Which Uni is better in Chemstry

Hi,

I am looking to study Chemistry at uni from Sep 2015. I have applied via UCAS and received offers from UCL, Warwick and Nottingham. I now have to choose which will be the firm choice and which will be the insurance choice out of the three. Anyone with any advice and/or personal experience is welcome.

Hey Im going to study chemistry in September too! I have firmed Warwick for chemistry without trying to sound too biased Warwick is probably the best choice, followed by ucl. The problem with Nottingham is the new chemistry labs they were building recently burnt down and that may have an impact, while at Warwick they are only a couple of years old UCL and Warwick are both great unis so it really comes down to if you want a London uni with traffic and horrible grey buildings around or a campus uni surrounded by fields I have grown up in the country and hate cities, hence why i went with Warwick I looked at both Warwick and Nottingham and the tutors seem more enthusiastic at Warwick I dont know what the tutors at UCL are like...


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I'd go Nottingham, based on the full package. There's not enough difference between those departments to make any outright claims. Nottingham has a great research reputation though. Regarding the labs: the current ones are fine / undergraduates I believe haven't really been affected. The new building was largely intended for research (into sustainable processes) and some resources for advanced undergraduate (i.e. not your first years) so by the time you're there they'll have rebuilt as intended.

I didn't really like the campus thing from Warwick. I think the department was decent, the students I spoke to were helpful, and the staff seemed good. Most chemistry buildings aren't going to be pretty, but at least most other places have nicer bits

Never been to UCL but i'd highly recommend getting away from home, and it does lack it's own sort of space being in London.

Are the offers different? I imagine Warwick's might be slightly lower? In which case Notthingham firmed and Warwick insured would be a pretty nice set up for you.