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  1. mmtdevlin's Avatar
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    Got 5 offers - how would you rank these unis ..
    in terms of experience, quality of teaching and graduate employment.

    Course is History & Theology and Religious Studies.

    Offers:

    Leeds: ABB [A in History]
    Lancaster: AAB
    Glasgow: ABB
    Cardiff: ABB
    Newman University College: 280 points


    Trying to decide what to firm and what to insure. Thanks for any help.
    ETA: since I'm a EU passport holder from Northern Ireland I'll most likely get full tuition fees paid for me at Glasgow by SAAS.
    Last edited by mmtdevlin; 18-08-2012 at 09:11. Reason: add extra info about fees paid
  2. mabelbarc's Avatar
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    Re: Got 5 offers - how would you rank these unis ..
    Probably Lancaster, Cardiff, Leeds, Glasgow then Newman... but I'm not student I'm going on what Ive heard from others and the grades!
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    Lancaster, Leeds, Cardiff, Glasgow then Newman.

    So basically the order of the offers from high to low. And since you only get two choices, it's pretty clear you should firm Lancaster and backup one of the others (maybe not Newman unless you're convinced you're likely to mess up more than one subject)
  5. bishbash72's Avatar
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    I love how everyone uses the Guardian tables since the Times got put behind a paywall.
  6. blondie :)'s Avatar
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    Re: Got 5 offers - how would you rank these unis ..
    The first 4 are all pretty equal I would say? Just firm the one you like the most, where you'd feel the most comfortable. Leeds is a big city, with lots do to and it'll be completely different to Lancaster which is by the sea and is much smaller. Also it depends what modules you do in each course and whether they interest you - I would have applied to Leeds if I had the grades for the course, and I know they had modules that I'd love to do.. it's ashame they changed their entry requirements
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    Re: Got 5 offers - how would you rank these unis ..
    I'd go:

    Leeds > Cardiff > Lancaster > Glasgow > Newman

    But I know a lot about Leeds and Cardiff, and nothing about Lancaster, so I'm almost certainly wrong :P
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    Re: Got 5 offers - how would you rank these unis ..
    (Original post by Callum828)
    I love how everyone uses the Guardian tables since the Times got put behind a paywall.
    Yup, that's my reason. Dam you Times!
  9. Ben Kenobi's Avatar
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    Re: Got 5 offers - how would you rank these unis ..
    Leeds
    Cardiff
    Glasgow
    Lancaster
    Newman
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    forget rank, it means nothing if you aren't enjoying it
  11. mmtdevlin's Avatar
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    Re: Got 5 offers - how would you rank these unis ..
    darn, tried to give a thumbs up to all who replied just to say thx for the input, but seems there's a limit you can do each day grrrr. Good to see other peoples opinions so thanks all. edited my original post to include info that since I'm a EU passport holder from Ireland I'll most likely get full tuition fees paid at University of Glasgow for me by SAAS.
  12. Ben Kenobi's Avatar
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    Re: Got 5 offers - how would you rank these unis ..
    (Original post by mmtdevlin)
    darn, tried to give a thumbs up to all who replied just to say thx for the input, but seems there's a limit you can do each day grrrr. Good to see other peoples opinions so thanks all. edited my original post to include info that since I'm a EU passport holder from Ireland I'll most likely get full tuition fees paid at University of Glasgow for me by SAAS.
    Not bad.
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    Re: Got 5 offers - how would you rank these unis ..
    (Original post by mmtdevlin)
    darn, tried to give a thumbs up to all who replied just to say thx for the input, but seems there's a limit you can do each day grrrr. Good to see other peoples opinions so thanks all. edited my original post to include info that since I'm a EU passport holder from Ireland I'll most likely get full tuition fees paid at University of Glasgow for me by SAAS.
    are you south of the border though?
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