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KCL English Language & Communication or Warwick English Literature & Creative Writing?
Advice anyone? I have less than half a month to decide
I just personally feel that the "brand name" of KCL is brighter, but I think the Warwick course structure is more interesting.... I know rankings, etc shouldn't matter because they are both good universities, but being an international student, I would be returning home to seek employment and I can't help but admit that "brand name" does matter in my country...
also living in London is the dream - Coventry is really another matter altogether :/
Please help! Would love to hear from anyone, esp those currently in the course
Thanks in advance!
Advice anyone? I have less than half a month to decide
I just personally feel that the "brand name" of KCL is brighter, but I think the Warwick course structure is more interesting.... I know rankings, etc shouldn't matter because they are both good universities, but being an international student, I would be returning home to seek employment and I can't help but admit that "brand name" does matter in my country...
also living in London is the dream - Coventry is really another matter altogether :/
Please help! Would love to hear from anyone, esp those currently in the course
Thanks in advance!
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Warwick, definitely. Not only is English lit more "solid" than English lang at degree level, Warwick's English/Creative writing course is famously good.
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(Original post by silliebilly)
KCL English Language & Communication or Warwick English Literature & Creative Writing?
Advice anyone? I have less than half a month to decide
I just personally feel that the "brand name" of KCL is brighter, but I think the Warwick course structure is more interesting.... I know rankings, etc shouldn't matter because they are both good universities, but being an international student, I would be returning home to seek employment and I can't help but admit that "brand name" does matter in my country...
also living in London is the dream - Coventry is really another matter altogether :/
Please help! Would love to hear from anyone, esp those currently in the course Thanks in advance!
KCL English Language & Communication or Warwick English Literature & Creative Writing?
Advice anyone? I have less than half a month to decide
I just personally feel that the "brand name" of KCL is brighter, but I think the Warwick course structure is more interesting.... I know rankings, etc shouldn't matter because they are both good universities, but being an international student, I would be returning home to seek employment and I can't help but admit that "brand name" does matter in my country...
also living in London is the dream - Coventry is really another matter altogether :/
Please help! Would love to hear from anyone, esp those currently in the course
Thanks in advance!
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(Original post by silliebilly)
KCL English Language & Communication or Warwick English Literature & Creative Writing?
Advice anyone? I have less than half a month to decide
I just personally feel that the "brand name" of KCL is brighter, but I think the Warwick course structure is more interesting.... I know rankings, etc shouldn't matter because they are both good universities, but being an international student, I would be returning home to seek employment and I can't help but admit that "brand name" does matter in my country...
also living in London is the dream - Coventry is really another matter altogether :/
Please help! Would love to hear from anyone, esp those currently in the course Thanks in advance!
KCL English Language & Communication or Warwick English Literature & Creative Writing?
Advice anyone? I have less than half a month to decide
I just personally feel that the "brand name" of KCL is brighter, but I think the Warwick course structure is more interesting.... I know rankings, etc shouldn't matter because they are both good universities, but being an international student, I would be returning home to seek employment and I can't help but admit that "brand name" does matter in my country...
also living in London is the dream - Coventry is really another matter altogether :/
Please help! Would love to hear from anyone, esp those currently in the course
Thanks in advance!
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Warwick's reputation exceeds KCL's, at least on a domestic level.
Warwick's reputation exceeds KCL's, at least on a domestic level.
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Warwick, definitely. Not only is English lit more "solid" than English lang at degree level, Warwick's English/Creative writing course is famously good.
Warwick, definitely. Not only is English lit more "solid" than English lang at degree level, Warwick's English/Creative writing course is famously good.
I'm curious too - it seems like English is a very popular and competitive course in the UK, why is that so? Haha in my country, Law/Econs/Business/Med are the popular courses, when I tell people I want to study Eng Lit they go
and wonder what I'm going to do with my life in future… heh
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Oh is that true? I always thought the reputation of the London schools (esp LSE, UCL and KCL) were unrivalled -- apart from the likes of Oxford & Cambridge of course.
Oh is that true? I always thought the reputation of the London schools (esp LSE, UCL and KCL) were unrivalled -- apart from the likes of Oxford & Cambridge of course.
Also, English isn't particularly 'competitive' here either... we're pretty much on par with your country's popular choices!
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KCL English Language & Communication or Warwick English Literature & Creative Writing?
Advice anyone? I have less than half a month to decide
I just personally feel that the "brand name" of KCL is brighter, but I think the Warwick course structure is more interesting.... I know rankings, etc shouldn't matter because they are both good universities, but being an international student, I would be returning home to seek employment and I can't help but admit that "brand name" does matter in my country...
also living in London is the dream - Coventry is really another matter altogether :/
Please help! Would love to hear from anyone, esp those currently in the course Thanks in advance!
KCL English Language & Communication or Warwick English Literature & Creative Writing?
Advice anyone? I have less than half a month to decide
I just personally feel that the "brand name" of KCL is brighter, but I think the Warwick course structure is more interesting.... I know rankings, etc shouldn't matter because they are both good universities, but being an international student, I would be returning home to seek employment and I can't help but admit that "brand name" does matter in my country...
also living in London is the dream - Coventry is really another matter altogether :/
Please help! Would love to hear from anyone, esp those currently in the course
Thanks in advance!
So I think based on what you've said, Warwick may be the better choice.
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LSE, UCL and KCL are all perfectly good Universities. But I'd agree that Warwick outdoes at least KCL... Maybe KCL would be more well known internationally as it has 'London' in its name though, and 'Kings College' is a famous Cambridge University college? Who knows.
Also, English isn't particularly 'competitive' here either... we're pretty much on par with your country's popular choices!
LSE, UCL and KCL are all perfectly good Universities. But I'd agree that Warwick outdoes at least KCL... Maybe KCL would be more well known internationally as it has 'London' in its name though, and 'Kings College' is a famous Cambridge University college? Who knows.
Also, English isn't particularly 'competitive' here either... we're pretty much on par with your country's popular choices!
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Oh is that true? I always thought the reputation of the London schools (esp LSE, UCL and KCL) were unrivalled -- apart from the likes of Oxford & Cambridge of course.
Oh is that true? I always thought the reputation of the London schools (esp LSE, UCL and KCL) were unrivalled -- apart from the likes of Oxford & Cambridge of course.
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Oh is that true? I always thought the reputation of the London schools (esp LSE, UCL and KCL) were unrivalled -- apart from the likes of Oxford & Cambridge of course.
Oh is that true? I always thought the reputation of the London schools (esp LSE, UCL and KCL) were unrivalled -- apart from the likes of Oxford & Cambridge of course.
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You're best off deciding whether you want to live in central London or on a campus in Coventry, and going from there... there isn't really much in it reputation wise (though, as others have suggested, you might get more joy out of the KCL name overseas due it being in London).
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Hmm I see, thanks! Just wondering, what career paths would an English/Creative writing course lead to?
I'm curious too - it seems like English is a very popular and competitive course in the UK, why is that so? Haha in my country, Law/Econs/Business/Med are the popular courses, when I tell people I want to study Eng Lit they go
and wonder what I'm going to do with my life in future… heh
Hmm I see, thanks! Just wondering, what career paths would an English/Creative writing course lead to?
I'm curious too - it seems like English is a very popular and competitive course in the UK, why is that so? Haha in my country, Law/Econs/Business/Med are the popular courses, when I tell people I want to study Eng Lit they go
and wonder what I'm going to do with my life in future… heh
Eng lit and Eng lang are very different courses. Your individual preference should help you decide. Three years of studying something you enjoy will always be the better choice. And in a place you like living in.
A good degree is the passport to your future, not the subject of your degree. Even future lawyers and doctors do not need to do law or medicine undergraduate degrees.
If league tables are important to you please bear in mind that KCL, albeit an excellent and historic university in London, does not have the same glorified reputation as LSE/UCL/Imperial. (Neither does Warwick although it is higher placed than KCL because it has very highly regarded Maths and Economics departments.). However Warwick also has a good rep for History and English too. KCL has historic prestige and all the benefits (and disadvantages) of an international city.
To be honest, if you can not decide between the content of your two courses, the choice will boil down to life in London or a provincial campus university.
Good luck!
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English is a very competitive course here...
English is a very competitive course here...
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I'm not interested where English is a competitive course, the OP generalized a meant 'overall in the country' in comparison to in her country where it wasn't competitive. English is not a competitive course overall.
I'm not interested where English is a competitive course, the OP generalized a meant 'overall in the country' in comparison to in her country where it wasn't competitive. English is not a competitive course overall.
I meant that English is a competitive course in the UK for undergrad admissions.
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Huh? I don't know what you mean.
I meant that English is a competitive course in the UK for undergrad admissions.
Huh? I don't know what you mean.
I meant that English is a competitive course in the UK for undergrad admissions.
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(Original post by pmc:producer)
More competitive than medicine, law, econ & business (as per the OPs statement)? Of course not (on the whole).
More competitive than medicine, law, econ & business (as per the OPs statement)? Of course not (on the whole).
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