Can current University of Manchester students explain low student satisfaction rating

Hmm, if I went into Law it would be property law most probably, but I guess I'd still need to do GDL, and even then I'm not guaranteed to make it big, Law is very competitive! aha, so well done! Do you think Banks/insurance/management consultancy firms/financial services, would be open to me? Considering I'm doing Hist/Econ? :s I heard there are loads of History grads in financial services; an industry I'd like to enter.

Do you know how many graduates actually get onto graduate schemes at Manchester through the top 100 graduate employers? Surely there won't be many places considering they recruit elsewhere, added to the fact that generally the largest firms take on a maximum of 50 grads per year?

I'm currently a second year and am testament to the fact that Manchester is extremely good for employment prospects, I have three summer internships lined up. Because Manchester is such a huge university it is targeted heavily by employers from all industries. I also agree with people's posts that the careers service is excellent. Also, going to Manchester can actually be an advantage in employment terms than going to say Oxbridge as you also have the time to take part in a lot of extra-curriculars and develop skills that employers look for. A 2.1 from Oxbridge won't actually get you that far in employment terms if you can't demonstrate any skills such as team work etc.

I get annoyed at some people who complain about Manchester to be honest, and these are probably the people who fill in the surveys. The people who complain tend to be the ones who aren't getting fantastic grades but want to blame everything but themselves. On my course this seems to happen with two types of people; the lazy ones who never turn up to anything and then get annoyed it is not all recorded and available online and then some international students who put in the work but seem less familiar with UK examination styles. The thing is people then just complain that the teaching isn't good enough etc. which isn't true. You can guarantee these people haven't attended things such as essay writing workshops and exam technique sessions that are advertised. They will then blame the fact that they didn't know about these sessions but honestly we are all adults and it does not take much effort to go looking for these things yourself.

So my vote is - legal tables are rubbish, the only thing that actually matters is job prospects. Welcome to the real world.

Thanks for the reply. Good to know that the job prospects are decent. Any ideas on the banking jobs and how targetted manc is for those?
I should be firming really soon then

IB is hard to say I've known people who have got internships with them etc but the general consensus of the IB forums is that those at Manchester don't have a chance

Wow cheers for that. So from the sounds of things, MAJOR improvements will be made for September 2012? And there will be 15 hours teaching a week? How many lectures could I expect for Modern History with Economics [BA]?

Personally i have had no experience with manchester uni as im not a student there. but i read a blog of a guy who was a medic there and he hated every minute of it. apparently after the first year they leave you to fend for yourself and the administration side of it is really bad... just what i heard

IB is hard to say I've known people who have got internships with them etc but the general consensus of the IB forums is that those at Manchester don't have a chance

But I find people on TSR forums to be full of hot air a lot of the time, according to the law one I had zero chance in most of the law firms. The ones dishing out all the advice you realise are not always the successful ones. Interestingly, every single one of the top ten investment banks holds recruitment events at Manchester so they must have at least some interest in the students.

Thats good news then! If they hold recruitment events means it cant be that bad then! thanks

Thanks for the reply. Good to know that the job prospects are decent. Any ideas on the banking jobs and how targetted manc is for those?
I should be firming really soon then

According to QS world ranking 29th, the only higher ranking British universities are Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial, UCL and Edinburgh

But I find people on TSR forums to be full of hot air a lot of the time, according to the law one I had zero chance in most of the law firms. The ones dishing out all the advice you realise are not always the successful ones. Interestingly, every single one of the top ten investment banks holds recruitment events at Manchester so they must have at least some interest in the students.

Edit: I'm not disagreeing with Davidosh entirely though. He says knows people who have to internships - exactly my point, it is possible. If you go to Oxbridge etc. you might find it a little easier but these are the top banks so it makes sense that only a few people each year from Manchester will get in. What I mean though is that these banks do actively recruit from Manchester and I'm guessing the people on this thread are choosing between Manchester and other similar unis (if they got in to LSE for example there'd be no contest) and so in their situation Manchester could be a good shout. Get the grades, join all the right societies, attend the presentations and you have a shot. I think a sneaky advantage Manchester has over somewhere similar such as Leeds/Newcastle is the reputation of Manchester Business School which brings in a lot of perks such as good funding for finance related societies etc.

80% of the graduate intake at the bulge bracket banks come from Oxbridge, LSE, Imperial, Warwick and UCL..That should tell you that there's a chance albeit it a lesser chance than those at the aforementioned universities.

80% of the graduate intake at the bulge bracket banks come from Oxbridge, LSE, Imperial, Warwick and UCL..That should tell you that there's a chance albeit it a lesser chance than those at the aforementioned universities.

I don't think I could have put it better myself.

You forgot King's College London, which ranks 27th.

I have to admit that I am beginning to panic a little as I firmed Manchester, as I did like it when I visited it but then I looked at the Guardian league table for Philosophy, the subject I've applied to do and it's so low down on the list it really has panicked me. It even comes lower than Manchester Met which I find to be quite odd, I know this is rated on student satisfaction mostly but honestly now I'm really not sure what to do. I've read the thread and so the stuff about them attempting to change. But is the teaching really that bad at the moment? I'm really worried.

Hey, could I get into management consultancy/business strategy with a hist with econ degree?