UCL vs Goldsmiths

UCL is a top 25 university in the world. I doubt Goldsmith even breaks the top 300. You do the math.

If you're going to get league table focused the difference in the subject tables isn't that big.
For Anthropology UCL is six places ahead of Goldsmiths in The Times & only 3 in the Guardian. This isn't that stark a contrast.
Aside from that Goldsmiths is ranked above places TSR would almost certainly agree as having a better general reputation(SOAS for instance).

League tables arn't everything.

Even with your argument, UCL wins hands down.

...social and active, which for me is almost as important as the education

Who gives a crap?

If you're going to get league table focused the difference in the subject tables isn't that big.
For Anthropology UCL is six places ahead of Goldsmiths in The Times & only 3 in the Guardian. This isn't that stark a contrast.
Aside from that Goldsmiths is ranked above places TSR would almost certainly agree as having a better general reputation(SOAS for instance).

League tables arn't everything.

I seriously doubt Goldsmiths is ranked higher than SOAS in anyone's book. It's a good 20 places higher in the Times rankings at anyrate.
Look, Goldsmiths might be an alright university, but it's not great. Personally I wouldn't rate it as good but then I'd get people like you bitching at me. I'm sorry but no matter how much you wsh otherwise, an average uni like Goldsmiths cannot compete with the likes of UCL. And I'm not saying that because I'm going to UCL, I'm saying that because it's the truth.
Back on topic. UCL is better than Goldsmiths. To go to Goldsmiths over UCL isn't quite career suicide, but it's pretty close. Especially if you want to go into academia.

Surely it would depend on what that person wanted to study? If the OP wanted to do Design or Media, than Goldsmiths would be the obvious choice since UCL does not even offer those courses. Goldsmiths has a very good reputation for Anthropology so I see no reason why someone should not go there just because UCL might do it better.

Anyone who thinks that university choice doesn't affect your future career is blind. All else being equal, do you really think that an employer would really employ an Anthropology graduate from Goldsmiths over one from UCL?
Get a clue.
And there are plenty more institutions more well respected than Goldsmiths that do Media and Design.

Why are you so determined to label Goldsmiths as a sub-standard insitution? Need I remind you that it is a college of the University Of London. Goldsmiths is hardly as bad as somewhere like Thames Valley, East London or London Met. And what are these institutions that are more 'well respected' for Media and Design? I think many of those places rank even lower on the league tables than Goldsmiths does.

IT IS. Jesus tap dancing Christ what is with people trying to defend these unis? I'm not saying they're bad, they just aren't good. Deal with it.
And wow, because Goldsmiths is better than a few really crap unis, that must mean it's good! Ever heard a concept called logic?
Unis better at media/design: Warwick, UCL, Leeds, Sheffield, Cardiff (and they're all massively more respected than Goldsmiths)