Student Arrested by Armed Police At the University of Exeter

Wired is the resident delusional lad who thinks anything but ICL or Manchester is not worthy of his attention. I like to call this fresher insecurity, but he seems to keep parroting this into his early 20s. I suggest you ignore him.

Lol why thank you!!

The barrier to entry is really low, so you should expect such. You don't hear many crazy stuff like this from Oxbridge, Imperial or other top unis.

Ok thanks, I'll have a look further into TSR posts and see what we can find. It really is a mindfield isnt it?!

That was Cameron (with his Bullingdon Club chums) and it happened probably 25 years ago.

Of course you do - that Oxford student stabbed her boyfriend didn't she? Some unis are better at keeping the lid on scandal - it happens everywhere.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/sep/25/oxford-student-lavinia-woodward-gets-suspended-sentence-for-stabbing-boyfriend

But according to you, you never hear about it.

Ok thanks, I'll have a look further into TSR posts and see what we can find. It really is a mindfield isnt it?!

My son's at Exeter and he's perfectly happy there (History). Every uni has people that don't like it for some reason or another - you will find people on here saying that Oxford Brookes is better than Oxford, for example.

You need to trust your own research and impressions from the Open Days you attend and not let one person's negativity about a uni put you off. I would say it is a very good uni, on a par for Psychology with places like Bristol, Nottingham and York.

Thank you so much, that's really helped me. We were really impressed with Exeter, and at present its my daughters 2nd choice after Royal Holloway but they're pretty close together.

Thank you so much, that's really helped me. We were really impressed with Exeter, and at present its my daughters 2nd choice after Royal Holloway but they're pretty close together.

That's good, happy to help. Royal Holloway ask for lower grades than Exeter though don't they? Normally people's Insurance choice is lower than their Firm choice but if your daughter likes RH best, that is where she should Firm

Yes just one grade different but she did prefer it, still got another couple to see too. Some of them accept the EPQ shes doing too (dont think Exeter do?)

The barrier to entry is really low, so you should expect such. You don't hear many crazy stuff like this from Oxbridge, Imperial or other top unis.

Wasn't there that female Oxbridge medical student who stabbed her boyfriend while she was on drugs or drink.

That was already mentioned.

I'm not sure about the EPQ at Exeter as my son didn't do one. I do think Exeter would quite likely accept people at around the AAB mark in reality since most unis slightly exagerrate what they are looking for - RH would also probably be a bit flexible. It's a question to ask Admissions tutors at Open Days (or over the phone) - what are the miniumum grades you are realistically likely to accept? Some of them are very open about what they are really looking for, others are more cagey and of course there are no guarantees

I think my opinions were formed from threads on TSR and friends who have attended Exeter. There seems to be a disconnect between what the university claims and the real experience of the students. Yes, I agree that these are anecdotal evidence, but I have to take them at face value since I have no direct connection to the uni.

In terms of ranking, many people agree that these are very subjective and based on attributes or criteria that appear to be ridiculous. For example, the Guardian puts Bath above Imperial College London and Exeter above LSE.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2018/may/29/university-league-tables-2019

I would not want to put you off your daughter’s choice, as her experience may be different to what I have been told. You may be right that the uni is different to what has been claimed.