UCL vs Trinity College Dublin

OP

Metropolitan

I don't know about Economics at TCD to be honest, but UCL has a very good reputation for Economics. Plus, 5 years seems very long for a degree course to me. If I were you I'd go for UCL.

Yeah 5 years is quite long, but I might be able to make it a 4 year course depending on what the Econ department says.

Reply 3

CGFB

I would also go for UCL. It has an outstanding reputation and will provide really good opportunities after uni. Also, London rocks :p:

Reply 4

Kentish Man

7

TCD has a very good rep. Economics and Russian sounds so much better than that funny sounding degree from UCL, I would definately go for TCD.

Reply 5

Jenii

15

I agree with Kentish. People here will say UCL as they only know the British system, but I think TD is on par on rep and that looks like a better course.

Reply 6

Drogue

19

Actually, having read the OP ( :redface:

) I'd change my vote from UCL to TCD. UCL is generally better for econ, but real econ at TCD > SSEES at UCL, IMHO.

Reply 7

OP

Lol!
Thanks everyone for the replies :biggrin:

Reply 8

OP

I think I'm probably going to choose UCL. Not so much for the course, I just prefer London and don't want to stay in Ireland for uni.
I probably won't switch to Economics and Business at UCL, the year abroad is taught in English which isn't what I want. I'll either switch to Russian with Management or try to get onto the European Social and Political Studies degree which would basically give me a joint degree in Russian and Economics.
Or I might just do Russian and Spanish.
Either way thanks for the input guys it's appreciated :smile:

Reply 9

Knogle

TCD.. heh, the only Irish university that people in my part of the world know about (probably). Probably has something to do with the word "trinity". :wink:

Reply 10

OP

Knogle

TCD.. heh, the only Irish university that people in my part of the world know about (probably). Probably has something to do with the word "trinity". :wink:

It's actually not a catholic institution, nor had it ever been. It was established by the English IIRC :wink:

Reply 11

maxhk

2

go to UCL definitely!! U wont regret...

Reply 12

shady lane

I can't speak about the courses but my friend is currently at UCL. The halls are awful and the facilities are kind of old. I do psychology experiments for ££ every few weeks at UCL and the buildings are really bad. I thought I was going to die in the elevator of one building, where the geography and psychology departments are based. I know UCL is supposed to be a good university but you might want to consider those things as well.

Reply 13

Crazster

shady lane

I can't speak about the courses but my friend is currently at UCL. The halls are awful and the facilities are kind of old. I do psychology experiments for ££ every few weeks at UCL and the buildings are really bad. I thought I was going to die in the elevator of one building, where the geography and psychology departments are based. I know UCL is supposed to be a good university but you might want to consider those things as well.

I don't know UCL or TCB, but heres what I know about UCL:

As someone doing economics at UCL I can quite honestly say you will have a blast and a half.

Its central London, and UCL has a charm to it, some things are old but its great, the people. My room is central London and sufficient and a really good price. What do you expect? We're students, you don't need to be shacked up at the Marriott, and it isn't half as bad as its made out to be by above (i'm not having any problems).

Reply 14

shady lane

Well I'm a student in London too, and although I don't live in halls, nothing that LSE offers is as terrible as where my friend stays in UCL halls in Camden.

Reply 15

Knogle

Just to offer some arguments against shady's stance above:- I too have a couple of friends studying at UCL, and they love it. There's something very special about studying in old mystical buildings in the heart of London. Like Crazter said above, it can be rather charming.

Reply 16

ba_ba1

10

shady lane

I can't speak about the courses but my friend is currently at UCL. The halls are awful and the facilities are kind of old. I do psychology experiments for ££ every few weeks at UCL and the buildings are really bad. I thought I was going to die in the elevator of one building, where the geography and psychology departments are based. I know UCL is supposed to be a good university but you might want to consider those things as well.

depends which halls you are talking about, and also which buildings. The SSES building is very nice and looks pretty new, and i think he'll be spending alot of his time in there.

Reply 17

OP