chemical engineering - nottingham vs ucl?

hi im in y13 and have applied for chemical engineering. i take maths phys chem and textiles and have offers from bath, loughborough nottingham, and waiting on ucl. i am predicted a*a*a*a* and have decided that bath is my firm. for my insurance i’m not necessarily sure what to choose. i liked loughborough however the town was a little too small for my liking and i’d like to live in a city at university so that leaves the other two. nottingham has great student life and great facilities but ucl has prestige and great research so i’m a bit torn on which to pick. i did love the ucl open day but the cost of living in london really put me off and stressed me out, however it is closer to home than notts(although i wouldn’t be living at home). i just wanted to know more about both universities and info about the courses so i can narrow down my decision any help appreciated xxx

Hi sorry I just wanted to know why you picked Bath as your firm as I am having a hard time choosing and I applied to the exact same as you

hi im in y13 and have applied for chemical engineering. i take maths phys chem and textiles and have offers from bath, loughborough nottingham, and waiting on ucl. i am predicted a*a*a*a* and have decided that bath is my firm. for my insurance i’m not necessarily sure what to choose. i liked loughborough however the town was a little too small for my liking and i’d like to live in a city at university so that leaves the other two. nottingham has great student life and great facilities but ucl has prestige and great research so i’m a bit torn on which to pick. i did love the ucl open day but the cost of living in london really put me off and stressed me out, however it is closer to home than notts(although i wouldn’t be living at home). i just wanted to know more about both universities and info about the courses so i can narrow down my decision any help appreciated xxx

Hi i don't think looking at entry requirements should be your sole indicator of judging the university in terms of academics. Some universitiies have better teaching, have a higher number of people who leave with a 2.1, course feedback. Have a look at uniguide for some of these indicators. And just because the uni is ranked higher does not indicate if you will enjoy it there. Many people i know picked uni on rank and regret. I would suggest taking a holistic view and consider more factors. However, i am pretty sure Nottingham always has a high number of people leaving with a 2.1 in chemical engineering

notts and ucl have the same entry requirements anyways so i’m really just going to choose based on how i feel! i’ve booked a notts offer holder day for feb so hopefully that will make the decision easier thanks