Accounting and Finance applicants for 2012 entry

is Manchester university or Manchester met good for accounting and finance degree .

Both.....as long as you get 300-340 ucas points (prefably first time round if you can) it dosnt matter which uni you go to to do a+f....as long as you get a 2:1
At the end of ur degree....NB man met offers more exemptions but manc of is highly ranked globally...but dont be easily fooled by online rankings.....if ur really worries call up some employerss and ask wat sorta students they take on

I would pick Manchester over Manchester Met every time. Manchester has a much better reputation and prestige and is recognised globally whereas Manchester Met isn't. This would enable you to get a graduate job more easily as you will be more employable which is seen as Manchester has a greater percentage of students employed in graduate jobs from A+F than Manchester Met.

Also the point Jeeves_90 made about it doesn't matter which university you pick as long as you get a 2.1 is in my opinion false. Because a 2.1 from Manchester (or any other Russell Group or top 20 university) is in my opinion better than a 2.1 from a 'lesser' university and I think employers will see it this way too.

I never said that employers don't employ students that have graduated from one of the less prestigious universities. I fully recognise that people from Manchester Met and others have gone on to have a very successful career.

I also acknowledge that going to a university such as Manchester wont guarantee you a job over someone else with the same qualifications that went to a less prestigious university as i fully understand other factors influence a employers decision such as personality etc.
What I am saying is that going to a more prestigious and recognised university will let you stand out from the crowd. This will give you an advantage and that is what you want when applying for a job.

But what he's saying is it won't in accounting and the big 4, which is generally true.
However, as he has said already, for other, more prestigious jobs, a better uni does matter ALOT.
This is because the degree is most likely harder, and the calibre of students is better.

So, if your sole aim in accounting, uni choice shouldn't matter too much as long as you meet the minimum requirements. But who would want to go manc met when you could go manc

what are the top 5 uni's offering this course?

what are the top 5 uni's offering this course?

I would put them in tiers tbh.
Warwick and LSE would be tier one.
Bristol, Bath and possibly CASS tier 2.

The link in the post about is hopeless by the looks of it though. Bath is in no way better then LSE and putting uni's like Bham at 55 became Birmingham city uni is a joke.
Edit: Having done Maths and Econ, i guess you know LSE and Warwick are likely to be top considering UCL/Ox/Cam don't offer it :P

What about UCL, Kings, Imperial, St Andrews, Durham, Manchester?

Yes, I have a brief idea, I know that Warwick, LSE and ofcourse your tier system is very useful.

I am helping my cousin out with his application

None of the uni's you listed except durham and manc offer A&F. While durham is great for econ, for A&F, it's not that great as it's a new course and the business building is located on the other side of the city (away from the main durham campus).

Manchester do A&F and they are probably on the same level as notts and bham. Which are all probably below Bristol and Bath if you were to put them on my tier list.

So would I be employable even in big 4 if i graf with a 2.1 in finance from manchester?

So has anybody made up thier final descisions yet....ive firmed nottingham the other week nd got thier starter pack for next term lol.... So every other one my choices come up as declined ontrack....jus gotta sort out student finance now...anybody else got an unconditional who has firmed thier places

im stuck on whether choosing between Aston and Birmingham, Aston offer a 4year sandwich course with a placement year which i believe will be very valuable for trying to get a job, as it is all about experience now. But ive had heard that birmingham as the better reputation. so confused

Both are very

Good for accounting........however you do know you can do a placement year at bham uni aswell...you just gotta request it mate....thats what I intend to do at nottingham....truthley im not a fan of aston uni....I didnt like the look of the area it just didnt seem like a nice environment to study.... Bham however looked like a really nice place to go to....im not a fan of the town centre they both have a good reputation so its up to you reallyy....my sister went bham uni and did a placement year at deloitte nd shes doing alright know

thanks for your advice, im going to look at both unis again as i have been invited for an open day and then make my decision