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english at leeds 2006/07

Yeah AAB. Ah pressure!

ahh good luck guys!! are either of you goin to any of the upcoming open days? i missed the one in november, so i'm going in march. xx

Reply 22

JessicaWessica

Hello! Well my open day is 3rd March, noone else seems to be going to that one! lol i'm a loner ehhe. I realllly wanna go to Leeds already..wonder if they'll be nice and let me in if i don't quite get the grades hmm lolxxxx :confused:

Reply 23

Danny the Geezer

21

AAB is doable for me...........I think. :redface:

Reply 24

takeitawayagain

I'm not sure which open day I'm attending yet as I haven't received the full letter yet (only had offer on UCAS and short congratulations letter).
Can't wait to get back up there though, had great interview day last Friday.

Reply 25

Danny the Geezer

21

It's a great building and the course seems good- definitely my firm choice.

Reply 26

icedout

1

guitarromantic

Norton Anthology is around £40, and the Norton Anthology Of Poetry (about £25), so be prepared for that.

I must be lucky to already have both of those! (stolen from school)

Reply 27

sssh

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carolinequick

Does anyone do combined English and Philosophy? I've just been given an unconditional offer for there so it looks like i'll be there in Spetember!

I've had a conditional offer for this from Leeds, AAB - A in English Literature, and the other A can be from General Studies. Grades should be no problem, seeing as I'm doing 5 subjects.

I have two open days next week - Nottingham on Tuesday (I've had an offer for the same course, but ABB) and Leeds on Wednesday.

Reply 28

PinkPigeon

13

Ooooh, this is tough...as someone who has always thought of Warwick as a more 'prestigious' uni, I'd assumed I'd rather go there than Leeds...
Now, when it comes to it, with the same offer, I'm really torn between the two- as someone who loves rock/alternative/indie music and who is working towards building up a portfolio as a music journalist, it seems Leeds may be the better (and more enjoyable) place to go- as I like a lively social life and a choice of places to go out. Also, in Leeds, the campus is central, wheras Warwick you're quite stuck in the middle of nowhere...

Yet I can't shake off the fact that I think Warwick looks more attractive to employers...
And yet in some tables Leeds English dept comes higher!!
Any help anyone?

Reply 29

guitarromantic

1

PinkPigeon: come to Leeds. Where the **** is Warwick? I mean, who thinks of it as a "music" city, you know? It doesn't have a rep for being anything special musically, unlike Leeds, and with uni, where you are in terms of the city itself is as important (if not more so) than the course and the uni itself, since you'll be living there for at least 3 years of your life. Leeds is part of the Russel group which is prestigious, and it does well in the tables for English. At the end of the day, remember that you're coming here not just to get a degree for a job, but to enjoy yourself and have good experiences, and I think you'll have better ones up in Leeds, at least related to the music scene. Leeds has a lot of underground music zines you could get involved with and the student newspaper wins tons of awards and had a good music section, so there'd be plenty to get involved with. What looks more appealing to potential employers isn't so much a degree in Journalism as it is practical experience in working on a real paper or magazine, and you can definitely get that here.

Reply 30

notsoperfect

OP

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PinkPigeon

Ooooh, this is tough...as someone who has always thought of Warwick as a more 'prestigious' uni, I'd assumed I'd rather go there than Leeds...
Now, when it comes to it, with the same offer, I'm really torn between the two- as someone who loves rock/alternative/indie music and who is working towards building up a portfolio as a music journalist, it seems Leeds may be the better (and more enjoyable) place to go- as I like a lively social life and a choice of places to go out. Also, in Leeds, the campus is central, wheras Warwick you're quite stuck in the middle of nowhere...

Yet I can't shake off the fact that I think Warwick looks more attractive to employers...
And yet in some tables Leeds English dept comes higher!!
Any help anyone?

i have to agree with guitarromantic... i don't know if i would have ever got into warwick, as i didn't apply, but the reason for not applying was because it's right in the middle of nowhere! leeds is a brilliant city, and in the times league table it comes up as number six for english (it's 5* rated). warwick may be rated higher as a university overall, but for english leeds is really respected... i think it's generally a really well respected university too, being one of if not THE largest and most popular in the country. i easily think you'll have SO much more fun in leeds, as a city, and the music scene is really really good there. plus the english department is so cute and there are so many options for study!

Reply 31

Danny the Geezer

21

I hope to be seeing you come September. :wink:

Reply 32

PinkPigeon

13

Yahs, as long as I get the grades, you'll be seeing me! Looking forward to it, got really into the idea of going to Leeds now!

Reply 33

johnw1

8

Does the offer of AAB with an A in English mean English Literature specifically or enclude Language or Language and Literature? I'm hoping/guessing that its any of those, as i'm doing Enlish Language and English Literature and i'm more likely to get an A in Language....
Ps. sorry there were lots of confusing english, literature and languages in that!

Reply 34

guitarromantic

1

From the Leeds School of English website:

"For Single Honours we normally ask for AAB at A-Level, including grade A in English (Language, Literature or the combined English Language-Literature) and excluding General Studies. "

Reply 35

Leah240888

Hey. I've just put down leeds as my firm (I was going to go to Nottingham but the leeds open day totally swayed me!) At the moment I'm just really unsure about which accommodation to go for. Where would you say are the best places for social/ value for money also do you use the buses much and are they expensive? thanks x

Reply 36

tululabelle

PinkPigeon

Ooooh, this is tough...as someone who has always thought of Warwick as a more 'prestigious' uni, I'd assumed I'd rather go there than Leeds...
Now, when it comes to it, with the same offer, I'm really torn between the two- as someone who loves rock/alternative/indie music and who is working towards building up a portfolio as a music journalist, it seems Leeds may be the better (and more enjoyable) place to go- as I like a lively social life and a choice of places to go out. Also, in Leeds, the campus is central, wheras Warwick you're quite stuck in the middle of nowhere...

Yet I can't shake off the fact that I think Warwick looks more attractive to employers...
And yet in some tables Leeds English dept comes higher!!
Any help anyone?

Go to Leeds! My boyfriend's at Warwick so I was going to go there to be with him but I got rejected :frown:

but it does mean I know the uni pretty well and if you're up for a good social life Warwick is definitely not the place to be. The union is small and though the club is good, go to their night top banana more than twice and you'll never want to go back! There are two good clubs in Leamington Spa called Evolve and Sugar but these aren't really alternative clubs, more cheese and hip hop. There may be other alternative clubs but that's what my boyfriend's into and he's yet to locate any decent ones.

I went to look around Leeds the other day and despite having offers of AAA from Durham, York and Bristol I'm going to put Leeds as my firm because I fell in love with the place. I don't care if it's not as prestigious because lets face it, you have to spend three years of your life there and if you end up hating it that'll impact on your degree. I presume a first from somewhere like Leeds would be more attractive than a two one from somewhere like Warwick.

If I were you I'd just go with your gut feeling about where you'll be happiest. Don't feel guilty for not going somwhere just because you feel you ought to have gone to the one with the better reputation.

Reply 37

icedout

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tululabelle

If I were you I'd just go with your gut feeling about where you'll be happiest. Don't feel guilty for not going somwhere just because you feel you ought to have gone to the one with the better reputation.

VERY good advice :yy:

Reply 38

PinkPigeon

13

Cheers for the advice everyone, can't wait to come to Leeds now, as long as I get my grades- stuck my accomodation application in the other day!

Reply 39

violetviolin

hopefully will see you all come september!! does anyone know what accommodation they're gonna choose yet, or does anyone have any advice on accom? (i've seen the other posts on accom, just wondering what you english lot are thinking of! hehe)

xx

english at leeds 2006/07

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