Sussex or York for Business Management as Insurance Choice on UCAS

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Which one would you choose for business management?

Hi,
I have offers for the University of Sussex and the University of York and I need to choose one of them as my insurance choice. They both ask for 35 points (I'm doing the IB), but Sussex has a subject requirement of 5 in Economics. I visited both of them and liked them both very much, however I can only choose one. Also, do these universities have a record of accepting people with lower grades than their conditional offers in the event that I miss it by a point or two.
Please give me your thoughts.
Thanks!

Reply 1

electric-wars

I'm in the exact same position but for Philosophy. I am 90% sure that I'll choose Sussex, simply because I love Brighton and already live in the south of England so it won't be as far from home. I also felt that everybody there seemed extremely enthusiastic and to genuinely love what they were doing. I think Sussex would be more likely to still accept you if you missed a point or so (providing they aren't too oversubscribed).

(edited 12 years ago)

University of Sussex

Brighton

Reply 2

swbp

I'd go for Sussex (biased just a bit). Last year my friend was accepted with one grade below her tariff, so they do offer some room for maneuver. Brighton is a far more vibrant place in comparison to York, and though York has higher prestige, Sussex isn't far behind as a fellow 1994 group member.

I fell completely in love with Sussex to the extent that i rejected Sheffield for it. The campus, the city and the people all just seem perfect and I can't wait to get started :smile: