Central St Martins College Of Art

I have been in this college a few times as I had had friends who studied Fine Art here. Although it has a really good reputation I feel it’s probably not the best place to study fine art as it seems to be more Fashion orientated.
I have considered studying here and even went to the open day recently but I wasn’t really impressed with the layout and what they had to offer. In a few years they are moving to a bigger campus in Kings Cross which is a shame as it’s currently in a great location in central London.
They have a plaque on the wall at the reception stating that the Rolling Stones played here in 1970 something, Perhaps it was a more happening place back then.

I have no idea why this university has such an amazing reputation! I am an alumni from this university, came all the way over from the states to study here based on its reputation. I was told it was impossible to get in, well I did, and quite frankly I wish they would have passed me over. We always want what we think we can’t have and when we do get it, well its never what we expect is it. I am so beyond disappointed with my education here, I could have done better just to give them my $ 60 and them given me a reading list, and saved myself the three years, for all that I got out of my course. I should have ran when I met the registerer who is up his own ***. Well pretty much everybody here is pompous, being a down to earth girl myself, I just don’t get it. I have found it hard pressed to find anyone who is satisfied with their course upon graduation. However a good name is all we have to trade on once we graduate with nothing to show for it but diploma, so for alumni to tarnish the good name of Central Saint Martins we would only be hurting ourselves.

With probably the starriest alumni of any of the Arts London universities, Central Saint Martins is a fairly intimidating place. Intimidating that is until you step through the front door and realise that this great Arts institution is just as affable as any of the other Arts universities while being thoroughly deserving of the hype.
I spent hour upon hour in the Central Saint Martins library when studying at its sister University, The London College of Communication and can wholly recommend it. Although housing a great collection of books and periodicals on subjects such as art, design, culture and fashion, the CSM library really is notable for its incredible collection of DVDs which are free for students to rent or watch one one of the library’s many televisions.