The Warwick Accommodation Thread (+Guide in Post#1)

I can't believe the number of people who are telling me this.

Anyhow, it's to do Maths.

Don't listen to them! The important thing is that you go to a uni where you will be happy, that you like and where the course is what you want to do. And Warwick is hardly a bad uni.

erm...anyway...

I've almost made my final decision - just trying to decide between cost and the ones I like - is it just me or does Warwick seem quite expensive compared to some? It's certainly generally more than my insurance.

Yea..Well it depends on what you want to do in the future.

For Maths, Imperial would have been my choice.

LSE can be good depending on what career you are looking at but Warwick>LSE for Maths.

Most people who study maths at Warwick have rejected Imperial.

oh ok. Well personally I think Imperial's Maths Department is better than Warwick's. That's just me though.

Out of interest, what makes you think that?

But I think Imperial has the edge in terms of reputation.

Don't worry, I'm not trying to start an argument/debate here. Just curious as to what makes you think one has the edge over the other.

You still haven't answered my question though! Is it say, league tables that make you think that Imperial has the edge? What your friends have said? Something else? If you don't want to justify your claim that's fine with me.

No that's fine I will justify it.

1) Basically my college has a really good Maths Department and they think Imperial is better than Warwick for Straight Maths. Obviously this is not taking into account stuff like London being expensive etc.

2) The times University Guide (What many people think is the most reliable) ranks Imperial higher for Maths.

3) I know 3 people, 2 are doing Masters in Maths at reputable universities who all think Imperial is better than Warwick. But not MUCH better. Just better.

4) I seriously considered doing Maths instead of A&F and did lots of research into which unis were the best for Maths. Imperial seemed > Warwick.

I'll politely disagree with most of your arguments as suggesting that one is better than the other, but cheers for justifying your claim.

1) Although I have a lot of respect for college maths teachers, they usually know close to nothing about university maths departments. And almost certainly base their views on the fact that Imperial as an institution ranks highly in world rankings. At least my college's maths department seemed to work that way.

2) Though I personally believe league tables have no value whatsoever, this year's Complete University Guide and Guardian both rank Warwick third and higher than Imperial. And generally Warwick ranks higher than Imperial in the maths subject-based league tables.
http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/single.htm?ipg=8727
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2009/may/12/university-guide-mathematics

3) In a few months I will be doing my masters in mathematics (and probably PhD) at Oxford and believe Warwick is a better choice. In a survey of academics by the Guardian, it was rated together with Cambridge as the mathematics course they would most like to send their children to.

If you're interested in getting unbiased information about the relative strenghts of maths departments, have a look at: http://www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/~bl/maths_league/uk-maths-league-tables.html
He introduces the term COWI (Cam, Ox, War, Imp) in reference to the top maths departments in the country, taking into account many variables like research input, awards, undergraduate entry requirements etc.

Hmm..

I know there isn't much between Warwick and Imperial but it looks like we are arguing more about which league tables to trust.

I'm not a big fan of the guardian tables. UWE ahead of Imperial for Maths?

Offtopique, would also choose Imperial. It's just... more sciency that Warwick.

argh! having applied for accomodation before finding this thread (stupid I know) and arthur vick, I am now kind of scared as to what kind of anti social environment I'm going to be in.
Please, surely there's someone who's sociable in arthur vick out there?

argh! having applied for accomodation before finding this thread (stupid I know) and arthur vick, I am now kind of scared as to what kind of anti social environment I'm going to be in.
Please, surely there's someone who's sociable in arthur vick out there?

argh! having applied for accomodation before finding this thread (stupid I know) and arthur vick, I am now kind of scared as to what kind of anti social environment I'm going to be in.
Please, surely there's someone who's sociable in arthur vick out there?

argh! having applied for accomodation before finding this thread (stupid I know) and arthur vick, I am now kind of scared as to what kind of anti social environment I'm going to be in.
Please, surely there's someone who's sociable in arthur vick out there?

Imperial is also more "sciency" than Oxford...

I changed mine from JM to Rootes on advice from some friends at the uni.