Come to the University of Birmingham if you want the best year of your life!
(5)·By Elizabeth A·English Studies· Jun 2025 Accommodation is so social and a big community vibe. The Vale is beautiful with tons of greenery while not being too far from the city centre. Everyone sits out on the lawns and has barbecues in the summer, and it's so much fun. I 100% recommend Shackleton Hall in particular. Campus is so pretty, with tons of resources, well funded, lots of festivals/artisan markets, fun free campus and accommodation events, and lots of networking/career opportunities so I don't worry about my future career much. Made friends for life. Lots of clubs and bars as well as plenty of sober activities too. The course is so interesting, and the lecturers are very supportive. There is a wide range of modules, and the lecturers are genuinely interested in teaching them. Lots of societies to get involved in. I could go on forever. Nothing bad to say, in all honesty.