. I will admit now that I am a lazy person who was able to attend when I wanted and still achieve good grades, this did not go down too well with the staff or my fellow students. I was amazed at how strong some student's work ethic was and can understand why they were pissed off. The University was not for me, a lot of its assessments are centred on group work and presentations which I found utterly pointless, why should my hard work and intelligence pay off for some idiot who just happens to be in my group. I frequently pulled out of groups to work alone and while this upset some staff there was nothing they could do because I knew how to play the system and still achieved good marks.

Nottingham itself is a great city with many great clubs and pubs, In the first year you tend to follow the student pack but if you find yourself in year 3 or 4 still going to the Union then I hate to inform you but you need to get out more. The student bars in Nottingham are fine if you are only concerned about getting a cheap pint. But if you have some money then have a look around, Hockley is great and the Casinos in the city are open till 6am and have nice bars and restaurants. I would advise that you also pick your housemates carefully, I got lumbered with some real assholes in my second year but in my third and fourth stayed away from people on my course and had a much better time.

In all honesty Trent is only any good if you are doing a Business, Law or Engineering degree. Most of the other faculties are full of dropouts who got no points at A-Levels. This is what drops Trent to such a low overall position in the league tables, for its main subjects it ranks very highly. Your employment prospects upon leaving the Business School are very good (98% I think), I have got a job in no time. The only bad point abou
t Trent is the self-importance that those within the Union of Students have, I think there are 30,000 people eligible to vote in the Union elections and last time round only 800 voted. To those at the Uni I say 'don't vote at the Uni elections, try and humble these people who run the Union'. We had a failed boycott a couple of years ago but if someone could organise it so that nobody turns up at the Union on Student night it would be hilarious. Rant over, enjoy the Uni if you are the right type of student and if not just play the system right and you'll get through fine.

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