Kent

[nikefc7]

i need some info has anyone ever been there???
whats so good about it??
would anyone recommend living there for 4 years?
are the unis there any good reputation wise?

i tried searching the net and to be honest it sounds like a complete shit hole im not impressed anyone wanna share their 2 cents enlightnen me on how i i'm mistaken! and that i did make the right decision applying for a Uni there?!?!

[BoO bOo]

i live in kent.


kent, WA state. not the uk one haha

[bhangraman]

i have a mate there he was 6 months there before he found out kent had a su building lol even when he did he thinks its dry

u never knw u might like it

[killuminati87]

If your looking into it for uni, when i went down there last year it looks like a decent campus, with halls basically opposite what could be one of your lecture theaters

bad, theres fuck all to do! its miles out from other places so you'd atleast need your car, and most of it would be based around the SU which could get boring quick

but its meant to be a good uni, and i only just got up so can't think right now :ashamed:

[nikefc7]

If your looking into it for uni, when i went down there last year it looks like a decent campus, with halls basically opposite what could be one of your lecture theaters

bad, theres fuck all to do! its miles out from other places so you'd atleast need your car, and most of it would be based around the SU which could get boring quick

but its meant to be a good uni, and i only just got up so can't think right now :ashamed:

thanks thats the answer i was looking for. i was seriosuly unimpressed when i did my reseach last night and i have an urge to withdraw from my place there.

[killuminati87]

thanks thats the answer i was looking for. i was seriosuly unimpressed when i did my reseach last night and i have an urge to withdraw from my place there.

It really depends what you look for, when i visited the uni, i was left unimpressed, don't get me wrong the place is great, great buildings facilities etc

but when i went i just had a feeling it wouldn't be my sort of place, coming from such a busy area most places feel a bit different, but that was just too much for me.

what other places are you looking at? and what course?

[Angelic_19]

i need some info has anyone ever been there???
whats so good about it??
would anyone recommend living there for 4 years?
are the unis there any good reputation wise?

i tried searching the net and to be honest it sounds like a complete shit hole im not impressed anyone wanna share their 2 cents enlightnen me on how i i'm mistaken! and that i did make the right decision applying for a Uni there?!?!

I applied to university of Kent(in cantebury) and i went to visit it...i think it's okay.I wouldn't say its a shithole coz it's got a big campus, nice scenery etc. I reckon most of the social life will be on campus (the SU), because canterbury is just dead. If you like the whole open spaced type university then apply there but if you prefer the busy lifestyle of a city, then don't go there.
After visiting Kent, i realised that i wanted to go to a uni in a city so i stayed in london. I just found Kent uni to be quite dead and boring. I mean the location is nice etc, but i reckon i would've got bored of it pretty quickly.
However the university has quite a good reputation and once your settled in, you'll meet loadsa people anyway so you'll end up liking it.
But in my opinion i didn't like it coz it was just sooo different from a london, and really dead. What are you planning to study?

[Angelic_19]

It really depends what you look for, when i visited the uni, i was left unimpressed, don't get me wrong the place is great, great buildings facilities etc

but when i went i just had a feeling it wouldn't be my sort of place, coming from such a busy area most places feel a bit different, but that was just too much for me.

what other places are you looking at? and what course?

Yeh i totally agree, the buildings and the scenery were all really nice, but it's just not my sort of place. I just thought to myself that i wouldn't mind spending a week here coz the place was really nice, but there's no way that i could spend 3 years here.
But then again some people like that type of atmosphere. :neutral:

[$H@MZ]

Kent is a shite uni unless you going to do sports or a teacher training course.

Plus the uni is a dump too.

[nikefc7]

I applied to university of Kent(in cantebury) and i went to visit it...i think it's okay.I wouldn't say its a shithole coz it's got a big campus, nice scenery etc. I reckon most of the social life will be on campus (the SU), because canterbury is just dead. If you like the whole open spaced type university then apply there but if you prefer the busy lifestyle of a city, then don't go there.
After visiting Kent, i realised that i wanted to go to a uni in a city so i stayed in london. I just found Kent uni to be quite dead and boring. I mean the location is nice etc, but i reckon i would've got bored of it pretty quickly.
However the university has quite a good reputation and once your settled in, you'll meet loadsa people anyway so you'll end up liking it.
But in my opinion i didn't like it coz it was just sooo different from a london, and really dead. What are you planning to study?

ah right this is the impression which i got! from reading up on it on the net. i never really got a chance to visit it during the open day. im going to have to go along with what you and shamz said seeing as she lives in kent and reject this offer. i planned to study pharmacy btw. and to be honest what i had in mind was a Uni which is in the center of a highly populated metropolitan city, i dont think medway offers this. on top of that i have just left a multimillion pound state of the art college i cannot settle for anything less especially if its going to be for the next 4-5 years.

[killuminati87]

Kent is a shite uni unless you going to do sports or a teacher training course.

Plus the uni is a dump too.

not the kent uni i saw.. by any means

angelic .. thats pretty much how i ended up staying in london too :p

nike - as said above the town will pretty much be dead with most events coming from the SU but in terms of facilities it should be upto standards. I couldn't be bothered to check out the gym when i went i was too bored, but from what i heard its meant to be amazing.

[Angelic_19]

ah right this is the impression which i got! from reading up on it on the net. i never really got a chance to visit it during the open day. im going to have to go along with what you and shamz said seeing as she lives in kent and reject this offer. i planned to study pharmacy btw. and to be honest what i had in mind was a Uni which is in the center of a highly populated metropolitan city, i dont think medway offers this. on top of that i have just left a multimillion pound state of the art college i cannot settle for anything less especially if its going to be for the next 4-5 years.

Well i reckon that if you want a uni located in a metropolitan city then don't go to Kent. It's literally in the middle of nowhere with cantebury town nearby, which isn't exactly buzzing.I always kept my options open when applying to uni, which is why i applied there because i think it's good to try different things it just makes you more open minded but i think it's important that your happy at uni.To be realistic if you're going to spend 3-4yrs there then it's not worth it.
Isn't Aston good for pharmacy?

[nikefc7]

Well i reckon that if you want a uni located in a metropolitan city then don't go to Kent. It's literally in the middle of nowhere with cantebury town nearby, which isn't exactly buzzing.I always kept my options open when applying to uni, which is why i applied there because i think it's good to try different things it just makes you more open minded but i think it's important that your happy at uni.To be realistic if you're going to spend 3-4yrs there then it's not worth it.
Isn't Aston good for pharmacy?
yeh i'll be applying there again next year too. however like you said about being open minded, i would really like to try once in my lifetime to actually live on my own and see how things are without the 24 hour spoon feeding i get from my parents. im not complaining i do love the treatment but feel that this is really the chance for me to learn to be more self sufficient and if i miss this oppurtunity than i get this impression i'll always be a mommys boy.

[Angelic_19]

yeh i'll be applying there again next year too. however like you said about being open minded, i would really like to try once in my lifetime to actually live on my own and see how things are without the 24 hour spoon feeding i get from my parents. im not complaining i do love the treatment but feel that this is really the chance for me to learn to be more self sufficient and if i miss this oppurtunity than i get this impression i'll always be a mommys boy.

Yeh i totally agree with you. ;)

[impactcrew]

Shamz!!!!!!!!!! ;)

[SinghPimPin]

I visited thre for 4 weeks

Beauiful place, I thought the UK was dirty and crap but living there changed my mind.

I, however was living with a very wealthy family so that helped too I guess.

[Angelic_19]

I visited thre for 4 weeks

Beauiful place, I thought the UK was dirty and crap but living there changed my mind.

I, however was living with a very wealthy family so that helped too I guess.

yeh that was probably why.....lol

[killuminati87]

kent in general is a bit nicer, its basically countryside what do you expect :|

come down to london and see how shitty it can be :no:

[SinghPimPin]

yeh that was probably why.....lol


Most likely. The area we were staying in was only built 3 years ago.

We took a visit to Central London and it was truly amazing aswell. ALOT nicer than Toronto.

[killuminati87]

Most likely. The area we were staying in was only built 3 years ago.

We took a visit to Central London and it was truly amazing aswell. ALOT nicer than Toronto.
serious?
I know central is good, but I imagined canada to have places like that if not better?

[saz786]

okay i live in kent, been here for like 12 yrs...

kent uni as far as i know has an okay reputation and the facilities are pretty good. the canterbury campus is quite modern but if ur the sorta person whos expectin all this great nightlife then forget it...lol theres like 3 clubs in the whole of kent that are half decent...the asian population is lowww...theres hardly anything to do and there isnt a shisha place in sight...

im also doing a pharmacy related course and to be honest when i applied i pretended i didnt know kent uni did pharmacy (to my rents) so that id be able to apply and go to london and get the hell outta here. now im goin to queen mary for pharm chem :D

[nikefc7]

okay i live in kent, been here for like 12 yrs...

kent uni as far as i know has an okay reputation and the facilities are pretty good. the canterbury campus is quite modern but if ur the sorta person whos expectin all this great nightlife then forget it...lol theres like 3 clubs in the whole of kent that are half decent...the asian population is lowww...theres hardly anything to do and there isnt a shisha place in sight...

im also doing a pharmacy related course and to be honest when i applied i pretended i didnt know kent uni did pharmacy (to my rents) so that id be able to apply and go to london and get the hell outta here. now im goin to queen mary for pharm chem :D

hehehe! ok i got all the advice i need thanks. defo reject this offer. btw it wasn;t nightl;ife that im into i just want a city which i vibrant and lively such as manchester or birmingham. but thanks anyway.

[killuminati87]

hehehe! ok i got all the advice i need thanks. defo reject this offer. btw it wasn;t nightl;ife that im into i just want a city which i vibrant and lively such as manchester or birmingham. but thanks anyway.
what better place than london? :cool:
only problem if you choose london, costs are going to be a bitch

[Angelic_19]

what better place than london? :cool:
only problem if you choose london, costs are going to be a bitch

Yeh thats what i was thinking, come to London. Kings and Queen Mary's does pharmacy.Queen Mary's is a good place to go, coz there's plenty of cheap accomodation to rent nearby, it's not that expensive like the rest of london nand it has a great mix of people.

[killuminati87]

Yeh thats what i was thinking, come to London. Kings and Queen Mary's does pharmacy.Queen Mary's is a good place to go, coz there's plenty of cheap accomodation to rent nearby, it's not that expensive like the rest of london nand it has a great mix of people.
True, mile end is ok for rent. but when i said costs i meant in general, london prices are higher on the basic stuff too and it all adds up :rant:

theres also S.o.P .. school of pharmacy in london :D

[nikefc7]

what better place than london? :cool:
only problem if you choose london, costs are going to be a bitch

yeah i know but its worth it. i mean think about it Universities like a big chapter in your life you wanan rememebr these memories so moving somewhere nice isn;t such a bad idea no matter where you choose. but you still gotta use your head, i mean just because you get a grant and go spending it by going partying everytnigh well thats just plains tupid cause believe me i know some people that do that.

[killuminati87]

yeah i know but its worth it. i mean think about it Universities like a big chapter in your life you wanan rememebr these memories so moving somewhere nice isn;t such a bad idea no matter where you choose. but you still gotta use your head, i mean just because you get a grant and go spending it by going partying everytnigh well thats just plains tupid cause believe me i know some people that do that.
I know people who have done worse.. one of my mates is 4 grand down :no:
he was living out and going out basically every night