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1st from Nottingham or a 2.1 from Oxbridge?

Hi, my friend asked me similar questions, and i said that a first from a top ten econ uni would be better than a 2.1 from any other top 10 econ uni, is this true, surely it has to be

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Reply 1

Paulwhy

Firstly I don't think Oxbridge split 2nd class degrees into 2:1s and 2:2s.
Secondly is there a decision being based on the answer? i.e. I would not recommend going to nottingham ahead of Oxbridge just because of a greater chance of getting a 1st.
Thirdly it depends on what you want to do with it. e.g. outside economic circles people know that Oxbridge are great but are less sure about all the rest.
(i.e. value is subjective not objective).
Fourthly in terms of jobs economics is one of the many skills employers will be looking at. So need to think about the other areas.
Finally if I had the choice of the experience of going to oxbridge and getting a 2nd class degree or Nottihngham and getting a 1st I would go to oxbridge.

Reply 2

tomoli

The amount of people that will rip your heart out for posting this...

This has been discussed many times, and the debate is almost endless. I think the answer is - it depends. Expect a lot of abuse for this though.

Reply 3

v2006

Neither is better.

Reply 4

WokSz

I agree with v2006.

Reply 5

jkyng1

same

Reply 6

sugar_cane

I think Oxbridge do split their degrees, and which one is better is entirely subjective and dependent on what field you want to go into.

Reply 7

gemma-xx

yeah i thought about applying to nottingham because it would be easier to get a 1st but i asked my dad cos he works in the city and he said that he and all his colleagues would way rather employ someone with a 2:1 from a really good uni than someone with a 1st from a mediocre one

Reply 8

v2006

Nottingham is not mediocre, and learn to write.

Reply 9

cc123

v2006

Nottingham is not mediocre, and learn to write.

Reply 10

jkyng1

Nottingham is definitely a top university. but if i have the choice to go to oxbridge i'd choose oxbridge.

Reply 11

gemma-xx

v2006

Nottingham is not mediocre, and learn to write.

Wow calm down, I'm sorry if I offended you! Firstly I can write, I was just in a hurry and couldn't be bothered to type properly. And maybe mediocre was the wrong word, Nottingham obviously is a GOOD uni, but it's not one of the best (academic wise, I'm not talking about social life etc.) and what I was trying to say is if you want a job in the City (as in a high-flying one, obviously you could be a secretary or just a normal office job), there's no point in going to Nottingham because they won't look at you. Internships are so competitive nowadays that they'll only look at people from Oxbridge, Imperial or LSE, they won't even look at people from UCL so people from Nottingham don't stand a chance.

But then again, it might be that you don't want to be an investment banker or something similar. Not everyone wants the same thing! But if you do...Oxbridge all the way

Reply 12

ChemistBoy

gemma-xx

Nottingham obviously is a GOOD uni, but it's not one of the best (academic wise, I'm not talking about social life etc.)

Depends what subject you study, Nottingham is one of the best for many subjects.

and what I was trying to say is if you want a job in the City (as in a high-flying one, obviously you could be a secretary or just a normal office job), there's no point in going to Nottingham because they won't look at you. Internships are so competitive nowadays that they'll only look at people from Oxbridge, Imperial or LSE, they won't even look at people from UCL so people from Nottingham don't stand a chance.

Yet graduates from Nottingham get employed in the city - how is that?

Reply 13

v2006

I have a feeling Gemma is talking out of her back side, hmm...

Reply 14

cc123

gemma-xx

Internships are so competitive nowadays that they'll only look at people from Oxbridge, Imperial or LSE, they won't even look at people from UCL so people from Nottingham don't stand a chance.

Imperial don't do eco

Reply 15

v2006

I think she meant universities in general. And, Nottingham grads do get jobs in the city. In last years FSA graduate programme, 11 out of 44 grads were from Nottingham uni.

Reply 16

gemma-xx

cc123

Imperial don't do eco

No but they do Maths

Reply 17

gemma-xx

Guys you have missed my point. You CAN get jobs in the city from Nottingham, but not the really good ones. If you graduate from Nottingham you will probably manage to get a £60k job and if you're happy with that kind of money then fine! But if you want to aim a bit higher, it's probably not the best uni.