Parents will love Lancaster! (University of Lancaster in general)

Member Name: jemini

Product:	University of Lancaster in general
Date:	08/03/01 (284 review reads)
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Advantages: Beautiful location, caring staff

Disadvantages: Not enough choice of housing

When my daughter graduate from Lancaster two years ago, she had experienced a wonderful three years at Lancaster University. It wasn't even her first choice, but right from the outset they made it clear that they wanted her and that meant a lot. From the initial correspondence from them, which was friendly and welcoming, to the final graduation ceremony which had everyone in happy tears, Lancaster cared for her and helped her to grow in so many ways. She now has a very good job in London but still keeps in touch with the many good friends she made.
We visited her frequently and were always made welcome. There is even an 'Alumni flat' in the grounds which you can hire for one or more days. They are more than happy to accomodate parents and family here.
The Lancaster site is wonderful. It is like a small village with its own shops and banks and almost every one of its colleges has a coffee bar or restaurant on ground floor level. It seems a very SAFE environment and this matters a great deal. As you enter the grounds, you see a duckpond to the left and as you wind your way up the road to the campus, you have to watch out for the rabbits. In the grounds were (and probably still are) a peacock and a rooster, commonly known as 'the devil rooster' by students.
It's things like this that, I hope, provide a picture of Lancaster for prospective students and their parents.
The course she did (Music) was excellent and the staff were all so supportive of her. She was given many opportunities to do activities which she would not have got otherwise.
If there has to be a criticism of Lancaster it is that there is not a great choice of housing in the town for students' second year out-but it is one of the cheapest universities in the UK for accommodation.

I would recommend this university to anyone who was not determined to go to a 'city' college. It is high in the overall rankings for English universities, is ve
ry good on the pastoral side, has very good learning resources and is a joy to live and study in. What more could a parent, or prospective student, want? Go there.

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