Birmingham, Southampton or Edniburgh?

Hey,
I can't make the decisions between the 3. I would prefer Edinburgh, but the Economics course in an MA, and I would prefer a BSc.

The leagues tables show the other 2 in very similar positions, so could I ask which one has the better Economics reputation and student life?

I've already sent off my UCAS, but only have a few days left to decide.

Thanks

And Edinburgh is not a safety uni if you're looking for one like Birm/Soton

Birmingham ftw (is not at all biased)

I'm sorry did someone just say that an MA in Scotland equals a Bsc in the civilised world. I think you better check your facts out mate before you offend ant other countries.

Could you give me a few reasons why?
I do have other universites in mind, Loughborough, Leicester, Cardiff and East Anglia

There was the option of MA and BSc at St Andrews and I picked the BSc, because I prefer the Economics with more maths.
I don't really understand what you mean, I'm sorry if I offended your country, Scotland is indeed a nice place.

MA scotland = regular BSc

Have you visited them? Have you thought about course content? What about atmosphere?

I chose Southampton based on it being in the south (so location/geography) and also based on the fact more advanced econometrics is covered (so course content).

I did, however, when applying, think a lot about whether I should opt for Birmingham over Southampton. Do I regret my choice now? I can't really say I do since I'm not there and don't know what it would be like had I gone. Though I think I'd have preferred being in the city of Birmingham than the 'town' of Southampton.

All I'll say is that the department at Southampton is highly regarded, the lecturers are friendly and always approachable, and additionally, if your interests lie within macroeconomics or econometrics, then this would be a good department (since the course has a lot of focus on these two areas). Microeconomics, while covered, seems to be less
mathematical and less rigorous than elsewhere.

Hey,
I can't make the decisions between the 3. I would prefer Edinburgh, but the Economics course in an MA, and I would prefer a BSc.

The leagues tables show the other 2 in very similar positions, so could I ask which one has the better Economics reputation and student life?

I've already sent off my UCAS, but only have a few days left to decide.

Thanks

Context is everything here. i.e. Edinburgh are much harder to get offers from than the other 2.
What are your other 4 unis?
What are your A2 subjects and predicted grades?
What are your AS subjects and actual grades?
What are your GCSE grades?

I think I decided on Birmingham, my other ones were York, Bristol, St Andrews, and Cambridge(just applying, not expecting much, school recommended me)
A2(predictions): Maths-A, Economics-A, Physics-A/B, Geography-A, Chinese-A, Further Maths AS-A
AS: Maths-A, Economics-B, Physics-B, Chinese-B, Geography-incomplete
GCSEs: 1A*, 4As, 4Bs, 1C, 1D
Feel really gutted about the AS and GCSEs, lack of revision and personal reasons, I'm going to really step it up at A2, not too bothered about 5 rejections, would prefer a gap year then go for 2011 entry.

I don't see either York or Birmingham rejecting you.
Are the factors that caused you to under perform at GCSE and AS level likely to re-occur at uni?

No, they shouldn't.
May I ask how are my chances for Cambridge, St Andrews and Bristol?

My Bs in Chinese and Economics were a mark and 6 marks off an A.

Does doing 5 A Levels + 1 AS from a state school help my application? Because my teachers are telling me to drop at least 1, so I could get better grades and there are timetable clashes, but I just don't want to.