I go! IgoIgoIgo!
As a university, it isn't bad. The nightlife isn't brilliant, mainly because of the lack of a real SU bar (they've built one recently, but because of the competition rules, they've got to advertise drinks at a similar rate to the other bars on campus), and the lack of decent nightclubs. There are three in the city (and to be fair, one of them is more like a giant house party than a club anyway).
But, there are an awful lot of socs, most of which organise socials of various sorts on a farily regular basis. There's the radio and the tv channel, as well as most sports clubs you could think of.
They're doing a mega-mega extension, which looks amazing, due to be open for 2010 - so that'd be awesome for most students starting then.
It's dropped out of the top ten this year; I think it's now 11, but I think it's still in the worldwide top 100, so yeh, it is really quite well-respected - although I seem to remember the graduate career rating being actually really quite low.
The accomodation - well, it completely depends on where you are. We had a house between ten of us, which was absolutely fine - two toilets, two bathrooms, and a nice sized kitchen/diner - but then there are a few colleges in which you've one proper oven between twenty of you, and microwaves only on each floor. It's just a case of priorities, and where you'd like to be.
The colligiate system means that there's quite a division between accom. locations, but it does mean there's a sense of college pride, which brings individuals together, which is cool.
As with any uni, it does have it's drawbacks - but I'm certainly enjoying my two years here :)
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