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What universities do you 'look down upon'?

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Unis outside the top 25
Original post by MichelBraga
I'm trying to guess where do you study based on your smugness... it can't be KCL, it would be funny, but your infant mental age combines with it tho.

Maybe LSE or UCL... Am I right?

Abusing me is a sign of your weakness
Original post by James222
Abusing me is a sign of your weakness


Hahahahah you are adorable!
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ollierc
Lincoln, anything that used to be a poly, and UNis that ask for ucas points or anything less than abb


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Original post by MichelBraga
Hahahahah you are adorable!


are you ok in the head ?
Imperial is not a top tier uni
period
Original post by James222
are you ok in the head ?
Imperial is not a top tier uni
period


Oh really? So please, enlighten me with your perspective, which ones are the top tier unis?
Oh dear, one of these vomit inducing threads

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Original post by ollierc
Lincoln, anything that used to be a poly, and UNis that ask for ucas points or anything less than abb


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brb dentistry student at plymouth with A*A*A, AAA minimum entry
Whilst it is not right to 'look down' on various universities. It is fair to say that there are many universities (and many courses) that seem to have less value than other institutions.

For example is a degree in Media or Popular Music or Knitting from a 'Met' university really worthwhile? What is the point?

Whereas degrees from most top universities are worthwhile, especially in the more 'traditional' subjects. I know the league tables have faults but in general in it the same 10/12 universities that are at the top year on year - in all the various different versions of the league tables.

Therefore a degree in Maths from St. Andrews or English from Durham or Economics from Warwick are very worthwhile - and in the vast majority (not all) of cases the graduates from the top uni's get the best jobs - and go on to have influence in their chosen areas.

This is not being elitist it is being realistic.

IMO the UK 'Ivies' are (in no particular order!!) - Oxford, Cambridge, St Andrews, Warwick, LSE, UCL, Imperial, Durham, Kings.
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University of East London would be a definite. It's reputation is appalling.
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I don't look down at any universities (or won't openly express it).

I do look positively towards oxbridge, lse imperial ucl Warwick durham Edinburgh and St Andrews.

Im generally neutral to others.

Also I look positively towards specific subjects such as medicine, maths chemistry, physics and philosophy.
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uuhhhh
any university that has standards low enough to let me in
None. Everybody has their own opinions and people will go to/consider a uni because it is what they want to do.

All unis serve for the same purpose: to allow undergraduates and postgrads to obtain degrees in higher education. :smile:
Original post by James222
are you ok in the head ?
Imperial is not a top tier uni
period


Almost forgot about your nonsense talk, so, from your silence, I guess that you were rejected from Imperial. Still curious to know about your top tier unis..
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Original post by James222
are you ok in the head ?
Imperial is not a top tier uni
period


stop trolling please
Original post by MichelBraga
Almost forgot about your nonsense talk, so, from your silence, I guess that you were rejected from Imperial. Still curious to know about your top tier unis..

I have a rule of not spending more than 2 days in a thread
Didnt even read the last one
I wouldn't look down on any Universities out of hand. For me it depends on the course and University combination. For example some people may look down on any University which is not RG, but then what about those reading Medicine at non-RG?

There are some howlers though: Baking Technology Management at London South Bank - http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/courses/course-finder/baking-technology-management-foundation-fdsc
Original post by James222
I have a rule of not spending more than 2 days in a thread
Didnt even read the last one


Please shut up.
Original post by James222
Coz its not a top tier uni
Its more Russell group, maybe 50 years ago it was top dog but modern british economy is all about health and finance


Last time I checked, Durham was in the top 5 in league tables consistently. You're talking rubbish.

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Original post by Misovlogos
The New College of the Humanities, i.e. A.C. Grayling's experimental private undergraduate college, charging £18,000 per annum tuitions, copy & pasting University of London syllabi, and courting big-name academics in non-teaching posts.


This!!!

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