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optometry

i've got offers from city, aston, cardiff, manchester, anglia ruskin and bradford. but i've heard an...

Not commitment to students just fancy buildings!

Fees keep rising yet the quantity and quality of teaching keeps going down. In last year of degree a...

BA illustration

If you're like me, and stumbled upon this site one day whilst looking up your course... and were hor...

LAW AT RUSKIN..YAY OR NAY?

i am loking to start a law degree an ruskin next year, but after reading all of this stuff, im reall...

112th for student satisfation

they must be so proud imagine how low their standards could be with a little effort :)...

stupid staff in cuckooland

if you come from a low income family and are recieving full financial support from the government pl...

illustration procrastination

this course is by far the worst run course at the uni after maths which was cancelled in 2005 as a f...

DONT GO HERE

this uni is a waste of time... badly taught lectures, no help based for the coursework, lectures ...

ARU school of fart

please anybody who is considering applying to the aru school of art , don\'t apply, the staff are sh...

depends on the course!

APU is supposed to be excellent for art (especially illustration), music and optometry. Optometry as...

What a Joke

Guys, seriously, if you\'re even thinking about going here, don\'t. It is a waste of £3000-odd pound...

Art//Illustration

Does anyone know if the fine art or illustration courses are any good??...

accommodation in cambridge: BEWARE of VARSITY HOUSE

Hiya, if you're coming to Anglia Ruskin Cambridge and in the process of choosing your accommodation,...

Multimedia Computing

Im thinking of doing the Multimedia Computing course at chelmsford, anyone had any good/bad experien...

American Student

I'm an American at Penn State and I was looking to study abroad outside of London, I thought Cambrid...

Anglia Ruskin University is a terrible University

Racist, discriminatory, rude, disrespectful, unhelpful, uncooperative, inhumane and merciless. Just ...

Awful!

I wasted 6 years of my life here, nothing but abuse from lecturers. Maladministration throughout. Wh...

OPTOMETRY PROGRAM

Hi, I've been accepted into the Optometry Program at Anglia Ruskin as well as Glasgow Caledonian.......

psych.

omg..is this uni crappy or something? im have already applied cuz my results were kinda messed up .....

graduate diploma in building surveying

have just been offered a place on this course ,does anybody know if it is any good...

It's worse than ever

ARU has been the worst years of my life. The lecture theatres are out-dated. The lecturers a...

biomedical and other sciences ?

is it good for science?? wot is the facilities and teaching like????????...

Doing a Mickey Mouse degree is certainly a waste of time, effort and money!

If you're thinking of applying to read for a degree at Anglia Ruskin 'University', I would advise yo...

Not that bad depending on what you're looking for...

You will find, obviously, some losers but the staff is really VERY supportive. And especially in the...

Not worth paying 3000£ for it

I'm an international student and, despite being accepted at the University of Leeds and three very g...

Dont be so downgradeing

some people here should actully study / visit anglia ruskin before bad mouthing it. the public servi...

To 'The Working Class Girl' at the 'Great' University

Most students I encountered at ARU were familiar with the 'i' before 'e' except after 'c' rule. It...

ARU is very good!

This uni is not a mockery, well at last not for english lit as its the 3rd best place in England to ...

Mockery of an university

APU really isn't a good 'university'. Prospective students, be warned. It's a consequence of this s...

ARU (cambs) is absoulutly brilliant and Brenig- jones is wrong

The sheer pompous nature of this comment is exactly the reason why i chose too attend ARU. it is sup...

Internet access and Cambs snobbery,

To whoever asked about internet access in halls: All halls have free internet access and the whole c...

Just wanted to say

I've got a mate who's doing english at aru cambridge and well I reckon she's loved it to be honest a...

sHOULD i BOTHER TO COME

Got a place for Philosphy this year but the comments are nor great is it that bad! Because if it is ...

Chelmsford

I visit Chelmsford a lot and it is a really lovely town, it has sufficient nightlife and if you don'...

RE CAbridge ha ha post

God i have been accepted and if thier are studnets like this poster it does not bode well what an sm...

Get a life

I resent the fact that you think it's ok to perpetuate the myth that working class people cannot hol...

Laurence is a top bloke!

I like Laurence, he tells it how it is i.e. ARU sucks. Prospective students should not consider this...

Too much whingeing

Having attended the now defunked Brentwood campus in the early nineties I understand the disappointm...

ok....

Anglia polytechnic university WAS originally Cambridge college of Art and Technology... people who s...

Getting into APU

Is it hard to get into APU?...

I love it!

ARU is great. Im in my final year and have had a great time!...

Cambridge University ha ha

I read Laurence B-Jones's comments and laughed. Firstly the comments about someone being admitted...

Info.

Ok, I’m not sure why, but I feel compelled to write something here; particularly after reading some ...

Is there a UKIP Society at ARU?

If not, I am thinking of starting one up....

ARU

I see some negative comments here about 'ARU'. I'm a graduate with a First class degree from a top 5...

Advice for Abi

I'm not an expert Abi - I remember making another ex-poly uni my second choice when I was applying ...

to reply to abi heh

could this also be due to it being a brand new course or not?...

to abi

take some advice - if a place requires a low number of points, it means there is a low demand to go ...

ive been acceppted...

to be honest,yes iam slightly put off by the negitive comments. i visted in sept(i think) and i wasn...

Is it bad

It can not be worse than roehampton! whats the pros and cons of ARU? Still i'm looking foward to com...

To all those who are applying.............

........please dont be put off by the negative comments in this forum. Anglia Ruskin Uni is a great ...

Here, here

At last an honest and insightful view. A., thank you for speaking out!...

A Poo

It is and always will be APU, a poo! That's the sad truth. I urge you not to bother with this uni...

Anglia Ruskin University

as a student of Real Estate Management at ARU in Chelmsford I believe I am in a better position from...

Good place, courses perhaps variable

I was at Anglia from the mid-90s, Cambridge - Great place to live, and to study. If you want bright ...

do the dorms have internet access

I am thinking of going to APU next year and was wondering if the campus dorm rooms have internet con...

Bridget's and Nightingale Halls of Residence

I'm comiing in 06 and was wondering about halls is Bridget's and Nightingale Halls of Residence any ...

Hi Seb

Well, you're less likely to be mugged, and you'll probably get a great social life - thanks to the p...

did i make the right chice?

Left Roehamton Uni 2day as it was that bad,it had no social life and i was mugged in the local area ...

MC's degree

Hi everyone, i wanted to ask what are the possibilities to go for MC's degree to cambridge after fin...

is APU really that bad??

after going to the visit day seemed just like my current college(under funded,over subscribed,big pr...

creative music tech?!

Yes, this sounds like a thrilling and intellectual pursuit. If you can't get into a real university...

creative music tech

just a quick post to say that i've started this course and think that it's excellent! Highly recomme...

APU no longer

Apparently it is now called 'Anglia Ruskin University'....

Re job

You'll get a job. In telesales....

is the business dept. any good?

from all of the bad things that i heard about APU I must ask ....is the business department any good...

Azim...

Hi Azim Surfing the web for info and came across your message -I'm starting optom at APU. Are you...

Pinky......

Hey Pinky. Im gonna start Optom at apu. Do u know where ur gonna be staying yet? ...

Harjit johal

To check if hes at cambridge go to http://www.cam.ac.uk/global/search/...

I KNOW HARJ JOHAL!

Harj use to go to APU but finshed last year. Why are you looking for him?...

I know Harj....

Yes, I know of a Harjit Johal that was a student at APU. He finished in 2004 with a 2:1 in Business ...

About Computer Games Design

Hi u all! Im interested in games a lot and was thinking of applying for a course in APU but it will ...

criminology

Im considering studying criminology and wonderin whatg this paticualar depatments like due to negsti...

HARJIT JOHAL WHERE R U?

DOES HARJIT JOHAL GO HERE? HARJ? OR IS HE AT CAMBRIDGE CUZ WE CANT FIND HIS NAME THERE CUZ THATS WHE...

Dissappointed.. confused.. not felt like a student...

I have been very dissatisfied with the nursing course at APU in Chelmsford. The whole uni is a joke....

OPtomrtry

whos going to APU this sept for optometry???????????????????????????...

I went here ten or so years ago

And ended up on antidresspants for the first and last time in my life. The course was really weak. R...

Comment: APU Illustration Course.

The illustrator of the Harry Potter books graduated from APU. As did Fluck and Law (the 'brains' be...

To the Illustration student: run away!

Being a recent ex-student (but not from arts or design) I can't tell you lots of details, but everyo...

APU Illustration Course.

Hello! I've accepted a place at APU in cambridge for the illustration course, and now I feel really ...

Help

Im due to attend APU Cambridge this year in Sept, Can i get a current students perspective on life @...

Laughable

I went to APU to check out the forensic science course, and although everything seemed a bit cramped...

apu is good

i am at apu and ive made great friends, the teachers are really helpfull, I definitely think its wha...

A matter of taste, but not to mine

I found that apu was stuffy and inward looking, but i feel that this is more of a relection on cambr...

another ex-student with bad news...

I'm a recent APU graduate who previously spent a year at Exeter - I had to move for family reasons. ...

Be VERY careful before you come here!

A bit of info about this place from someone about to graduate: be careful about which course you cho...

The university is good

I find it very difficult to believe that the 'Life Sciences' dept 'teacher' is a real person. If so ...

academic standards

I have done some teaching at APU - Life Sciences Dept. The staff are dedicated and very accessible b...

annethered

A question really... any views on Optometry at APU. I've heard the course is excellent - but can see...

Asians at APU (Cambridge)

I go to cambridge, but live with APU students (I think they're cooler!)....and from what I can tell ...

I LOVE APU!!!(CAMBRIDGE)

In response to Rajowski's request about the uni, I would definitely recommend it! You asked if there...

Ha ha

Ever thought you might need a spell in a top security psychiatric institution, you psycho?...

Ha Ha

Subject: Ha ha About: Anglia Polytechnic University Submitted by: Anonymous Date: 29th Nov 2004 ...

Reply: Architecture at uel

Uel fell to # .11 @ Guardian. It never moved in the Times list(#32). I've heard good things, but the...

Ha ha

Ever thought it might mean 'anon.', you genius?!...

Generalisations!

Quote from 'A': "APU is a BAD university - nobody is impressed by the place or its alumni. For ...

Generalisations?!

APU is a BAD university - nobody is impressed by the place or its alumni. For the record, not all C...

Cambridge campus had excellent staff

I graduated from the Cambridge campus in 1998 with a 2:1 in Law with Politics. The staff overall wer...

Can any1 answer this

Hi all !! Well theres lot many negative comments for APU. Would any one please tell me what the PG c...

great

the ones who say that the uni is crap is because they are anti social, everyone is really friendly a...

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