Imperial or UCL?

Well, I need to decide on an insurance choice and am stuck between UCL and Imperial. I applied for Biology at both and both offered me ABB (effectively BB as I already have an A in Maths).

Course: I like both pretty much equally, although the range of options at UCL looked better. UCL also has greater flexibility in terms of switching courses (impossible at Imperial). On the other hand, Imperial has a lot more opportunities abroad which I like, and they take about 120 per year for Biology compared to the 40 at UCL (not sure whether that's good or bad).

Reputation: Imperial has the upper hand, nationally & internationally.

Location: slightly prefer UCL's location but South Ken is just as nice.

Accommodation: Imperial.

Atmosphere: UCL felt much friendlier - Imperial left me a bit cold. Maybe it's the mish-mash architecture, or maybe because the Biology building looked like a factory - or because I had an interview at UCL so it feels more personal.

Any help appreciated!

Well, I need to decide on an insurance choice and am stuck between UCL and Imperial. I applied for Biology at both and both offered me ABB (effectively BB as I already have an A in Maths).

Course: I like both pretty much equally, although the range of options at UCL looked better. UCL also has greater flexibility in terms of switching courses (impossible at Imperial). On the other hand, Imperial has a lot more opportunities abroad which I like, and they take about 120 per year for Biology compared to the 40 at UCL (not sure whether that's good or bad).

Reputation: Imperial has the upper hand, nationally & internationally.

Location: slightly prefer UCL's location but South Ken is just as nice.

Accommodation: Imperial.

Atmosphere: UCL felt much friendlier - Imperial left me a bit cold. Maybe it's the mish-mash architecture, or maybe because the Biology building looked like a factory - or because I had an interview at UCL so it feels more personal.

Any help appreciated!

well excalibur at least u have a choice
everyone i know doing a science has opted for imperial, as they say the facilities (e.g. computing) there transcend those in UCL, but then again it depends on what you consider important; whether it be course flexibility, international options or facilities. imo, you should just pick the aspect which matters to you most, and decide on that basis.

the reason I'm not going into all the "choose very carefully" spiel is because i remember your module marks, which were very good, so you're definitely going to get the As in biology and chemistry and get into Downing! I also have to say I love your choice of subjects!

p.s. are you the guy who made the excel spreadsheet of all offer holders, along with their details?

for a science subject like biology the only place better/on par would be oxbridge in the U.K.

UCL has the Wolfson for god's sake! It's one of the best biosience centres in the world!

yup i agree, hence saying it's about as good as oxbridge...unless you're implying it's far superior?

Well, I need to decide on an insurance choice and am stuck between UCL and Imperial. I applied for Biology at both and both offered me ABB (effectively BB as I already have an A in Maths).

Course: I like both pretty much equally, although the range of options at UCL looked better. UCL also has greater flexibility in terms of switching courses (impossible at Imperial). On the other hand, Imperial has a lot more opportunities abroad which I like, and they take about 120 per year for Biology compared to the 40 at UCL (not sure whether that's good or bad).

Reputation: Imperial has the upper hand, nationally & internationally.

Location: slightly prefer UCL's location but South Ken is just as nice.

Accommodation: Imperial.

Atmosphere: UCL felt much friendlier - Imperial left me a bit cold. Maybe it's the mish-mash architecture, or maybe because the Biology building looked like a factory - or because I had an interview at UCL so it feels more personal.

Any help appreciated!

I'm in the same position as you, Excalibur!

I felt more comfortable in UCL, and think the workload/ ethic might me slightly more me! But I'm at a loss what to go for. Hmm. I suppose yours is slightly different because it's a firm choice for me, so I have to decide where I want to go more, whereas I really don't think you would miss your Cam offer, and would actually probably bet money on you meeting it, just like I did (well, internally) for you getting an offer.

No, I'm not stalking you...

Got Conditional offer for Materials 3As
I want to know does Imperial admits Private candidate and also can I change my course from Material to Electrical and Electronic Engineering..................Also is UCL better for Electronic than Imperial