Queen Mary or York for history?

Deciding on which uni to firm and it's difficult to say the least.

Does York have a much better reputation for its history course or are they pretty much the same?

And yes, that's not the most important thing but I'd like to know.

Reply 1

squeakysquirrel

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Original post by kaizzu

Deciding on which uni to firm and it's difficult to say the least.

Does York have a much better reputation for its history course or are they pretty much the same?

And yes, that's not the most important thing but I'd like to know.

If you look at the rankings they are much the same. I think it all comes down to whether you want to live in the big city down south or a large town up north. Both are equally attractive in their own ways. York is a lot cheaper though.

http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?o=Academic+Services+Spend&s=History

Reply 2

kaizzu

OP

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Original post by squeakysquirrel

If you look at the rankings they are much the same. I think it all comes down to whether you want to live in the big city down south or a large town up north. Both are equally attractive in their own ways. York is a lot cheaper though.

http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?o=Academic+Services+Spend&s=History

And then according to the Guardian Queen Mary is 10th and York 17th.. it's hard to believe these rankings because they differ so much.

Campus accommodation at York isn't actually cheaper than at Queen Mary, but this late I don't think I'd be able to get campus accommodation at Queen Mary, which is a big negative.

I'd prefer to live in London, but I think there would be more of a 'university feel' at York, and York generally seems to be a more respected uni. It's hard to decide :/

Reply 3

ooh-la-laa

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Original post by kaizzu

And then according to the Guardian Queen Mary is 10th and York 17th.. it's hard to believe these rankings because they differ so much.

Campus accommodation at York isn't actually cheaper than at Queen Mary, but this late I don't think I'd be able to get campus accommodation at Queen Mary, which is a big negative.

I'd prefer to live in London, but I think there would be more of a 'university feel' at York, and York generally seems to be a more respected uni. It's hard to decide :/

Is there much difference course content wise that would make you want to choose one over the other?

Reply 4

kaizzu

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Need to make a decision today and still pretty much 55 - 45 :eek:

Anyone got any advice?

Is York regarded better than Queen Mary or are they pretty much the same?

Reply 5

Changing Skies

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As a whole, I think York is slightly more respected but they're both very good universities. Personally I'd go for York, but that's because I prefer the location :smile: