Sus University - Whats Brighton Like As a City?

Ooo, my friend goes to Uni there and Ive visited her a few times, Brighton is a brilliant city to be a student! There is so much to do, loads of cool shops and cafes and the nightlife is good, plus the beach!!! The bad side is that its very expensive to live in, my friend had to get a house really far from uni (it was just a short bus ride tho).