University Of Sydney

My love of learning was definitely fostered here. I spent my years here learning the craft of my profession, marvelling at the buildings, mastering my squash skills and spending my spare time in out of relationships! ok… that was my uni years.
I still visit the place frequently, have completed some short courses and feel very much at home in the old buildings. The place is so historical, yet the course are of a very high standard and have been quite interesting.

I remember getting off at Redfern station on my first day of uni not knowing where to walk. But wisely, I followed a long stream of students walking along these roads and there it was, I was at Hogwarts, without needing to run into a wall or be in London haha.
It’s hard not to give my uni five stars because I’m legit proud to be a usyd student. As I’m writing this review I have nearly finished my second year at this uni. Honestly, I’m not the social kid that has joined all the societies and at first it was hard to find lifelong friends — you do a lot of «hi my name is… What degree do you do?» Then you tend to run out of topics pretty quickly. But when you find a group of people that you have common interests in besides uni work, you know you’ve struck gold.
Honestly, the classrooms are a mix of modern and historical. The staff are generally as good as it gets. Plus, watching tourists visit and take selfies with the building always makes me chuckle and realise how lucky I am to be studying at one of the most awesome and famous uni’s around!
From one usyd kid to (a possible) another, keep rocking that smirk and strut guys ;)

I responded to a talk thread about whether Sydney University is a good place to study and this was my response:
My 3 years as an undergrad at USYD were better than I expected. The people I studied with were very friendly and the teaching staff, for the most part, were attentive and professional.
The main campus is in a great location — it’s a short bus ride from the CBD and is very close to Newtown, where there are plenty of good restaurants and bars. It isn’t really the kind of place you’d want to leave though given how beautiful it is — there’s a combination of modern and historic pieces of architecture and the grounds are open and vast.
It took me a while to find my feet, but I realised after my first year that the social life is good, you just need to get involved. Most faculties have welcoming parties for new students and ongoing events which are great opportunities to meet new people.
There are also plenty of colleges (I think the main campus has about 7 colleges) which provide you accommodation and food etc at a relatively low cost.

Went here for a couple of lectures (non-​degree related). Has nice grounds, some excellent facilities as far as I can tell. Nice to just walk or ride through.

I didn’t go to uni here.
Hell, I didn’t even go to uni in this state.
But yesterday I went and wandered around the campus and took photos and pretended I was «hip» and «with it» and kept an eye out for campus security because if frat movies have taught me anything it’s that they always get around in those little golf buggies even though you can totally outrun them.
It’s a weird mix of big buildings of classic sandstone architecture and stained glass and then the newer, more modern parts, which are predictably blah because nobody does good, unique architecture these days. And the Hogwarts bit is where it’s at, all green grass and wishing tree and ivy-​covered doorways and glorious sandstone, my favourite of all the stones.
There’s the Nicholson museum too, which is free to check out and contains all kinds of wild stories (like ancient Egyptian necrophilia, for one).
Go visit on a sunny day. Recapture your lost youth. If any of the kids talk to you just say «dope» and «crispy» a lot.

Reviewing an university is a difficult thing. The University of Sydney is a well established institution with a wealth of experience. Ranked highly within and outside of the country, the University of Sydney is sure to offer you a quality education.
No education institution is perfect and all have holes. However, at the end of the day you want to learn and be confident that what you are learning will allow you to move onto the next level.

Australia’s first university — one of the top universities in the country and rated #1 in New South Wales.

Unfortunately, the oldest university in the country is highly dated, disorganized, and its staff unprofessional. Throughout the application process, no one at the University seemed to know what was going on, and the administrative offices as well as the professors were rude to me on more than one occasion. Buildings, classrooms, and lecture halls on campus were highly dated and in serious need of an update.
Even registering for classes was difficult: I received 3 different answers regarding how to register for classes, only to be told by someone at the University something entirely different once I arrived. Room numbers were not included in my time table, making attending classes difficult.
Sadly, what once may have been a good school is a low level, money hungry university with a mediocre staff.