Is it bad to go to a 'bad' uni?

Hey guys! My question is will going to a university aka Greenwich University affect me in the long run because it is so low on the league tables?

Greenwich is literally below 100 which worries me! I have already firmed my course there. I chose a Sandwich year course so when I do a whole year of work experience, hopefully it will give me an advantage to getting a good job. But will going to such a low ranked uni prevent me from getting a good/top ranked job if that makes sense?

Greenwich require me to get a BBC. However I was thinking if I get higher than those grades or a grade lower for example, I was thinking of going into clearing for Lincoln University. Lincoln gave me an unconditional but I stupidly rejected it. I guess i was just afraid to move away from home Im sure my course at Lincoln will probably go into clearing coz its a brand new course starting this September & not a lot of people have applied.

Any advice's would help!! Thanks guys!

Greenwich is literally below 100 which worries me!

I have already firmed my course there. I chose a Sandwich year course so when I do a whole year of work experience, hopefully it will give me an advantage to getting a good job. But will going to such a low ranked uni prevent me from getting a good/top ranked job if that makes sense?

Greenwich require me to get a BBC. However I was thinking if I get higher than those grades or a grade lower for example, I was thinking of going into clearing for Lincoln University.

Lincoln gave me an unconditional but I stupidly rejected it. I guess i was just afraid to move away from home Im sure my course at Lincoln will probably go into clearing coz its a brand new course starting this September & not a lot of people have applied.

The way I see it, employees look at university league tables and favour applicants from higher universities. If you go to a uni that's ranked low, people at universities above will be considered before you. Waste of time to go to a low rated uni, just get an apprenticeship.

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Employers do not use university league tables.

The whole CV should be read, but employers DO read the name of the university that you attended and many draw conclusions from its reputation, particularly for graduate entry. I believe that there are also employers that specifically recruit from a limited set of universities.

But they definitely don't stew over whether Greenwich or Lincoln is up or down 1 or 2 places in The Guardian (or CUG or THE or Times or...) rankings this week.

They will be aware of which universities have been useful sources for them in the recent past for the roles they are hiring for.

Depends, what are you planning to study?

Is that a course ranking, or for the whole university?

The Times Higher Education ranking has Greenwich equal with Lincoln. Rankings will vary, but it's perhaps not as clear-cut as you think. Personally, I'd have picked the cheaper place to live, all other things being equal (although I'd have forced myself to not live at home too).


It makes it more difficult. How well, and what, you do is also important.


If you do better than their offer, try adjustment (as mentioned above). You might surprise yourself.


Moving away from home is a big step for many. It can be scary, or exciting, depending upon how you choose to see it. The UK isn't that big though - my son is going to the UK for university this year, but we live in California, so it's a tad further.

They may have given a lot of unconditional offers too.

Good luck!

The whole CV should be read, but employers DO read the name of the university that you attended and many draw conclusions from its reputation, particularly for graduate entry. I believe that there are also employers that specifically recruit from a limited set of universities.

Individual should chose the best university for them to be able to perform as well as possible. Not everyone can get into a 'top' university, nor thrive in a particular environment.

If you know it's 'bad' then why go?

The way I see it, employees look at university league tables and favour applicants from higher universities. If you go to a uni that's ranked low, people at universities above will be considered before you. Waste of time to go to a low rated uni, just get an apprenticeship.

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Because its closer to home, and Greenwich is one of the very few unis that does my course :/ its just im unsure if its something that will make me look less able to employers when applying for graduate jobs in the future.

What you study and the classification you get is even more important.
If I was an employer and I had to pick between these 2 candidates....

1) bsc mathematics (1st class), greenwich university
2) bsc sociology (2:2), cambridge university

I would take the greenwich guy, he has gone to a university that isn't amazing for whatever reason. Has done a strong subject and achieved a top grade. He has shown to me he can work hard.