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LSE vs Oxbridge

Reply 60

Fossi2

OP

Nabster_88

So Fossi2.......have you decided yet. :smile:

I wish but I'm swinging towards the safety of the LSE

Reply 61

wazzup

go to LSE. dont be soo stupid. Even if I had a Geo offer from Oxford, I would have still gone to LSE to study geo and eco.

Reply 62

kizer

15

the whole london lifestyle lack of community, poor sports facillities, cost, general congestion

In the OP these were the reasons you gave for not going to the LSE.

If these really are what concerns you, then you should go to the LSE. None of them in London is as bad as you think, and several are probably worse in Oxford than you think (cost/congestion in particular).

Reply 63

Consie

15

go to LSE. dont be soo stupid. Even if I had a Geo offer from Oxford, I would have still gone to LSE to study geo and eco.

i bet you my liver you wouldnt.

Reply 64

henryt

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Consie

i bet you my liver you wouldnt.

Only because if they left some behind it could regrow :wink:

Reply 65

Danny_777

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gooseymcgoose

up there with Oxford, Durham is not

What a load of crap. Substantiate that.

Reply 66

AlexCash

Danny_777

What a load of crap. Substantiate that.

Welcome to the real world "Mr Bias Clouding My View".

Reply 67

Danny_777

16

AlexCash

Welcome to the real world "Mr Bias Clouding My View".

What?! Not particularly. I'm just going by the fact that Durham has the 5th highest entrance grades etc., and regularly rivals/beats Oxbridge in league tables for most of their subjects. And yet someone claims it's 'not up there'...?

Again, substantiate the claim.

Reply 68

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sTe\/o

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Danny_777

What?! Not particularly. I'm just going by the fact that Durham has the 5th highest entrance grades etc., and regularly rivals/beats Oxbridge in league tables for most of their subjects. And yet someone claims it's 'not up there'...?

Again, substantiate the claim.

Yes, but whatever the league tables may say, Durham is still not as competitive for undergrad entry as Oxbridge or the LSE, so goosey was right.

Reply 69

andthatswhy

I never read articles by Durham based academics, I never see Durham students in the banking et al grad recruitment process which is dominated by London/Oxbridge/Warwick. Their admissions decisions raise an eye to say the least (I got into Durham, before you beg that question). Durham beats Oxbridge in tables for most subjects? Uh?

Reply 70

Danny_777

16

Competition doesn't necessarily equate to quality. Were we not debating quality when "up there" was mentioned...?

Reply 71

Danny_777

16

And Durham's pretty bloody competitive - 2100 applicants for 109 places for the Law course. 1800 of those had AAA or better.

Reply 72

AlexCash

Danny_777

What?! Not particularly. I'm just going by the fact that Durham has the 5th highest entrance grades etc., and regularly rivals/beats Oxbridge in league tables for most of their subjects. And yet someone claims it's 'not up there'...?

Again, substantiate the claim.

Put simply, it's full of Oxbridge rejects and people not good enough to even apply to Oxbridge. It's a different league to Oxbridge, and not in a good way.

Reply 73

Danny_777

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AlexCash

Put simply, it's full of Oxbridge rejects and people not good enough to even apply to Oxbridge. It's a different league to Oxbridge, and not in a good way.

Again, substantiate your claim.

Reply 74

Danny_777

16

AlexCash

Put simply, it's full of Oxbridge rejects and people not good enough to even apply to Oxbridge.

So basically like every other top 10 uni...?

Reply 75

shady lane

16

andthatswhy

I never read articles by Durham based academics

I also wonder about its "we are almost Oxbridge" reputation due to this. I've also never read anything by a professor from Durham.

Reply 76

Turdburger

16

Durham is still not as competitive for undergrad entry as Oxbridge or the LSE

True, but it is probably more competitive than any other university to get into, including UCL, Warwick, Bristol etc. It gets an unnecessary slating on TSR for no good reason I can see.

Reply 77

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sTe\/o

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Heartbreaker

True, but it is probably more competitive than any other university to get into, including UCL, Warwick, Bristol etc. It gets an unnecessary slating on TSR for no good reason I can see.

Hmm, I would probably say in terms of competitiveness the order would be:

1. Oxbridge / LSE (Oxbridge slightly edging it, perhaps)
2. Imperial
3. Durham / Warwick
4. Bristol
5. The rest

Don't know if that's right, but it's just my own subjective impression. It also takes no account of the individual subject being applied for.

Reply 78

not1

15

In reply to the OP, I would say there is academically not much in it. In fact, as others have said, doing joint geog & econ might teach you more / make you more employable.

It more comes down to two things. Firstly the location: big city or smaller, countryside place? I went to Oxford last Sunday and was actually surprised at how small it seemed (I've spent 3 years in London at Imperial). I actually love London nowadays, and think I will find Oxford quite subdued (starting there next month).

Secondly, the learning style. I think at London unis it's basically 'here are the lectures, these are the exams, learn it'. Whereas at Oxbridge I think they hold your hand a lot more with regular tutorials - not that that's a bad thing necessarily, you probably get more work done!

So go to London if you want total freedom (academic, social), go to Oxford if you want something a bit more 'local'. At the end of the day, your success will depend on how hard you worked, not whether you went to LSE or Oxford.