Royal Holloway College, University of London in general

Royal Holloway, University of London is a place where I spent three largely happy years. Please don't be fooled by the name however - this college is not in London and it takes 40 minutes on the train to get to London Waterloo. The nightlife is largely non-existent with only the Students' Union facilities and a few local (and over-priced) pubs in the vicinity. The SU in recent years has also really started to capitalise on this domination on the market, enforcing policies such as 'once you leave the SU on a function night, you can't come back unless you buy another ticket' (forcing you to stay there all night from an early time so you have to buy your alcohol ...  Read the complete review

I graduated form Royal Holloway in 2002 and spent three very enjoyable years there. Royal Holloway is situated in Egham in Surrey with good rail links to London. The campus itself is absolutely beautiful, the Founders building (as shown in the picture) is an iconic building of it's time and is truly breathtaking when you get up close to it. The Halls of Residence were being replaced while I was there and having been back up recently they now look fantastic. The food and services available on campus are excellent, with a decent size shop, a NatWest bank and a book store all on site. There is also an excellent students union which has events most evenings and ...  Read the complete review

I am currently a student at Royal Holloway University of London going into my second year. Views of Royal Holloway are always mixed, however in my opinion the university has a lot to offer. I lived in Butler Halls last year which were amazing first year accommodation. Although there were a few problems with the heating throughout the year it was nothing major and you cant expect a brand new building to have no problems with it. The grounds of Royal Holloway are beautiful. There is plenty greenery with many flower-beds all over the campus. Obviously the highlight of the campus is the amazing Founders building. It is absolutely stunning but inside and out. Not all ...  Read the complete review

From someone currently at Royal Holloway, here's a nice, honest review for you! I'm currently a First Year living in Founders Hall. There is no doubt about it - Royal Holloway is a stunning place. Founders Building is absolutely beautiful (from the outside - more on that later!), Founders wood is gorgeous, especially at the moment in the Spring, there are some impressive-looking new buildings being built, and the Uni has an excellent academic rating (some recent suggestions of it dropping to 25th place in league tables are, apparently, an error)! Now for the bad stuff... Avoid Founders Hall like the plague (or you may well catch the plague from ...  Read the complete review

When choosing a University you consider these vital things; 1). Course, 2). Accomodation, 3). Services on Campus, 4). Cost, 5). Bars and 6). the local towns. Holloway scores highly in most areas. 1). Royal Holloway offers a great variety in courses from languages to history, sciences to business studies and management. Not only does it offer great courses in themselves, but it also offers you many options with regards of how to study your choice of course. Fro example, on the languages front, they offer many different forms of modules and combinations, which allows you to study a great variety, and make the most of your University education. 2). ...  Read the complete review