UCL vs Birmingham
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Original post by Goods
Are you too?
Original post by Boitzkrieg
Are you too?
Quite possibly
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Original post by Boitzkrieg
Oh nice what you doing, the sciences.
Yes
Original post by ParetoOptimum
It depends on what OP wants to get into.
I can't comment specifically on engineering roles, but for jobs in high finance and consultancy, UCL is the better choice hands down, no shadow of a doubt.
It's directly targeted by all the top banks and consultancies (apart from MBB which loves Oxbridge, but UCL grads still go there, just in far fewer numbers, but even that's bloody impressive), as opposed to Birmingham which isn't really on anyone's radar.
If you want a year out in industry you can take it - just take a leave of absence between years 2 and 3 and apply - the difference is that UCL doesn't help you out with anything.
Not sure what rankings you're talking about; UCL as a whole is a top UK uni, and top 20 world uni (even ranked 4th in the world by QS this year).
Social-wise - well that depends entirely on the individual.
I can't comment specifically on engineering roles, but for jobs in high finance and consultancy, UCL is the better choice hands down, no shadow of a doubt.
It's directly targeted by all the top banks and consultancies (apart from MBB which loves Oxbridge, but UCL grads still go there, just in far fewer numbers, but even that's bloody impressive), as opposed to Birmingham which isn't really on anyone's radar.
If you want a year out in industry you can take it - just take a leave of absence between years 2 and 3 and apply - the difference is that UCL doesn't help you out with anything.
Not sure what rankings you're talking about; UCL as a whole is a top UK uni, and top 20 world uni (even ranked 4th in the world by QS this year).
Social-wise - well that depends entirely on the individual.
In employment I meant non finance jobs. For those, from what I gather, go to the most prestigious university and then do the best you can to stand out in a positive way.
Original post by ginger.
We occasionally went to the SOAS library because it was open till quite late.
There are a lot of societies and there's always something going on so I doubt you'd miss out if you went to UCL.
I was happy at UCL but I didn't like living in London but that's just me. It's very expensive and some of my best friends lived miles away so I could hardly ever see them.
There are a lot of societies and there's always something going on so I doubt you'd miss out if you went to UCL.
I was happy at UCL but I didn't like living in London but that's just me. It's very expensive and some of my best friends lived miles away so I could hardly ever see them.
WOW how many unis are part of UoL?
Original post by Boitzkrieg
WOW how many unis are part of UoL?
There's quite a few but most of them probably won't be of interest for you if you're studying at UCL (although it depends on your subject area). I used the British Library a lot when I was working on my dissertation. It doesn't belong to the University of London but it's within walking distance, which is great.
I've taken this from Wikipedia as I could only name about 5 of them:
The nine largest colleges of the university are University College London, Birkbeck, Goldsmiths, King's College London, the London Business School, Queen Mary, Royal Holloway, the School of Oriental and African Studies and London School of Economics and Political Science, the specialist colleges of the university are such as Heythrop College and St George's, University of London. Formerly a constituent college,Imperial College London left the University of London in 2007.
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Original post by Boitzkrieg
What did you do?
Languages
Original post by HannerBanner
I loved Birmingham for three key reasons. Firstly, the uni is a campus,
I loved Birmingham for three key reasons. Firstly, the uni is a campus,
How is this uni a campus
Original post by Boitzkrieg
How is this uni a campus
All the buildings are on the same site in Edgbaston as far as I recall from my friend who studied there.
Original post by HannerBanner
Having a good degree from a Russell Group university is highly attractive to employers
Having a good degree from a Russell Group university is highly attractive to employers
So I should not consider uni of bath
Original post by Boitzkrieg
How is this uni a campus
Do you mean what makes it a campus? Essentially being a campus uni means all its buildings are located around one piece of land, like how school buildings are all usually on one site. A city uni such as UCL has its buildings dotted all around public streets and there isn't one central area. In Birmingham there are actually two campuses, but most courses are on the Edgbaston campus.
Original post by HannerBanner
- student satisfaction was 88% in 2010, which is way above the national average.
But how reliable is that?
The SS is lower at UCL
Original post by Lunch_Box
UCL defo
Why?
in terms of employment, it doesn't matter if you go ucl or birmingham
i'd pick ucl as it's ranked higher internationally, not that it will affect you much
i'd pick ucl as it's ranked higher internationally, not that it will affect you much
Original post by Boitzkrieg
Why?
UCL is internationally reputable.
Original post by Lunch_Box
UCL is internationally reputable.
What are the other reasons
Original post by L4L4
Quite simply go to both and decide that why, the only thing that matter is your opinion of each of them
This. Always.
Check out the course, the department (facilities and people), the university environment, and the wider environment.
Which every ticks the most boxes to your taste is the one for you
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