Glasgow or Strathy for Chemistry

ive looked into this. seeing as i am applying for the same course at you

and glasgow.


strathclyde just isnt as good for chemistry.
its research is alright yeah, but on the whole glasgow is better.

better respected, more chance of job at the end...


yeah. glasgow.

Hmmm cool, thanks for the reply. But are there any statistics??

but actually, unless you are planning to do a phd.. youd probs be good at either uni...

where you WANT to go should give you some indication

which one is closer to you as well?

yeah..
the league table on the times...
http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/tol_gug/gooduniversityguide.php?AC_sub=Chemistry&sub=14&x=19&y=12


glasgows 10th
strathclyde 12th


but apparently these mean nothing...

well...
my teacher said to me to always remember strathy was once a college.
and its considered a better degree if you get it from glasgow...

Strathy's closer to me... And I wouldn't mind going to either to be honest. Both are cool.

hmmm.
well...
depends what condition they slap on it


firm the higher up one and insurance the lower?

cos they are just as good really...
whatever the higher offer take as the "better uni" as they will have more applicants per place.

now im just talking rubbish

Just because a university has higher entry requirements doesn't mean it's "better". Take Aberdeen for example, for courses like History they're probably "better" than Strathclyde who require higher grades.

i was slightly taking the piss
i even said it was a load of rubbish



and i said above that OP would be fine at either uni...
s'up to him

Ohh.. but you weren't!

Guy's dont argue plz.

I went to the Chemistry open day at Glasgow and Strathclyde. I personally felt that Strathclyde's course was better, but that's only my opinion. All the staff seem really friendly and approachable even though I never got the chance to speak to them. Strathclyde seemed to enjoy boasting about how their Chemistry courses are accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry while Glasgow's are only recognised.

Whether that actually means much, I don't know but Strathclyde seems pretty content with it.

This is what recognition etc. mean
http://www.rsc.org/Membership/join/AccreditedCourses/index.asp
It's sort of important in that if you want to do a job in chemistry as any half decent course should be recognised. If it's not then it probably doesn't have very much chemistry in it or has poor academic standards.

The difference between recognised and accredited usually boils down to whether it's a BSc or MSci/MChem so Strathclyde's (and Glasgow's) BSc degrees are recognised but their MSci degrees are accredited (despite what Strathclyde said).