Not for getting a job! Several students have got Engineering roles over Oxbridge grads because they have the work experience and up-to-date knowledge.

100% correct. but getting into a top uni is also about status and self-worth - feeling like you've achieved your best, as well as mixing with people who are motivating to be around

Reply 24

Muttley79

Original post by A Rolling Stone

100% correct. but getting into a top uni is also about status and self-worth - feeling like you've achieved your best, as well as mixing with people who are motivating to be around

These are students who achieved 4 x A* and chose non-RG. Self-worth is not about the uni you go to!!

Reply 25

normaw

Clearing and Applications Advisor, Universities Forum Helper

Original post by alevelstudent743

i’ve got offers from nottingham(conditional) kingston(unconditional) and kent(conditional)

Forget about rankings and work out if the course is right for you first, and then make sure that the uni is somewhere you would enjoy living and attending for three years.

Architecture courses that are ARB/RIBA accredited/validated are very similar in content – they all have modules in design, history, architectural technology, etc. However, how these modules are delivered and the overall focus of a programme varies from uni to uni and this will depend on the strengths and specialisms of the staff and the facilities provided. Look through the course modules and think about whether the course structure, learning style and opportunities are right for you. UCL is often seen as the 'top' architecture school with a very creative/innovative approach, but in recent years it has made press headlines due to the toxic environment within the department.

Consider things such as, opportunities to participate in overseas fieldtrips; who will teach you and what are their areas of expertise; does the department have links with local architectural practices; what are the facilities like and will you have a dedicated workspace? Search for the end-of-year show work for your unis, and see if students' work is represented in the RIBA Presidents Medals Students Awards.

https://www.presidentsmedals.com/

Then think about what the uni and location will offer you in terms of accommodation, cost of living, social life, societies, etc.

Reply 26

Talkative Toad

Volunteer Team

Original post by Muttley79

These are students who achieved 4 x A* and chose non-RG. Self-worth is not about the uni you go to!!

This, especially as there might be cases where some people only go to top universities because they’ve been pressured to do so, not because that’s what they actually want.

Reply 27

ajj2000

Original post by alevelstudent743

architecture. i’ve already sent off my UCAS and got half of my offers back im still waiting on two universities. i want to chose the highest ranked university to why i asked such a question.

ok

You don't want the highest ranking university. You want the best regarded architecture course for what you want to do. A greater emphasis on artistic aspects? A more structural engineering focus?

Reply 28

Clearing and Applications Advisor

Have you read the RIBA university reviews?

Rankings don’t measure the things that matter for architecture degrees or careers

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Reply 29

hotpud

Original post by alevelstudent743

which university ranking website is more trustable?
the guardian or complete university guide?

Why do you find that so important? Are you under the impression that if you go to x, y, z university you will be more employable?

Spoiler alert - it isn't the university you go to that makes you employable, it is what you know and the skills you have. Companies are not looking for people with a certain tie. They are looking for someone who can do the job. So rather than look at rankings, have a think about what you want to do after university and then work out what skills you need. Then choose the university that is most likely to give you those skills. Many of the newer universities offer lots of additional extras such as leadership and management, time management and other soft skill courses which if the truth be told are much more desirable to employers than your ability to sit an exam or write an essay, skills sadly infrequently required in the most workplaces.

Good luck!