The best things about English:

"The ability to decide what you read and how much depending upon your interest in the topic of the week."
Kimberley, at Oxford University - Read more

"The freedom the Oxford course allows me to study subjects of my choice and the high quality of teaching available at this university."
Jamie, at Oxford University - Read more

"I like the emphasis on self study as it encourages you to become more disciplined and understanding of the responsibility of taking on work in the real world once out of university. "
Stephanie , at University of Manchester - Read more

"The wide variety of literature I am required to read."
Claire, at Goldsmiths, University of London - Read more

"The excuse to do a lot of reading. And in all honesty, the rather marginal contact hours are quite enjoyable."
Mary, at University of Exeter - Read more

"Lectures and tutors expect a lot from you, so when you meet or surpass their and your own expectations it feels brilliant to have risen to the challenge."
Tom, at Durham University - Read more

"I love the fact that there is flexibility with which modules to choose and which texts to do, yet there's also a certain amount of guidance. You don't feel completely on your own but you aren't spoonfed like at school."
Emma , at Durham University - Read more

"The tutors,come up with some inspirational points as well as encouraging you to come up with your own. "
Peter, at University of Dundee - Read more

The worst things about English:

"I would like to have some more time with tutors an hour a week is not enough! "
Peter, at University of Dundee - Read more

"Although the few number of contact hours means that independent study skills are fostered, it can sometimes be easy to feel a bit lost or out of your depth."
Tom, at Durham University - Read more

"Having lecture notes available on the departmental sites would be helpful. English is the only subject I know where students are not given slideshows or anything to print off and read later. You get handouts but sometimes it's difficult to write down everything the lecturer is saying."
Emma , at Durham University - Read more

"The lack of choice in the first year. We had to read several dense and rather inaccessible texts which I found hard to engage with. "
Mary, at University of Exeter - Read more

"The more boring lecturers!"
Claire, at Goldsmiths, University of London - Read more

"I do think that sometimes the lectures and seminars are a little too short to fit in all that needs to be discussed thoroughly in regards to the texts."
Stephanie , at University of Manchester - Read more

"The intensity, you have to get to grips with a lot of material very quickly and one often wishes there was more time to acquire depth."
Kimberley, at Oxford University - Read more

"The small amount of contact time can be frustrating, particularly when trying to gauge how well you are doing."
Jamie, at Oxford University - Read more