Am I crazy to consider switching universities at the end of first year?

I'm currently studying Biology in my first year at a top 5 UK university. Despite doing well and achieving 1st and 2:1 grades in coursework assignments thus far, I'm considering switching to a university closer to home from second year.

The potentially new university is considered outside of the top 100 in league tables. Switching from the second year would enable me to live at home which would save on accommodation fees.

Would gaining a degree from a lowly ranked university impact me in the future compared to one in the top 5?

Thanks.

I'm currently studying Biology in my first year at a top 5 UK university. Despite doing well and achieving 1st and 2:1 grades in coursework assignments thus far, I'm considering switching to a university closer to home from second year.

The potentially new university is considered outside of the top 100 in league tables. Switching from the second year would enable me to live at home which would save on accommodation fees.

Would gaining a degree from a lowly ranked university impact me in the future compared to one in the top 5?

Thanks.

I'm currently studying Biology in my first year at a top 5 UK university. Despite doing well and achieving 1st and 2:1 grades in coursework assignments thus far, I'm considering switching to a university closer to home from second year.

The potentially new university is considered outside of the top 100 in league tables. Switching from the second year would enable me to live at home which would save on accommodation fees.

Would gaining a degree from a lowly ranked university impact me in the future compared to one in the top 5?

Thanks.

I'm in the exact same situation and have also been doing well (3 firsts, 2 upper seconds) but want to transfer to a uni that is a lot lower in the tables because of similar reasons to yours.

In my case though, I have bad A Level grades so not sure if this will work out :/

They won't care about your A levels if you've already shown you can average high at uni

Really? But somebody above said the opposite? They said that even if you do well in uni, if you didn't get the required A Levels specified on the website you'd still not be accepted. :/

My friend got CDE. Got rejected from his first choice uni for computer science.

Then he went to middlesex and averaged 80%+ in his first year. In his second year he switched unis to one whose entry requirements were normally AAB. But the conditions were he gets over 75% in his first year which he did. So they accepted him.

Thank you so much for this. What was the uni he transferred to?

Do you have the original A level grades for the other Uni? Usually it doesn't matter what Uni grades you now have - if they would never have accepted you last year for Year 1, they usually wont accept you now.

One of the school leaver myths is that 'what Uni' is crucial - and actually it isnt. Employers are usually only interested in '2i or First'. Yes there is obviously a difference between Oxford and London Met etc, but within the long list of UK Unis things like League Table position and nebulous things like 'prestige' have no relevance to employers at all.

Also - and this is important - friendship/social issues. You will be switching into a group of strangers who will probably already have their friendship groups sorted. It can be very different to break into this. Also, no repeat Freshers week events to introduce you to the Uni - so you will be expected to already know how this Uni and the degree structure etc works. Some transfers-in find both of these aspects very frustrating and end up wondering why they switched.

Given that many 'top' Unis will not allow transfers - or simply wont have space for you in that cohort going into the 2nd year - its often a better idea to re-start the degree as a newbie. It makes the transition much easier.

Think carefully. Go and have a walk-around the other Uni and think about the reality of starting again. And email the Uni to find out their policy on transfers.

He went from Middlesex to this course

https://www2.uea.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/degree/detail/mcomp-computing-science?_ga=2.19148604.542133439.1518279026-591653093.1518279026

AAB despite his A levels being lower. Tbh there's no hurt in trying. First just email a bunch of Uni departments with what you're currently attaining at your university + what course you want to transfer to. They'll tell you if you transferring is feasible.

Besides, think of all the foundation year students. Many do foundation years cause they missed out on a first choice. Then at the end of the year they at a Uni then choose to go to a better Uni. Albeit in these cases they only missed their offers by a few grades in the first place. Idk what that other guy is talking about.

I'm currently studying Biology in my first year at a top 5 UK university. Despite doing well and achieving 1st and 2:1 grades in coursework assignments thus far, I'm considering switching to a university closer to home from second year.

The potentially new university is considered outside of the top 100 in league tables. Switching from the second year would enable me to live at home which would save on accommodation fees.

Would gaining a degree from a lowly ranked university impact me in the future compared to one in the top 5?

Thanks.

I'm currently studying Biology in my first year at a top 5 UK university. Despite doing well and achieving 1st and 2:1 grades in coursework assignments thus far, I'm considering switching to a university closer to home from second year.

The potentially new university is considered outside of the top 100 in league tables. Switching from the second year would enable me to live at home which would save on accommodation fees.

Would gaining a degree from a lowly ranked university impact me in the future compared to one in the top 5?

Thanks.

I'm currently studying Biology in my first year at a top 5 UK university. Despite doing well and achieving 1st and 2:1 grades in coursework assignments thus far, I'm considering switching to a university closer to home from second year.

The potentially new university is considered outside of the top 100 in league tables. Switching from the second year would enable me to live at home which would save on accommodation fees.

Would gaining a degree from a lowly ranked university impact me in the future compared to one in the top 5?

Thanks.

I switched Universities at the end of first year, last year. Couldn't be happier

I mean so did I, but I upgraded.. OP is severely downgrading.

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