What Students Say
Likes
- The faculty of the university were just the best. Highly experienced, friendly and provided appropriate guidance wherever needed.
- The campus itself was one of the highlights. The library was my favorite place to spend my free time
- The diverse student crowd that we had proved to be a great exposure to different cultures worldwide.
Dislikes
- I didn't like the online classes that we attended during my terms. These weren't as good as being physically present in a classroom
- The College is situated in a town at the outskirts of London. Anytime we wanted to hangout outside college the closest spot to visit would actually be quite far as we had to travel central London which took a couple of hours.
- The on campus accommodation were quite expensive compared to other accommodations of same standard.
Course Curriculum
8
- The course curriculum was top notch in my opinion. It was a mix of both theoretical and practical experience.
- The course was divided into semesters and with each semester the level of difficulty felt increased. It was not only challenging but fun and exciting as well.
- There were projects both group and individual as well as written examinations at the end of each semester. The course itself was quite diverse and engaging as it had an international approach and applications.
Admission Experience
- I applied to 5 colleges. I got accepted in 2 of them, which were Brunel university and Anglia Ruskin university. I was rejected from London business school, Hertfordshire university and Queens Mary university. Out of all these universities LBS was my top choice and brunel was second and the rest were university recommendations from colleagues and friends and some Google research. I believe my grade played a role for not being accepted in LBS but being accepted in Brunel was fairly exciting.
- I chose brunel over other universities due to its reputation of being a diverse university with top notch academic and amazing campus. Being situated close to London was another great motivation for me. I applied to the college online where I provided relevant docs with a letter of recommendations along with a personal statement where I mentioned my motivations, goals etc for the chosen course. I had to appear for the IELTS and the minimum score required was 6.5 but I score an 8 which was great for me. Overall I would rate my admission experience as 9/10. It was fairly easy to understand and fill out the forms but there definitely some areas that can be improved to cut short the long time it consumes. The only challenge I faced was IELTS and writing a great personal statement. I enrolled for short IELTS coaching to score good marks and took suggestions from my mentor to write the personal statement.
- I applied to January intake as it aligned with the end of my job before. I decided to pursue a masters degree around July. That's when I started serving my notice period of 2 months. This made January intake quite suitable for me. Another big reason was that the course being of qt months ended in March next year. March is usually a recruiting period for companies so it made perfect sense for me to start in January intake.
Faculty
8
- It is difficult to assess the faculty to student ratio because there were options for students to attend the recorded versions of the lectures if they could not attend the lectures.
- So many students opted to attend the lectures and interview from the comfort of their homes. That being said there was also the fact that every student was assigned a faculty which they could reach out to if they faced any problems both university or course related or even for personal stuff.
- Although every student had 1 such faculty assigned, it was a known fact that a single faculty had a number of student assigned with them. But even so I never felt that I had to wait in some sort of a hypothetical queue to meet my assigned faculty, she was always available the moment I needed her which was great and it just enhanced my college experience. Being a stranger in a completely new country, this system helped me alot.
Campus Life
10
- My college had 1 big campus situated in Uxbridge. It is at the outskirts of London. My college was known for its amazing and huge campus. It had a cafeteria, a huge library, a great number of restaurants as well and obviously some large lecture halls.
- The gym was another popular spot amongst the students and an open ground where students played cricket and football was another popular spot.
- The college also had a good sized garden right in the middle of the campus where the majority of the events took place. All In all the campus and the facilities that they had was really amazing.
Part Time Jobs
- There are a number of part time jobs available for students. These were not limited to just on campus roles but they also had various off campus opportunities as well. The maximum hours that we were allowed was 20 hours per week which was enough to cover our expenses. The jobs were of various kinds like waiting tables, teachers assistants, part time internships etc
- Usually the wages of the students be 10£ per hour. There was a job board available on our online university portal and a student could browse through various opportunities that was available and apply at their own leisure. They had to submit their resume and the university also had faculties that could assist in this entire process. It was fairly popular amongst the students to have an updated CV which would highlight their past experiences and strengths to secure a part time job.
Placement
8
- After completing the course the university provided assistance in securing a full time job. The job board present in the university portal was a great tool to secure a job after your education.
- There was also a faculty uncharged of placements that assisted in this process of finding the right place to work. It didn't matter which course you were from and what you past experience was, there was a role for everyone.
Accommodation
Off Campus
8
- I stayed in an off campus accommodation. I found this through online search. There are various websites that pops up when you just Google search for an accommodation near the university.
- It was definitely time consuming as I visited many houses before finalising one. It was definitely a challenging aspect. But in the end I did find quite a suitable home. The first accommodation that I stayed in was like a 3 minutes walk from the college campus and I paid 450£ monthly rent.
- It was a great place and i had no complains, but after attending few months of the university I made some friends and found d out they had a spare room in their house so I later moved in with them where my rent increased to 500£ and now it was 3 bus stops away which again is not that far and I was living with nice company.
- This goes to show that it is fairly easy to find a good accommodation as you meet lots of student who are in the same boat as you so you can just make new connections and find a place to live together which eases your time in a strange country.
Exams
- IELTS was the only compulsory exam required for admission in my university.
- Apart from this exam and my academic background as well as work experience I also had to provide a statement of purpose otherwise known as a personal statement, a letter of recommendation and issues and also added my certificates of extra curricular activities to strengthen my application. There was no interview in this admission process.
Fees
- The total fees was around 16000£. There were various modes of payments available. You could pay in installments or could pay the entire sum in advance.
- Apart from this I paid 500£ for rent as I stayed off campus but quite close to the university. Apart from the rent I would say I paid around 200-250£ for my other bills or regular expenses like food, water, gas, electricity bills etc. This would conclude to a mo they expenditure of around 800£
Scholarship
- I did not receive any scholarships but there were various opportunities available. A few of my colleagues did receive scholarships when they enrolled.
- The university also offered financial aid during the lockdown period to assist their students which was a great initiative from their side.
- This was named the university student hardship fund. This aid depended on the students condition and issues that he or she was facing.
