The best things about Chemistry:

"The content of the course is very good as it is at the right level for people just leaving A levels. It requires a little more understanding rather than memorising at A levels but can easily be mastered if the effort is put in."
Ricky, at The University of Sheffield - Read more

"Any group work throughout the year, is mixed up into different groups so you end up meeting lots of new people."
Lucy, at University of Manchester - Read more

"I find the content very interesting and the staff and other students friendly and helpful."
Stephen, at University of Leicester - Read more

"It's challenging and I'm always learning something new about how the world around us works. My favourite part of the course is probably the practical lab sessions - they are very interesting."
David, at University of Leeds - Read more

"The lab hours are extremely long and hard, but I know I will leave with some of the most impressive practical experience even if I didn't do that well in exams."
George, at Imperial College London - Read more

"The relaxed pace of the first year."
Ben, at University of Bristol - Read more

"The lab time is the best part of my course. Especially at Bristol where they have fantastic facilities. Its also a great way to learn. The labs also link in nicely to alot of the lectures so it's interactive learning."
Yale, at University of Bristol - Read more

The worst things about Chemistry:

"I both like and dislike the fact that only 1/3 of my first year was actually chemistry. It was nice to have a variety, but I made a mistake in choosing biochemistry as an open unit and I have been told that the second year is somewhat gruelling."
Ben, at University of Bristol - Read more

"Personally I find it hard to actually learn from lectures themselves and would rather be informed on the subject matter. I guess one could say the lectures themselves are slightly dry. This is probably due to it being the first year and a lot of the stuff covered is stuff you may of covered at school. This is due to the fact that the department is trying to get everyone to the same level. I did find this a bit tedious."
Yale, at University of Bristol - Read more

"The level of support is extremely low. There is minimal contact with tutors, I go for years without seeing mine. The pace is extremely demanding such that it is very easy to fall behind and if you do help can be hard to find. There is extremely little by way of explanation as to what is expected of you - in lab reports and exam answers, and too much is left to the interpretation of the markers (largely post-graduates and not professors themselves) who are inconsistent."
George, at Imperial College London - Read more

"All the early starts."
David, at University of Leeds - Read more

"We do seem to have a lot more contact hours than people on other degree courses, and often a lot more work!"
Stephen, at University of Leicester - Read more

"The subsidiary units."
Lucy, at University of Manchester - Read more

"The lab sessions. This is because I feel that they are too long and require prolonged concentration under time -stressed conditions. A better approach to labs would be to spread it out over several days, doing a few hours per day like other universities do."
Ricky, at The University of Sheffield - Read more