Goldsmiths, University of London Reviews Summary

Teaching Quality

Pros:

• "The English department was filled with friendly and accommodating lecturers."
• "A handful of my lecturers were outstanding. Problem Solving and Mathematics in particular had fantastic lecturers who excellently explained their subjects."
• "The lectures that uni provides us with (during pandemic) are good quality."
• "The majority of my coursework has been based around programming within the music industry and basics."
• "I had so many amazing tutors, professors, and classes at Goldsmiths that made the experience worth it."
• "Brilliant University, I studied my BA in English Lit and now my MA in Children's Lit. The staff were amazing and so accommodating to me and my guide dog."
• "Only very few lectures are passionate about their job."

Cons:

• "The tutors, lecturers make life worse for you. They act very informative and extravagant in lectures but when they are sought for help and advice, they are nowhere to be found nor seen!"
• "Teaching was boring and stale and what's more very biased and politically motivated."
• "The course tutors were bullies who seemed to make it up as they went along."
• "Some lecturers don't teach fully, they just tell us to watch the recording so they can chat about what they like."
• "Avoid if you are doing any Computing degree course here, the lecturers are awful and Daniel even made a student cry in one of my lectures."
• "Some of us received zero refund for the blanked class dates."
• "2 others however are awful: the content is simply not a university grade."

University Facilities

Pros:

• "The great thing about the library? The computers, coffee machine and space inside is great."
• "This uni is great for arts. Lecturers are friendly, uni has nice surroundings and the facilities that they provide are great as well."
• "Also, the dorm management is safe! It's really great and the admin is nice."
• "Library is top notch."
• "A fabulous place to study art and culture, and you can sit on the grass to think of how art and social change would marry to make a real difference."
• "Goldsmiths has a more traditional teaching style similar to Oxbridge colleges of letting the students themselves decide what to do."
• "It's a good uni with good people and teachers."

Cons:

• "The university is small so facilities such as the library and cafe are cramped with students. Good luck finding a seat."
• "The worst management and communication any university has had. Terrible. Ridiculous."
• "They are holding my transcripts hostage, they keep lying that they have sent them."
• "There are also a couple tutors who have major issues."
• "Goldsmiths has terrible organisation."
• "Emailing for information is worthless."
• "It takes months to get your notes after the exams."

Student Experience

Pros:

• "The students are amazing people who are often androgynous young beings of political wanderings."
• "All around great, no issues, very accessible campus, friendly people, security team very helpful etc."
• "I enjoyed my time here and would recommend it to anyone."
• "The staff are all very helpful and if any issues ever arise they are all great at getting things sorted."
• "As a (mostly) white foreign student I haven't experienced any kind of discrimination and don't see how Goldsmiths could be an environment where that happens."
• "If you're looking for a great community, both on campus and in the local area, and an artistically driven University that's a nice size, then I'd certainly give Goldsmiths a try."
• "An institution which is known for being subversive, arty and vibrant."

Cons:

• "Caution! You will pay for three years for a good education and you will stay home because the teachers are always on strike."
• "I taught myself over half of my entire degree and received no substantial refund of tuition for the 3 years of strikes, online learning, and disruption to my learning."
• "Some courses have many errors in online quizzes."
• "I think, your chances to get a job in the domain are close to zero unless you already have relevant experience."
• "There are no grades for the first semester so we can be fully creative."
• "Very difficult to make real friends and solid connections here as many are simply too wrapped up in their own lives to give a toss."
• "Goldsmiths College is the only education institution that I ever experienced racism - especially in London, which is stark."