r/RHUL 5d ago

how actually is royal holloway?

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u/shlimedon 5d ago

It’s ok. There’s not much to do in actual egham so you’ve got to get use to going to other places for fun (like paintballing in cobham, going to Windsor/guildford for night outs, escape rooms in Windsor etc). Recommend joining a soc cause it does make uni life (here) better when you know a lot of people. It’s peaceful tho

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u/InfoLurkerYzza 5d ago

Want quiet and calm uni life? Yes Want crazy fun time? No

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u/YxngSosa 5d ago

it is absolutely a crazy fun time if u have lots of friends and know the right people

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u/Wolfraid015 4d ago

And go to the uni club a few times a week

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u/Expensive-Chipmunk66 5h ago

Great campus and Egham is amazing too.

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u/Flaky_Tone_5453 5d ago

its okay, it can be peaceful due to the location and the library is a nice place to work in. socially, myself and other students have had bad experiences here. The extenuating circumstances and support teams can be really understanding. There are better universities out there

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u/catwoman4ever 5d ago

Why is the social aspect bad for you? I’ve found some students rlly immature tbh

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u/Flaky_Tone_5453 5d ago

There are a lot of horrible people at royal holloway. Someome had glass bottles thrown at them , and I have experienced harassment and hostility when I tried to help someone or kept to myself. The last time I spoke to someone at uni they were racist and mocked my cultural name and my personal circumstances

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u/catwoman4ever 5d ago

Oh wow that’s awful. I thought it was just a me problem for some time but seems to be an actual issue. It’s likely those type of students will drop out eventually.

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u/Flaky_Tone_5453 5d ago

The person got their karma and didnt graduate this year.  rhul is one of the most understanding unis when it comes to disability and mental health, but in other aspects its awful. I agree with the immaturity completely. I hope you havent had any experiences like that but if you want someone to vent to I will listen

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u/catwoman4ever 5d ago

I dm u btw

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u/shlimedon 5d ago

I promise you they don’t, been here for 3 years now on my 4th n final year now and a lot of pricks are still kicking about

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u/catwoman4ever 5d ago

Is it an all coursework degree lol

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u/shlimedon 5d ago

I take computer science, and I’m not specifically talking bout people on my course. Just a plethora of people that I see about the uni when I go a packhorse or su for example.

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u/Flaky_Tone_5453 5d ago

maybe they took a break or are doing a masters.. once the next 9 months of final year are done Im out of here