A year ago I graduated from London Metropolitan University after doing a 3 year course in film production there. I didn't really know that much about London Metropolitan at the time and applied really because it had connections to the London Film School (which was where I wanted to go but required a degree first) and that they allowed me to apply without going through UCAS or any other body. They accepted me to my surprise (I am not surprised now looking back - after the first year I realised that they accept pretty much everyone as long as they can pay. Pay seems to be a big issue with them and on a number of occasions I was chased up for bills I had already paid). On the teaching front I found some teachers helpful, some not so helpful. This is naturally to be expected. However, instead of trying to invigorate the students with energy they tended to suck it out. This may also have something to do with the surroundings and the campus itself - hard to get excited when the buildings nearby are collapsing and everything is grey. (I think they are renovating the campus now so perhaps things are different). However the teachers were on the most part contactable (via e-mail) and like everything, the more you put in the more you'll get out. This is a university where if you want something done you have to do it yourself, push hard and really go for it. The guest lecturers we had were good though and on the most part very helpful (although unlike the teachers, hard to get in touch with). On the social front the student union is usually pretty busy. During my time, the student union was made up of a beautifully soaked bar and a some run down pool tables (I got some fond memories of those tables...real fond). The university also has a very multi-cultural population which is brilliant and for me at least the biggest draw to the uni. This university doesn't so much teach you your subject but teaches you (subconsciously perhaps) about London and its people. However, this is all my personal view built up from my own individual experience of my time at this university. Many of my colleagues no doubt will see London Met differently. On the whole I found London Metropolitan not that great a university, they don't really care, but during my time there I made some good friends, met good people from all over the world, and learnt a great deal about london, the world and people in general. And isn't that what university is all about? (That and getting a good degree).