[TomBernal]

Recently been looking at universities and stumbled across UCP Marjon University College in Plymouth. I've been told due to it being partnered with a college it is;
-not worth the money
-not the same as a university
-not the same standard?

I think that is a load of rubbish, is it any different? It offers the course after all..

Tom

[Samus2]

At the end of the day, if it gives you a BA/BSc/BEng/BEd or whatever degree you're doing, who cares?

[returnmigrant]

It will be small, be full of students doing p/time or foundation degrees, not have very high academic standards and you may spend three years being jealous of students who are going to a 'real' University.

Go to the Open Days at one 'University College' and one 'Large University'. Then tell me where you think its worth going,

[Jaki_B]

I'm going to Marjon and was told that it's a university by everything but name. The only reason it's not just University is because of the amount of students. Take a look around the uni and at the course before striking off anything.

I went down in July after I made my firm and insurance choices (firm was plymouth and insurance was brighton) I failed to get into both but I remembered Marjon was really good and luckily got in on the first day of clearing

[sweetiepie]

I live in plymouth and i know loads of people who have walked away from marjon really disappointed because the uni is poorly organised and unsupportive - you should extensively research into whether it is really worth spending your money there because although obviously i dont know enough about it to be able to really give an opinion i have heard enough about it to make me doubt its credentials.

[baok]

(Original post by Samus2)
At the end of the day, if it gives you a BA/BSc/BEng/BEd or whatever degree you're doing, who cares?

best response to a question i heard all day

[cid]

went to an open day there last October and was very impressed with the institution, having been to colleges and 6th forms it felt nothing like either. A small campus yes, but a good size shop, nice canteen, village halls near by, it seemed a bit out of the way but apart from that i left with a good feeling. Unfortunately they axed the joint honours course i was going to do so i will not be attending there, that is the only reason though.