The Russell Group sucks.

I attended two of them and hated them both.

As a result if I ever do go back to university I am going to try an ex-poly instead.

I definitely agree with you here. Why on earth would anyone choose an ex-poly over a russell group? unless they knew they wouldn't get in.

I definitely agree with you here. Why on earth would anyone choose an ex-poly over a russell group? unless they knew they wouldn't get in.

If you wish to be a loser then so be it.

I definitely agree with you here. Why on earth would anyone choose an ex-poly over a russell group? unless they knew they wouldn't get in.

I'd be up for trying somewhere like Sheffield or something but unfortunately I can't afford to leave home so I have a choice of going back to the local RG that I hated or go to an ex-poly.

To be honest I meant the ex polys you know like Plymouth, Brighton, manchester met, Anglia Ruskin, Oxford Brookes.

Anglia Ruskin I find particularly funny the whole going to a crap institution then having your graduation photo in St John's. Gosh what uncivilised inbreds.

KCL used to be Strand Poly.

KCL used to be Strand Poly.

By ex-poly you know what I mean. Besides KCL is russell group now anyways.

how would you regard dentistry at plymouth?

KCL is England's third-oldest university.


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But you may be right in that it wasn't Strand poly. Seems I may have misread something and that name is just part of its rivalry with UCL.

And why does going to an ex-poly make one a loser?

I forgot to add that this argument doesn't apply to Medicine, Dentistry or Vet Sci which is highly regarded wherever you attend.

Erm why do you think? Because they're rubbish institutions with a severe lack of decent academic reputation which in turn attract students who aren't exactly going to amount to much post graduation.

Cliques, competition, cutthroat attitudes, that's all part and parcel not just of decent universities but also most top end professional fields. If you feel you can't cope with little bit of cliqueyness at this level then it's pretty much a strong indication that you won't succeed in a top profession or even enter one. Hence you choose to go to an ex polytechnic with lower academic/professional standards, be surrounded by dimwits who probably averaged 5 GCSEs and whose idea of top grades at A-level are BCC. So yes if you can't handle the pressure and want to go to a place with lower standards and prospects then yes take the step down and go to an ex-polytechnic and be a weak loser.