Warwick or UCL? Which do you think is better and why?

Even I have offers (albeit conditional) from both and I'd definitely choose UCL over Warwick owing to mostly the London factor plus the fact that UCL is much more recognized internationally. Also, I noticed something strange in the Times Rankings. Warwick is not even listed there for some strange reason while UCL is 22nd overall and 14th in the social sciences.

Also, many people have told me that attending career fairs etc would be easier from UCL owing to its proximity to all the banks. Plus scoring internships is easier when you are in London itself. I guess it would be a bit of a pain in the ass to travel from Warwick to major cities for career fairs and interviews and ****.
Plus, you can work part time in London and offset the extra costs of living here. And honestly, living in one of the greatest cities of the world would be amazing from a social point of view.

I'm quite certain that UCL has more international recognition than Warwick has, but I'm not really sure about UCL being more preferred than Warwick in terms of employment opportunities. If you have to take the word of Tobias Wagnert, an Executive Director of UBS Investment Banking, he says:

"As a leading global investment bank, recruiting the best graduates is critical for our continued success. We are very excited about our strong relationship with the University of Warwick, which is one of our key target universities in Europe. In 2010 our Investment Banking Department recruited more graduates from the University of Warwick than from any other university in the UK." http://www.wbs.ac.uk/news/releases/2010/11/19/WBS/undergraduates/win

Some of the things that people list as disadvantages of Warwick simply aren't true. Warwick holds City and Finance fairs, and there are numerous Inv Banks that hold employer presentations and networking events on campus. Regarding traveling down to London for interviews etc: it takes 50 mins by train to Euston, it won't kill you..

Look at the modules, what your budget allows you to do, etc. instead.

for an economics course..

I would have picked Warwick over UCL. The employment opportunities for economics graduates of both are excellent, so I'd pick based on other factors. As an undergraduate I just know I'd have preferred Warwick because of the atmosphere- for my 18 year old self I know I'd have found London uncomfortably large/expensive/busy etc. So my advice: just go to the university you think you'd enjoy the next 3 years at more!

I can only answer for Warwick really, but Warwick campus is flooded with graduate employers. Sports teams are sponsored by top banks/ law firms etc, there are numerous presentations and networking events and a thriving finance society. There is no doubt in my mind that Warwick is highly regarded by employers as the 'top' ones seem to make one hell of an effort to get their name out on campus. Another thing that people haven't mentioned is that Warwick Business School is one of the top in the country, and as an economics student you can take modules from it which could give Warwick a plus (of course I can't answer for UCL if it has something similar).

If you're only interested in choosing a uni for going into investment banking, go for UCL. We don't want you at Warwick.

How hard is it to get part time jobs whilst you're a full time student? Is the campus quite far from a city? I'm an international student so not really possible to attend an open day...thanks.