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Surrey or Oxford Brookes?

As much as i like them both, im in a bit of a dilemma - stuck choosing between the two - ahhh :eek:

Im planning to take business in sept. 2007 and would appreciate it if you could help me out with a few questions.

What would people say are the pro's and con's of each university

and Which one would you recommend & why?

PLEASE HELP ME need to make a decision quick! :confused:

Thanks
Reply 1
weeelll.. if you go oxford broooks.. chances are.. your parents/ppl.. will be like ohh my son/friend goes oxford brooks.. then that'd carry on from one person to the next.. and then they'd end up thinking you were going oxford uni.. and then theyd be like :eek: the dude (dint check if you were a dude or not so my bad if mistaken LOL) so yeah.. itd be like :eek: the dude goes oxford.. hes soo smart.. kinda thing.. LOL

:biggrin: and i am aware that i have no answer to your question.. but i'm postin this anyway.. :bunny:
Reply 2
personally i like surrey more, it's quite high in the league table :wink: and i found the place really nice, but i think it depends on the course you do:smile:
Reply 3
If you went to Oxford Brookes you could always just say when people asked what uni you went to, you could go 'Oh i go in Oxford', they'd be like :eek: But Oxford Brookes is an ex-poly if that has any bearing on you.

Surrey has a bit more of a reputation but when I went Surrey to the business school it just seemed a little.... unfriendly might be a word i'd use, but one of my mates has put it as firm as he said it was great when he went for the law school.
Reply 4
It's a hard question to answer having studied at one and never been to the other...but I don't rate Surrey much myself
Reply 5
Pezking
but I don't rate Surrey much myself

Why don't you?
I would say Surrey is suprior to OB, but then again I am slightly biased :biggrin: Better in the league tables, not an ex-poly. And a "primary" university rather than "secondary", which is what I call OB, although OB is still good, as it was in my initial application.
Reply 7
mylifeismuzik
Why don't you?


I have my reasons, but there's no point in me putting people off when they may have a different experience.

I'm not sure when/why it happened, but I'm not motivated at all, I really don't care about my degree and don't enjoy the course at all
Reply 8
Pezking
I have my reasons, but there's no point in me putting people off when they may have a different experience.

Were these personal reasons or academic reasons (on the side of the Uni itself, that is)?
I'm applying for Childrens Nursing at Southampton, UWE, West London and Buckinghamshire new. Stuck between Surrey and Oxford Brookes for my last choice... can anyone help me?! haven't been to an open day for either of them!
Reply 10
Original post by Ellie Francis
I'm applying for Childrens Nursing at Southampton, UWE, West London and Buckinghamshire new. Stuck between Surrey and Oxford Brookes for my last choice... can anyone help me?! haven't been to an open day for either of them!


Longest revival of a post I have ever seen lol :biggrin:

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