Ulster University

When I say I went to Jordanstown I did, but only occasionally…
I studied Politics here a few years ago and to be honest it was a bit of mixed bag of experiences.
Firstly, the campus is situated far from Belfast, which means unless you live locally the bus journey out will certainly put you off heading to class on the many, many cold days we experience in this part of the world.
Secondly, it looks like a prison. I’m not sure if it’s just me but one massive building, aged in that late 70s early 80s fashion is utterly depressing. It’s made up of one aching long hall, which is then divided off to ‘blocks’ (can you see what I mean about the prison thing)
Each block is almost identical, there is no character whatsoever to this bulging monstrosity of a building.
Thirdly, there are a huge number of people doing degrees which are only degrees in name alone. I’m not a sporting person but the huge numbers of country fellows and lassies who are always dressed on University of Ulster tracksuits drives me insane. I’m still not 100% certain if they own any other attire…

I am jealous being a Queen’s student that I cannot really use this complex for sport because the pitches located here look immaculate and seemed to be used primarily by people that want to play football rather than some tramps that use the PEC.
The complex is terrific and as well as being a great academic place for learning, it also doubles up as almost a little town centre, complete with shops, cafes and banks. Everything a student needs to spend money.
My only issue is the working areas i.e. the large computer suite is a very loud place and if one was trying to do work, you would struggle to get peace in this room.
Also, the library, though very large, looks like a poor Queen’s Library and though it does seem much quieter (which is a huge bonus) it is dwarfed by Queen’s new library so if I weren’t able to use the new Queen’s library, I would be a little disappointed.
However, as far as an academic institution goes, this one is very impressive.