Is the University of Warwick actually good?

Hello everyone,

Before I start I'd like to say that I'm not elitist and am trying to assess this situation as impartially as possible. I have applied for Mathematics at Cambridge, Imperial, Warwick, UCL and KCL.

The essence of my question is in the title. Is Warwick actually a good place to study? As offers have started to be given I have noticed people with very average AS and GCSE grades being given offers. This university is clearly one which likes to be considered amongst the very top of the UK so why does it give out offers so liberally. That is not to say that I don't think that everybody should be given a chance but is the university really top if it appeals to BBB candidates. Also, how highly is Warwick regarded, say compared to Imperial as this is the main point for comparison for me. But most importantly, what is the environment like at Warwick? I have heard that it is nice and welcoming but at the same time cannot help but think that something along the lines of what happens in grammar schools might happen (I've seen first hand) i.e. many people being convinced that they are geniuses because they got in. The same argument can be applied to Imperial. In fact regarding Imperial I have actually heard that people are simple very anti-socially orientated and that it is a strict place of study and no fun with international students massively outnumbering domestics. In conclusion how does Warwick compare to Imperial socially and academically and generally is it a misfired bullet to go and study at Warwick with top grades if you had the option to go to other places likes UCL, KCL etc?

Thanks all and good luck with offers

No, you can't live at halls every year but halls are similarly priced to private accommodation other students find in the following years.

Do all men want to find girlfriends at uni? No. They can find them in their hometown, at work, through friends or at other universities.
Don't make assumptions please, even if I did have rich parents it doesn't automatically mean that I'll have been getting money from them. If it interests you, I am eligible for the bursary at Imperial.

No, it's not behind... Oxbridge > Warwick. You do not need 'good contacts' to get into Oxford, what sort of BS is that? I do wonder how much you actually know about Imperial or Imperial Maths.

it is part of the russel group.
Of course it is!

Hi

I've just started at Warwick, and its quantitative degrees are very highly ranked. All Warwick degrees are good, but it's in economics and related areas that Warwick is one of the most prestigious universities in the country.

I would rank it below Oxbridge, LSE and Imperial (and possibly UCl) but that's it.

If employers are anything to go by, Warwick is certainly very good.

I also don't think it accepts average students. Like Oxford (to which I applied but messed up my interview), it accepts people usually with grades far higher than its stated admission grades.

Don't invent comments to suit yourself. If you don't have good contacts when you go to Oxford - and they take a high proportion of students from a rich background - then you do by the time an employer is looking to recruit you.

I'll ignore the rest, not worth comment.

In simple terms

Warwick dominate Investment Banking compared to other target schools

The Russell group isn't really indicative of anything other than research income. Bath, St Andrews and arguably Loughborough and Lancaster are better than a fair number of RG unis.

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this is not true, lse have more.

this is not true, lse have more.

Loughborough is a second rank university. Lancaster is a bit better, but probably still second rank, and certainly not Russell Group level.

LSE do have more graduates in investment banking generally speaking, but why should that matter to anyone not going to LSE?

Marginally.

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LOL, both of those universities fair extraordinarily well in graduate job placement - Loughborough moreso however. They are by no means 'second rank' when the RG includes the likes of QMUL, Cardiff, Queen's Belfast.

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I'd still rather go to Liverpool over Loughborough, as they offer some of the most prestigious courses in the Sciences. QMUL and Cardiff are great universities, not sure why you look down on them.

So are Lancaster and Loughborough.... That's the point. QMUL is regularly the lowest ranked RG university and take on students with much lower achieved grades than the offers they set.

this is not true, lse have more.

Best university in the world, people are absolutely amazing, the lecturers are phenomenal and they university focuses a lot on employment. There's so much help available, would recommend this university to anyone i've only been here for a week and I absolutely love it