University of Wales, Aberystwyth in general

I've been here for almost a year now, and when I look back at on my hopes and dreams for this place I realise how naive I've been. Aberystwyth is rated highly in the student satisfaction tables, but also boasts one of the highest student suicide rates. So what are the reasons for this? Well, the majority of people who go to Aberystwyth University are vapid, vacuous morons who fill their meaningless lives with alcohol in the numerous, noisy, overcrowded pubs with crappy food and nowhere to sit. Moreover, You will not find anywhere else in the world where it is so hard to strike up a conversation. Not because the people in Aber are unpleasant, quite the ...

Background: First some background, I studied Business Studies at Aberystwyth University from 1995 - 1998. Therefore I can comment on the teaching within the Economics, Accountancy and Business courses as well as some German Language and History courses that I took. I am going to break this review down into two, the university and the town life as both are as important as each other should you decide whether to spend the next 3 or 4 years of your life there.. I spent one year on Campus at the University (at the top of the hill) and two years living in the town (which is situated at the bottom of a hill). I am sure that a lot has changed since I left ...

Since I'm nearing the end of my first year now, I feel that I know enough about the university to give my overall opinion of it. However, my knowledge is pretty much limited to the main campus as there is also Llambaran Campus (otherwise fondly called "Cow Campus") a mile down the road (mainly for students who study agriculture as it is extremely rural over there) and the Old College, which is just over a mile away down town, which houses a myriad of classrooms for all subjects. Let's get it on! ===== FACILITIES The university is home to many large (and somewhat intimidating) buildings and perhaps the most noticeable ...