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Is Southampton a 'terrible university'?

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Reply 20

RightSaidJames

mdhey89

I hope you're not suggesting that Southampton is an ex-poly.

Uh, no, I wasn't. And if I was, why should it matter? I'm not some deluded middle class snob that doesn't want the underclass to be educated or some rubbish, and I am offended that you would accuse me of being one.

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Reply 21

mdhey89

RightSaidJames

Maybe I am a snob, but 'modern university' has connotations of 'new university'.

Reply 22

RightSaidJames

mdhey89

Maybe I am a snob, but 'modern university' has connotations of 'new university'.

No, I meant that all existing universities that exist in modern times i.e. today. It was a generalistic statement.

Reply 23

liamb

I remember when it was unis and polys. the best of the polys were as good the average uni. Some specialist courses could only be done at polys. The then worst unis were not as good as the best polys but had prestige.
BTW I went to uni.

Reply 24

originalname

Ok, to straighten things up, I don't believe Southampton is terrible... but it is certainly not an elite uni; which I thought contrasted this idiot's elitist class delusions about proletariats.

Reply 25

Alex D

Southampton's a great uni! Especially for sciences, got a good medical school. originalname is off to Imperial therefore it's in his nature to talk other universities down. Sorry mate but you know its true :smile:

Reply 26

River85

mdhey89

Maybe I am a snob, but 'modern university' has connotations of 'new university'.

How distressing for you :p:

Anyway, Southampton is certainly not a "terrible university" and you (and originalname) know this.

Stop being so silly everyone.

Reply 27

Paulwhy

mdhey89

Originalname seems to think that Southampton is a 'terrible university'. What does the rest of TSR think?

Are you asking because you want re-assurance or because you as seriously thinking of moving?
(As far as I am concerned Southampton is half decent. But then I applied to Southampton both for Economics and Maths, So maybe I am biased.)

Reply 28

RyanT

Originalname is a fool is what I think. Southhampton is a great university. Sure its not "elite" but it cannot be described as terrible. Terrible is what you use to describe Thames Valley or UCLAN.

Reply 29

Chemical_Scum

Southampton is awesome. especially for engineering. especially for electrical and electronic engineering. the campus is AWESOME. best campus uni ive seen. reminds me of a typical american campus uni but better :biggrin:

Reply 30

jus-mi

well im planning to go soton so i don't think its a terrible uni, it all boils down to personal preferences

Reply 31

IITian

jus-mi

well im planning to go soton so i don't think its a terrible uni, it all boils down to personal preferences

Reply 32

trm90

It's a great university. Unfortunately I had to deal with some really below standard inter-departmental communication and a geology department who had absolutely zero faith in my standards so I am a little bitter towards it, though...

Reply 33

River85

trm90

It's a great university. Unfortunately I had to deal with some really below standard inter-departmental communication

You get that in the very best universities as well as the very worst. In fact, you just generally get that everywhere these days...

Reply 34

trm90

River85

You get that in the very best universities as well as the very worst. In fact, you just generally get that everywhere these days...

Agh, really :s-smilie:

? I feel sorry for all the people that have to. What I applied for was a foundation year run by one dept. which would lead me to a course run by another dept. and the 'course' dept really didn't even know I existed so I couldn't appeal to skip the foundation year.

Do you have any anecdotes about that? I'm actually quite interested to hear how others have had to deal with it!

Reply 35

munchie_rox

i dont think the uni is bad, shame you have to deal with the locals however :wink:

Reply 36

River85

trm90

Do you have any anecdotes about that? I'm actually quite interested to hear how others have had to deal with it!

Nothing specific, sorry to dissapoint, but it's just something you get everywhere these days. Everyone's organisational skills seems to have gone to pot and no one communicates.

Take Durham for example. Some of its departments are very well organised. Some aren't. The politics department changing tutorial rooms at the last moment, the admin staff not communicating with tutors and lecturers. er The main student admin isn't much better, messing up my tutition fee assesment one year (I still got off with only paying £1 instead of the full amount I should have done). A couple of problems still not sorted out after a year (as they can't read emails properly). Then again the philosophy department couldn't be better organised.

But you get it elsewhere in life also. Like when I needed to make a simple enquiry to my local council and was put through about ten different departments (no one had a clue what they were talking about), cut off while being transferred, transferred to the wrong offices....

You get it everywhere, don't be so hard on Southampton.