First impressions of Bucks New Uni

My first impression of the BNU campus was the Gateway, BNU's shiny new flagship building, and rightly so. It has all the facilities you would expect from a modern university. I did start to have doubts when I saw the older grimy-looking buildings, which looked a bit like my old college, but after walking around campus for a few days and experiencing the interior it is modern and fresh feeling with everything required (other than perhaps some extra computers for the library).

I'm growing increasingly fond of the town of High Wycombe, especially the centre, it is smaller than my home town of Swindon, but the layout of the town feels just right and I felt at home here after a few days.

The first year of my course is made up of four different modules: business management, effective modern marketing communications, the role of marketing in business and understanding the customer. I enjoy the variety as I think it will create a good foundation of knowledge to build on over the next three years. I also enjoy the different teaching methods of each lecturer.

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