Another question post...

[rurounihime]

This one has nothing to do with HP and everything to do with colleges in the UK.

I am looking into various grad school programs in the British Isles, and I am wondering if you, my lovely f-list, can help me out...

If you do or did attend school at these universities:

Leeds
Sussex
Newcastle
Kingston, London
Bangor, Wales

...what did/do you think? Now's the time to tote your school! Even if you didn't actually attend school there, but you know something about these places, please comment. I want the opinions of my peers because, as much as I love the prospectuses (prospecti?) I've been receiving, of course each university is going to talk itself up. So I want candid opinions on anything: living arrangements, scholarships, financial aid, professors, the cities and areas nearby, travel within town and to other towns, and of course... THE ACADEMICS.

Thanks so much everyone! This will be really, really helpful to me. ♥

Comments

Northern Love

[hestia-lacey.livejournal.com]

The Northumberland coast is one of my favourite places on this Earth. I was fortunate enough to spend several weeks volunteering at the Bamburgh Research Project at Bamburgh Castle; the most stunning workplace I'm likely ever to heave, I think.

It's always nice to hear from people who love the north; my friends at uni are mostly from the south and are under the impression that the north is something of a savage wasteland with no civilisation to speak of...

So howay the north, an' howay Ru, and mek the reet move to tha toon. Gannon, man.

Re: Northern Love

[luci0logy.livejournal.com]

My best friend lived in Newcastle, before emmigarting to Canada, so I got to know the city and coast line quite well.

I was lucky enough to be able to stay in Newcastle when the Tall Ships race was leaving from the Tyne in 1994. One afternoon we sat on Bamburgh beach with the kids watching various types of tall ship in full sail sail on by. It was fantastic!

Re: Northern Love

[rurounihime.livejournal.com]

That sounds lovely! ^___^

Re: Northern Love

[rurounihime.livejournal.com]

Out of curiosity: do they pronounce it "bam-burg" or "bam-burrah" there? ^_^ I'm going to guess the latter, but I don't really know.

Oh yay! A lover of the north! I too enjoyed being in the north when I was there. I am much more of a cold-rain-and-fog person anyway. When I got a chance to visit the Yorkshire Dales, I was in heaven. *laughs* The countryside was lovely. Though I admit, twas incredibly cold.

So howay the north, an'howay Ru, and mek the reet move to tha toon. Gannon, man.

I lurve you. *grin*

Re: Northern Love

[hestia-lacey.livejournal.com]

Hehe, thank you :)

It is indeed pronounced as you guessed. When I was working at the castle, I had the misfortune of working with a documentary film crew from the Discovery Channel. Generally, they spent a lot of time asking really, really, stupid questions and pronouncing all of the local place names incorrectly; Bam-burrah (Bamburgh) was Bam-BERG, Anik (Alnwick) was Alan-WICK and my dear old Duram (Durham) was DER-Ham. I'm sure that somewhere in the final cut you'll be able to hear me spluttering in outrage when they get it wrong time and time again, after being corrected persitently (and hotly) by everyone else on site.

Re: Northern Love

[rurounihime.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha! I hope they give you credit for the grumbling! *giggles* I get so annoyed when people don't even seem to be attempting to pronounce things the way the native country would. It seems so disrespectful.