The most Overrated and Underrated Universities in the UK

Overrated

LSE
KCL
Exeter
Oxford Brookes
St Andrews


Underrated

Warwick
Bath
UEA

How do you know though? As far as I'm aware, there's no website that compares every course that both unis offer side by side and takes an average. They all just look at overall entry tariffs. You could manually do it but it's not worth the time and effort. And what specific uni are you referring to with the comparisons ?

why is St Andrews over rated?

Why?

I agree. I wish people would stop obsessing about Oxbridge/RG as a "meal ticket" in the "world of work", it is simply not true! University is about providing opportunity for academic and personal growth. I am not a "bitter reject" by the way but have chosen my uni based upon lots of research and logic. Employers really don't care where you study, they are more interested in the qualities and skills the individual has developed. BTW there is nothing wrong with being a teacher as someone posted earlier, we all need them.

Cambridge is underrated imo. People always compare it to places like Oxford and Imperial, which is just an insult tbh.

lol maybe, but I booked into having a look round the maths department last year (outside of usual open day times) and had a meeting with a professor of stats. In his words he said "There really isn't any difference between Durham and say another uni like Southampton so you could always go there. We only accept people who have been the best in their schools for the past 5 years or so unless you go to a crappy school in Middlesbrough or somewhere like that." An awkward silence proceeds. "You don't go to a crappy school in Middlesbrough do you?". I shake my head.

Although Im sure he was just one of stranger ones of the collectively high quality bunch or trying to be funny in some strange way. He also mentioned about me taking an entrance exam that doesnt exist. One week later I got an offer of only A*A and a 2 in step(or something similar) so I didnt mind too much
(I meant this about Durham oops ) @ServantOfMorgoth

Oxford isn't rubbish though... Like... Its a fair comparison.

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It's a stretch but I'll allow it because you have to compare it to something.

But the comparison to rubbish works!

Cambridge is underrated imo. People always compare it to places like Oxford and Imperial, which is just an insult tbh.

No one rates them to begin with mate.

I wish I quit while I had the chance, the worst university ever I could think of. I recommend changing before it's too late

Cambridge seems massively overhyped to me, people seem to think going to cambridge will automatically land you a 100k a week job upon graduation

but it does..................