Aberdeen compared to other cities?

Stay in Newcastle

I wish I had

Aberdeen's one of the most underrated student cities out there. It's a good sized city, not so big that you'll get lost or overwhelmed, and not too small either. Everything is fairly close together, and there are lots of bars and nightclubs to choose from (Liquid, Korova, Exodus, etc).

The city is incredibly safe, though I heard that it does have its bad parts. Even then, Aberdeen's workers are the highest paid in Scotland (richer than Edinburgh). So it's a fairly wealthy city. And this is reflected in the range of shops that run along the city centre. I've not once felt threatened or intimidated, not once. Whereas in London (where I come from), you can't spend two months wondering the city without being robbed at least once.

The city centre is also within easy access to all. I live pretty much right next to the main university campus, and I never bother with buses and just make the short fifthteen to twenty minute walk to the 'city'.

Overall though, it's most definitely far superior to Dundee (and to a lot of other places in fact).

Oooo, your from Newcastle? Where did you go study?

Why don't you apply to Newcastle instead of somewhere else then?

Because like most students who attend ex-polytechnics, she refuses to tell you the whole story.

She studies at the Manchester Metropolitan University, using its location to give you the impression that she studies at the University of Manchester without actually lying.

So I'm sure you can conclude for yourself that her grades would not be good enough to get her into the University of Newcastle.

I got the same grades at A Level as what you did sweetheart, so pull your head out of your arse. You have no more reason than I do to be a snob. Aberdeen I believe ask for CCC for Maths right?

I've never shielded the fact that I go to MMU. If you had read what he said to me correctly, he said WHERE do you go to uni? Not WHAT UNI do you go to.

Here's my reply from the other thread (which was posted today actually):

Because like most students who attend ex-polytechnics, she refuses to tell you the whole story.

She studies at the Manchester Metropolitan University, using its location to give you the impression that she studies at the University of Manchester without actually lying.

So I'm sure you can conclude for yourself that her grades would not be good enough to get her into the University of Newcastle.

My friend who used to live up there says it was a pretty depressing place to live, especially in the winter.

from what I've heard the night life isn't the best.

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Yes, Aberdeen are asking for BBB THIS year. But when you applied, they were asking for CCC.

Does it make you feel better TRYING to put others down? I mean seriously, what do you achieve from it exactly?

Aberdeen is a drab place, been there a few times. Edinburgh is a much nicer place.

your own Uni isn't exactly Oxbridge.

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Let me put it to you this way. In winter, most places in the UK are very cold. In Aberdeen, it's also very cold, but we have lots of snow as well. So rather than being depressing, it's actually white and beautiful. How winter should be.

Compared to where, and what aspect of it? For it's relative size the nightlife is excellent and you can't really ask for much more.

No it isn't. Edinburgh's a touristic city (not a great one at that) and it's novelty wore out for me after the first day.

You obviously have very poor taste. Aberdeen isn't a patch on Edinburgh.


Oxford and Cambridge are in a league of their own.

And Aberdeen isn't in much higher a league as the ex-poly's