Just how prestigious is Warwick?

I see your point but it is important to be happy at university. I have an offer from LSE, which I'm considering turning down, solely because it would mean living at home which would suck.

Same - I can't stand London (nor the idea of living at home during uni). It's because of this I deliberately avoided appplying to any London university.

Having said that, I do have some friends who go to London unis who managed to get private accommodation, but they had to apply very very early. The price wasn't ideal either - they'll most probably be living at home from their second year onwards.

How prestigious is Warwick? Prestigious enough for me. Studying is the most important thing in my life (yeah, sad I know) so for me it's a matter of finding the perfect course fit - and that's English at Warwick. I'm not even going to insure anywhere else, partly because I'm well on course to get the grades and partly because I won't settle for anything else. Prestige only matters to me in the sense that I want to do a serious and challenging degree, and those are generally found at the top universities. Beyond that, I don't give a fig. I've come under a lot of pressure to go for Oxbridge but I don't like their courses as much and neither does the idea of the whole 'Oxbridge thing' and the collegiate university appeal to me.

How prestigious is Warwick? Prestigious enough for me. Studying is the most important thing in my life (yeah, sad I know) so for me it's a matter of finding the perfect course fit - and that's English at Warwick. I'm not even going to insure anywhere else, partly because I'm well on course to get the grades and partly because I won't settle for anything else. Prestige only matters to me in the sense that I want to do a serious and challenging degree, and those are generally found at the top universities. Beyond that, I don't give a fig. I've come under a lot of pressure to go for Oxbridge but I don't like their courses as much and neither does the idea of the whole 'Oxbridge thing' and the collegiate university appeal to me.

wow..its refreshing to see someone who loves their course.

Me..I'm just using mine as a means to an end.

Haha what passion


I bet you'll love it really!

I'm actually worried..about the lack of research I've done..

I literally do not know what half the modules incorporate

Surely knowing the names of the modules is enough?!

Saying that I should really look into the modules... I have however done extensive research into the SU and Societies

Hi guys
I have an offer from Warwick for English and French (AAA). I went on an open day today, looked round the campus and all the usual stuff, but, whilst I liked it, I didn't get the same feeling of excitement that I did at Sheffield (who have also given me an offer of AAB).

At the moment, my head is telling me that I should accept Warwick's offer as it's the better university in terms of prestige; it frequently ranks much higher in the league tables and I've heard that employers look for degrees from Warwick when considering potential employees. As Sheffield is still a top 30 university, is Warwick's "prestige" really that valuable? Would I be losing out on a lot if I chose Sheffield instead?

Thanks for your time

Yeah, after all the education is the secondary purpose of university

Same! I feel like a stalker... will have seen faces prior to first going to the LawSoc

Warwick is not prestigious for English and French.

It's not? It seems to be ranked quite highly in most University league tables for both subjects. Would you then say that it is on a par with Sheffield?