Why is Homerton disliked so much & consider it to be 'lower' than other colleges?

Boomboomboom, although Homerton is considered to be an education college. As you are not studying education they will not consider you in that light. Trust.

(goes into dramatic mode)

I imagine it a bit like this:

employer: Homerton? Isn't that an education college of some sort?
boomboomboom: It used to be, but since 2003 (I just made that date up) it has been fully accepted into the University and accepts academic students.
employer: how interesting.

so, don't worry.

One of the outstanding benefits of Homerton is that its Drama Society is the best in Cambridge and opens up immense doorways into television and broadcasting etc.

(Anyway, Pembroke Players is clearly the best college drama soc. Not, er, that I'm biased or anything )