Northeastern University London

Anybody appying to New College Of the Humanities?

Computerised

Is anyone here applying there or thinking of applying?

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Reply 1

morecambebay

Anybody stupid enough?

Imagine if they got zero applicants. :colone:

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Reply 2

polly12

I think the whole thing is a pretty disgusting affair tbh. I wouldn't apply. Celebrity academics providing a second rate education at really silly prices.

Reply 3

Planar

I was going to, but then I realised that I couldn't be bothered. Plus I want to read history, not history with literature

Reply 4

vander Beth

Ahahahah I almost forgot about that car crash of a college

If anybody on TSR applies, I am genuinely interested in it

Reply 5

Computerised

Original post by vander Beth

Ahahahah I almost forgot about that car crash of a college

If anybody on TSR applies, I am genuinely interested in it

lool everyones replies are so negative. I guess that college is a flop then. Please elaborate on what is so bad about it? My main qualms are that its selling standard London degrees for triple the price, plus where on earth is it gonna find a decent college building in north london?

I need more replies people

Reply 6

llys

I predict that lots of international students are going to apply to it (if NCH markets itself well).

Reply 7

jameswhughes

They don't do maths, oh dear :colone:

Spoiler

Reply 8

TlanTlan

Most of the TSR hate probably comes from the fact it's brand new and has not even started teaching yet so none of you can even form an opinion on it as of yet, and it will always come down to "prestige", but looking at the lineup it has some pretty interesting people teaching there, so you can only wait and see.

Jesus, and people call me a cynical bastard. That said looking at some of the reports trickling in so far at how it's been set out, it just seems like a money grab.

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Reply 9

tillytots

it advertises on TSR, along with LSBU and university of west london, says alot...

Reply 10

Aristotle's' Disciple

Two of my mates were planning on applying. Till they realised prices were like 20k a year... not only that, + it would be nothing like a top uni. Lecturers would come and go as they pleased with no real obligation to stay, a just give a sub, it's definitely not an Oxbridge substitute, I can't think of anyone who'd rather choose it over a top 10 uni. :/

Reply 11

Aristotle's' Disciple

Original post by TlanTlan

It's been criticised by people a lot more qualified that the likes of TSR users. Almost everybody thinks it will be a complete fail. Look it up.

Reply 12

Aristotle's' Disciple

Original post by jameswhughes

They don't do maths, oh dear :colone:

Spoiler

Only because it out of their league. Feeble subjects for feeble minds. :colone:

Reply 13

Intriguing Alias

Original post by TlanTlan

It's precisely because they're using brand names of lecturers to attract people. If it didn't have those people (who let's be honest, aren't going to be particularly better than the average lecturers at actually teaching) then you wouldn't at all give it any credit. It's also because of the high prices they're charging, and that they actually advertised themselves as being for Oxbridge rejects.

Reply 14

jameswhughes

Original post by Aristotle's' Disciple

Only because it out of their league. Feeble subjects for feeble minds. :colone:

Haha, exactly. :yy:

When it starts to teach maths then it might gain some credibility. :colone:

Reply 15

hslt

Original post by Computerised

I guess that college is a flop then. Please elaborate on what is so bad about it?

It's going to be filled with rich oxbridge/london/etc rejects, and it's going to be very small and thus I imagine quite a restricted social scene.
The academics there are famous and opinionated, rather than necessarily brilliant, and as far as teaching and examining they are completely untried and untested. And I very much doubt that much of your teaching will be done by the famous academics that are publicising it, what with their need to maintain their fame and riches.

Reply 16

Computerised

Original post by tillytots

it advertises on TSR, along with LSBU and university of west london, says alot...

Yes I was shocked when I saw this too. They broke the cardinal "Top unis never advertise" rule.

Reply 17

Computerised

Original post by hassi94

and that they actually advertised themselves as being for Oxbridge rejects.

srsly??

Reply 18

Computerised

Original post by hslt

It's going to be filled with rich oxbridge/london/etc rejects,

This is very true. If said rah was so thick that not even Eton could get him/her into Oxbridge/London then they can always pay their way into a made-up London college.

Tbh it is sad that they didn't see the opportunity to make another normal-fee addition to the London colleges. They could of bought up the Bedford square buildings, filled them with a college specialising in humanities (the humanities version of Imperial) and called it New College London (that's a nice name) which would give out the usual London degree (possibly moving onto it's own degree awarding powers if it builds its rep enough) Result, prestigious uni with a nice little campus and it would take the strain off the other colleges (which are heavily oversubscribed)