[lha1994]

Hi

I've been to Greenwich and seen the University and I'm really impressed with everything to do with it that I've seen so far. So much so that I want to apply to study politics there in 2013 (AS results depending)

I was wondering whether anyone on here already has, or is currently studying this that could advise me what its like. Is it taught well, would you recommend it!

I would be really grateful!

[Politricks]

Personally, I wouldn't go there; it's got bad employment rates. I would retake a year, get better A levels, and go to a better university which employers favour more.

I'm not telling you what to do, I'm just telling you what I'd do.

[lha1994]

Thanks for your advice I've already decided I want to be in London though, as I'm never going to get straight As, retake or not, a lot of them are ruled out!

But I really fell in love with Greenwich itself when I visited, probably didn't help that it was in glorious sunshine and 2 weeks before the Olympics.

So yeah, I feel like I'm in a bit of a dilemma.

[bownessie]

The thing is with Greenwich is it has some of the nicest university buildings in the UK (the old Naval Academy), which, particularly in sunshine, look beautiful and could really entice you to apply there. But its academic reputation really isn't great, unfortunately. I wouldn't say 'don't go there', but there are certainly other universities in London which don't require you to get 3 A's that have better employment rates and better academic reputations.

[lha1994]

Yeah I was also thinking about Westminster and City, but even though they have better reputations, I just didn't feel as wowed when I visited. I don't know whether I should make the decision with my heart or with my head!

[Pixie_95]

Greenwich university does have a beautiful campus so i can understand why you "fell in love" with it. However, since you haven't even got your AS grades yet i definetly think that you should aim higher! Do not doubt yourself! Even if you do get fairly bad grades at AS level, it doesn't mean that you can't improve and get A's and B's for A2. Although Greenwich is a nice looking place, it's reputation is not very good

If you truly want to go there then fair enough, however don't purpousely look for Universities with lower entry requirments before you have even got your results x

[bownessie]

Hmm... it is a tricky one. You have to be there for 3 years so you have to like it. Though a lot of people would be saying to go with your head and go with City or Westminster, I went with my heart with the uni I picked and it 100% turned out to be the right decision.

I got offers from some very good places , but something in my gut told me that I should go to Lancaster and I did. Turns out that I'll be commuting from home next year because it didn't really work out for me at uni. So, yeah... though I used to think you should always go with your head, but going with my gut really was the right thing to do in my case and has done me so much good.

[lha1994]

(Original post by bownessie)
Hmm... it is a tricky one. You have to be there for 3 years so you have to like it. Though a lot of people would be saying to go with your head and go with City or Westminster, I went with my heart with the uni I picked and it 100% turned out to be the right decision.

I got offers from some very good places , but something in my gut told me that I should go to Lancaster and I did. Turns out that I'll be commuting from home next year because it didn't really work out for me at uni. So, yeah... though I used to think you should always go with your head, but going with my gut really was the right thing to do in my case and has done me so much good.

I'm glad it worked out for you. Last time I had to make a decision like this was over college, I went with my head and picked the far more reputable (but also distant) one over my local one because I wanted to go to a place that got better results. Now I'm exhausted from travelling, poor because I have no time for a job and feel cut out of the local loop. So this is why I feel so apprehensive over making a similar type of decision.

[bownessie]

(Original post by lha1994)
I'm glad it worked out for you. Last time I had to make a decision like this was over college, I went with my head and picked the far more reputable (but also distant) one over my local one because I wanted to go to a place that got better results. Now I'm exhausted from travelling, poor because I have no time for a job and feel cut out of the local loop. So this is why I feel so apprehensive over making a similar type of decision.

Yeah, trusting your gut can be an important thing when it comes to big decisions. I've found more and more as I've started to trust it, things seem to work out more and I seem happier. When I always used my head I tended to overanalyse things and then I was never really happy with any of the decisions I made.

I can sympathise with the travelling because I commuted to uni by train/bus for my last term and it was a nightmare! Travelling can be so exhausting on top of everything else!

[RKapdi]

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