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Thats a tough one. Im a Civil Engineer and was at one point torn between the two.
I chose Cardiff because it has a city centre location, the city isnt that rough and it is a capital city so it is quick to get the first shops of upcoming international chains. It also has a major sporting venue. Chance to learn a new language???
Loughborough is sporty, nice campus, easy access to most parts of the country and doesnt instantly get this sheep thing that most 6th formers give it.
I chose Cardiff because it has a city centre location, the city isnt that rough and it is a capital city so it is quick to get the first shops of upcoming international chains. It also has a major sporting venue. Chance to learn a new language???
Loughborough is sporty, nice campus, easy access to most parts of the country and doesnt instantly get this sheep thing that most 6th formers give it.
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Cardiff - we rock!
There's over 100 societies and clubs, great nightlife, the uni is less than 10mins from the city centre, well respected Russell Group member, just generally a lovely place to live!
There's over 100 societies and clubs, great nightlife, the uni is less than 10mins from the city centre, well respected Russell Group member, just generally a lovely place to live!
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And a fantastic city in terms of sport, shopping, etc. And one of the best Student Unions in the country
What does being in the Russell Group mean to an A-Level student?
I don't see the point in saying that.
I don't see the point in saying that.
Well I'd heard of the Russell Group before I came here, it gets mentioned a fair bit on the news when top-up fees and such get debated. For those that don't know, it's a group of 19 research-led "old" universities. They are generally well respected by employers and if you're interested in going to a university with a solid research basis then it's also good.
http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/index1.html
http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/index1.html
Institution
Guardian score/100
Staff score/6
Spend per student score/10
Student:staff ratio score/6
Job prospects score/10
Value added score/6
Entry score/10
Inclusiveness score/6
1. Cambridge 90.17 5 10 6 10 4 10 3
2. University College London 84.00 4 10 6 10 3 9 3
3. Reading 82.63 6 9 6 9 4 7 2
4. Cardiff 82.04 5 n/a 6 10 3 9 1
5. Loughborough 80.50 5 9 6 10 4 7 1
6. Edinburgh 79.33 6 10 2 10 4 10 3
7. Sheffield 78.80 5 7 5 9 4 9 2
8. Salford 76.67 4 7 6 10 4 6 3
9. Brighton 76.50 5 8 5 10 5 5 3
10. Manchester 75.83 5 8 5 10 3 7 2
For architecture.
Guardian score/100
Staff score/6
Spend per student score/10
Student:staff ratio score/6
Job prospects score/10
Value added score/6
Entry score/10
Inclusiveness score/6
1. Cambridge 90.17 5 10 6 10 4 10 3
2. University College London 84.00 4 10 6 10 3 9 3
3. Reading 82.63 6 9 6 9 4 7 2
4. Cardiff 82.04 5 n/a 6 10 3 9 1
5. Loughborough 80.50 5 9 6 10 4 7 1
6. Edinburgh 79.33 6 10 2 10 4 10 3
7. Sheffield 78.80 5 7 5 9 4 9 2
8. Salford 76.67 4 7 6 10 4 6 3
9. Brighton 76.50 5 8 5 10 5 5 3
10. Manchester 75.83 5 8 5 10 3 7 2
For architecture.
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Institution
Guardian score/100
Staff score/6
Spend per student score/10
Student:staff ratio score/6
Job prospects score/10
Value added score/6
Entry score/10
Inclusiveness score/6
1. Cambridge 90.17 5 10 6 10 4 10 3
2. University College London 84.00 4 10 6 10 3 9 3
3. Reading 82.63 6 9 6 9 4 7 2
4. Cardiff 82.04 5 n/a 6 10 3 9 1
5. Loughborough 80.50 5 9 6 10 4 7 1
6. Edinburgh 79.33 6 10 2 10 4 10 3
7. Sheffield 78.80 5 7 5 9 4 9 2
8. Salford 76.67 4 7 6 10 4 6 3
9. Brighton 76.50 5 8 5 10 5 5 3
10. Manchester 75.83 5 8 5 10 3 7 2
For architecture.
Guardian score/100
Staff score/6
Spend per student score/10
Student:staff ratio score/6
Job prospects score/10
Value added score/6
Entry score/10
Inclusiveness score/6
1. Cambridge 90.17 5 10 6 10 4 10 3
2. University College London 84.00 4 10 6 10 3 9 3
3. Reading 82.63 6 9 6 9 4 7 2
4. Cardiff 82.04 5 n/a 6 10 3 9 1
5. Loughborough 80.50 5 9 6 10 4 7 1
6. Edinburgh 79.33 6 10 2 10 4 10 3
7. Sheffield 78.80 5 7 5 9 4 9 2
8. Salford 76.67 4 7 6 10 4 6 3
9. Brighton 76.50 5 8 5 10 5 5 3
10. Manchester 75.83 5 8 5 10 3 7 2
For architecture.
Ohh. I thought you meant overall, not just for architecture.
Cardiff still beats Loughborough though
Get yourself down to Cardiff. Loughborough would be sooo boring!
I recieved an offer from lufbra needing 260 points to get on the course, and I have an interview for cardiffs foundation course (need 240 points). This means doing an extra year ontop of the 4 or 5 year sandwich course. Would this affect your decision? Bascically I can get on either course easy, however I dont have the correct subjects for cardiffs arch eng course which seems to be more technical rather than lufbras more creative course.
Im from Nottingham, and can safely say that if you are after a decent social life, then go to Cardiff. Loughborough is a really small town, with a few bars and pubs, i'm not even sure if there is a club there. Theres easy access to Nottingham with buses and trains, but not sure how late these run into the night. Very pretty place, a good university, and nice for a visit, but would say the social side of things let it down completely.
As a place, Cardiff is significantly more awesome. Off the uni campus, Loughborough is a chav infested wasteland. It has a mighty total of 3 small clubs, I've only been into two of them and they were complete crap. Both of the students unions are good, but Loughborough's sometimes has quite a few non-chav locals sneaking in there (eg, me). Also, in Loughborough chavs will start a fight with you if they think you're a student, I haven't had that in Cardiff yet.
I have to say I went to a the loughborough business visit day today and it definitley isnt for me, i need a city!
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