How Important Is A University's Reputation?

I disagree imo.

You don't get tutorials at Manchester Met.

Plus there are also the opportunities and "other stuff" your university gives you. So technically, it's not just the degree.

I'll reply to this as it is slightly related. What "other stuff"? Extra-curriculars? Why would a former polytechnic/non top 50/20/10/any university but Oxbridge provide inferior extra-curricular opportunities?

E.g. at Imperial there's the UROP scheme, and I can't find any university that does something similar.

So, say if you want to go for a Masters (research) this will be helpful, right?

There are opportunities for undergraduates to assist with research in some way at most universities. Whether this is through summer academic internships or, in certain cases, academic journals designed for the publication of undergraduate work.

But not a specific scheme though, right?

You mean UCL. G5 G5!!! Best multi-faculty university outside Oxbridge!

And, like Durham, desperately try to claim this "third oldest university in England" tag as if it means either of them are ancients (or are Oxford/Cambridge) this.

Even for law, and this comes from the employers themselves (some of the UKs top firms) it doesn't matter either, you don't even need a degree in law for many. If anything, getting a 1st in whatever subject at a lower ranked uni with less money/facilities etc...is more of an achievement than getting a first at Oxbridge etc.

Those without a degree in law still need to take the CPE.

Warwick - meh, Southampton - meh, Liverpool - meh. Too "low" for my liking.

The thing is, it's that it's not all about the university as well. It's about the grade, the subject, your ECs, your extras, summer internships, work experience, contacts etc etc.

Although I am a dinosaur, it has been the GDL for some years now!

I am in the process of looking at universities to apply to in September. I have already decided to do a degree in Airport Management. Although I hope to work in a airport on completion of the course I hope to learn some transferable skills to other jobs in case I can't get into a airport straight after graduation.

I just wanted to know how important is the reputation of a university? Will going to a less highly reputed university lessen my chances of getting a job. I've looked at league tables and none of my top three options are in the top 50.

My top 3 in order of preference are:

Bucks New University
Thames Valley University
City University

Thanks.

Yeah......

It's a little misleading saying you don't need a degree in law (you don't, to be a legal executive anyway). Those without a degree in law still need to take the CPE. In theory it shouldn't matter where the student takes the CPE as it's standardised. But this doesn't mean employers won't show some bias when looking at where an applicant has done their undergraduate degree.

I usually call it the GDL, simply because I'm used to Northumbria, but don't some universities still call it the CPE?

Stop trying to be clever, that's not the main point of the post, at the start of the thread people were making out that to be successful in law you need a degree in law from Oxbridge, which is just wrong. I've asked several firms and spoken to several barristers and solicitors with degrees in law, and all of them have said the same, it doesn't actually matter where it's from unless the person who decides whether to accept you or reject you has a person bias, but then they're just as likely to have a bias against Oxbridge because of the general stereotype of them all being stuck up, which isn't true, but nor is the idea of Oxbridge graduates being better than the rest.

Plus I know someone who is a barrister on over £400k a year who has a law degree from Reading (I think it was Reading anyway)

University background is not as irrelevant as you make out but neither is it is important as many of the 6th formers who post on the legal forums make out either. It is all subtle and complicated and if you read 2-300 posts on the legal forums, particularly from the professional lawyers and legal academics who post there you would gain a better insight into what is an involved relationship.