Which university has the most arrogant students?

Neither does "newer" makes it better either. Your point is?

3 People I knew last year applied to Oxford [1] and Cambridge [2]. All 3 of them also applied to Durham.

By Christmas, they had all been rejected from Oxbridge and were awaiting a decision from Durham. Their attitude seemed to change overnight. One minute, they were praising Oxbridge as the best thing ever, so super shiny and fantabulous that nothing could ever compare; the next day, it's a ****hole that only posh kids get into and is massively overrated.

A year later, I'm still in contact with all of them, and when I asked how it compares to Oxbridge, their response hasn't changed "SO MUCH BETTER" etc. They've also changed into d-bags, but that's another story.

Now, here's the thing. Durham isn't a bad University at all. It's a great university. But it, along with universities like Imperial/UCL are 80% of the time under the name "Oxford" "Cambridge" on someones UCAS. They're backups in-case those people don't get into Oxbridge, whereas the other 20% apply to Durham, Imperial, UCL etc knowing that they are great Unis to begin with.

I hate hypocrites. If you applied to Oxbridge, you wanted to go there. There's a lot of self delusion on this forum that once you're rejected from Oxbridge, you never wanted to go there, it was bad anyway, etc. XXXX University is so much better...

I got rejected like a bitch. That doesn't change my opinion that they're fantastic universities. Once you get that rejection, you should really realise that it isn't the end of the world, and make the best of the opportunity you have, without deluding
yourself. I still have hopes that I will get to do some sort of Postgraduate study there.

That was a bit of a tangent, but it's been something that's been bugging me for a long time on TSR.

Well if older doesn't always equal better, why should people at older unis be justified in feeling arrogant compared to people at the other one?

Oxford > Brookes
Cambridge > Anglia Ruskin
Nottingham > Trent
Southampton > Solent
Bristol > UWE
Manchester > Met
Leeds > Met
Liverpool > Hope

etc etc

The ****? They are in no place to be arrogant.



Why were they at Hope for?

I'm so glad nobody on here actually listens to you. You're arrogant, selfish, opinionated, prejudiced and, not that you'd think it judging by your opinions of yourself, pretty uneducated. Not academically, maybe, but you have no idea about REAL people who lead REAL lives.

For you, if it isn't in a textbook, it isn't real. I don't want to hear from you again, because I really do find you that annoying. Don't bother replying.

No:

Imperial > Westminster.

I'm so glad nobody on here actually listens to you. You're arrogant, selfish, opinionated, prejudiced and, not that you'd think it judging by your opinions of yourself, pretty uneducated. Not academically, maybe, but you have no idea about REAL people who lead REAL lives.

For you, if it isn't in a textbook, it isn't real. I don't want to hear from you again, because I really do find you that annoying. Don't bother replying.

But I thought you said older was better

Westminster 1838 and 1992

Imperial 1907 and 2007

3 People I knew last year applied to Oxford [1] and Cambridge [2]. All 3 of them also applied to Durham.

I hate hypocrites. If you applied to Oxbridge, you wanted to go there. There's a lot of self delusion on this forum that once you're rejected from Oxbridge, you never wanted to go there, it was bad anyway, etc. XXXX University is so much better...

I got rejected like a bitch. That doesn't change my opinion that they're fantastic universities. Once you get that rejection, you should really realise that it isn't the end of the world, and make the best of the opportunity you have, without deluding yourself. I still have hopes that I will get to do some sort of Postgraduate study there.

That was a bit of a tangent, but it's been something that's been bugging me for a long time on TSR.

Oh, you found an exception

Oh, you found an exception

Ouch, to be fair to her, it's other people that build up that reputation of her, not her herself. She mostly actually makes reasonable posts, just expressed a bit poorly. A year ago I'd have agreed with you but you're being ridiculously harsh, the vast majority on TSR like her now, and rightly so.

Oxford > Brookes
Cambridge > Anglia Ruskin
Nottingham > Trent
Southampton > Solent
Bristol > UWE
Manchester > Met
Leeds > Met
Liverpool > Hope

etc etc

So you'd agree that all students at older unis (exceptions excluded) are justified in being arrogant towards people at the other uni in their city?

So you'd agree that all students at older unis (exceptions excluded) are justified in being arrogant towards people at the other uni in their city?

I'm at Durham University and they're a lot of stuck-up / arrogant students here. For instance, the captain of one the rugby teams at my College is a complete t*****r!!! He literally works around with his nose in the air looking down at people and think's he's God's gift!!! Also, there's a group of boys who think they're Durham's answer to the Bullingdon Club and think they're are ''lads'' and behave in an extremely obnoxious manner.

I know a postgraduate who studied for his first degree at Cambridge who said there are more arrogant students at Durham then at Cambridge!!!

Which university do you think has the most arrogant students?

I don't quite understand why you are so obsessed with individual univeristies and relative prestige - there are various reasons people end up at different institutions - you remind me of one of those people who seem to think the choices they make on ucas will decide their entire future, and that the place they spend three years studying will override any future efforts in life. Plently of succesful and bright people go to what you percieve as lesser universities - the founder of B&Q went to Solent, MPs have gone to Leeds Met and one of the most famous lawyers in the UK (Mr Loophole) graduated from Trent. There is more to somebody's makeup than the choices they made at 16,17,18! I understand you are obsessed with certain universities, but viewing everybody through the narrow prism of university destination is blinkered and pointless - at the end of the day, everywhere is simply bricks and morter.