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Hi everyone,

I’m a French student who has received offers to study Law at Cardiff University, Lancaster University and City St George’s, University of London and I’m currently trying to decide between the three.

Cardiff is my main choice so I’d love to hear from current Cardiff Law students and recent graduates about your experience.

I’m particularly interested in :

- What is the Law course actually like ?

- How are the teaching and lecturers ?

- How good is the Law School’s career support ?

- How easy is it to get involved in societies, mooting, pro bono work, internships etc ?

- How competitive are opportunities such as vacation schemes and placements ?

- Do you feel Cardiff gives you good access to major UK law firms, particularly London firms ?

- How useful are the university’s connections and careers service for getting into commercial/corporate law ?

- What opportunities are there for international law, human rights and diplomacy ?

I’d also really like to know more about Cardiff as a city, especially from students who actually live there:

- What is the city like for students and day-to-day life ?

- Do you generally feel safe walking around Cardiff, including in the evening ?

- Are there particular areas that students tend to avoid ?

- How is the nightlife and social scene ?

- Is it easy to make friends and meet people ?

- Is Cardiff affordable compared with other UK cities ?

- What are the best and worst things about living there ?

- How easy is it to travel to London and other major UK cities ?

My long-term career interests are currently between human rights/international law/diplomacy and corporate/commercial law, potentially with the possibility of moving into finance later on.

I’m particularly interested in hearing whether Cardiff has good opportunities for both paths and whether studying at Cardiff creates any disadvantages compared with studying in London when it comes to internships, networking and recruitment.

curious about what people feel about doing law in cardiff! currently choosing from my uni offers with cardiff being one of them but all my options are pretty similarly ranked! makes the decision a bit daunting so I'd appreciate some first hand experience of people who've done law here! I'm also an international student from Malaysia if that provides any useful context lol

Hey guys I am starting at Cardiff in September and wanted to know more about everyone’s experiences with private accommodations. I was looking at Eclipse and Adam Street Gardens but I am open to others as well. How difficult is it to get to the Comp Sci building from these places? Does Cardiff have constant train or bus options for transport or is walking my best choice? I also wanted to know if Cardiff Uni gym is accessible only with a membership and also how expensive that would be.

Or if there’s a group chat for basketball

Hi guys, I was wondering if u book with Unite students u pay a deposit don’t u? But is it a scam? I’m just like worried bc i wanna apply for Ty pont hearn but im scared i dont wanna get scammed

Hii, so when applying for student finance some time ago I accidentally selected “law with professional placement” instead of just law and I was wondering if this would impact my loan or cause issues when I start. For context im supposed to start my first year soon and I do plan on doing a placement year but with Cardiff you don’t apply for that until your actually on the law course. Student finance has quoted my loan amount and everything seems fine so far but I don’t want to run into any problems.

On behalf of 17 previous/current tenants across several properties - genuinely please do not put yourself in danger

This is a last ditch attempt to warn people as there is nowhere to review them as they hide everything - please please dont sign a contract with them you will enter hell

I know it is coming up to student move in season so this is an announcement to avoid Stag properties (previously known as pure properties - jumped companies bc of how shit reviews they got and allegedly many legal issues). They have wiped the Internet of info on them because they are bad!!!! They will neglect you until you sue and then try to steal your deposit. Dont fall for the trap because they still have student flats left for rent because they are uninhabitable.

The transition from Pure properties to Stag properties is a publicly verifiable transfer so this is not misinformation. The director of Stag properties is a previous employee of pure properties, and all other staff members of pure properties are now employed at Stag properties

🏡 Student Room Available – Cathays, Cardiff

A room is available in a student house in Cathays, shared with 8 other male students who are all going into their second year.

* Rent: £120 per week agreement with Horizon , bills £80 a month through Uni bills.

Horizon will need:
* Proof of enrolment from the university.
* A guarantor mortgage information & ID
* Photo ID (passport or driving licence).
* ⁠Sign a tenancy agreement.
* deposit £500 - I think but I’ll need to double check.
First rent already paid in June £1353.72 ✅ and a £500 deposit which has been taken off the last payment. So £1853.72 already been paid.

Next payments due:
14/9 £1686.06
14/12 £1686.06
14/03 £1049.99

* Great location, close to the universities and local amenities.

The house is shared with 8 great lads who I’ve known since they were in secondary school, and I also know their parents personally. They’re a really friendly, reliable group who get on well together and are going into their second year of university.
They’re studying a mixture of courses, including Primary Education, Policing, Business, Architecture and Drama. They take their studies seriously but also enjoy socialising and having a good time.
It’s really important to us that we find the right person to take the room — someone friendly, respectful and reliable who will fit in well with the group. They’re a lovely bunch of lads, so we want to make sure whoever joins them will be happy there too.

Agreement until June 30th 2027.

Please get in touch if you’re interested or would like more information.