University of Sheffield

Sheffield

How good is Uni of Sheffield?

Anonymous #1

Is it considered a really academic and reputable university? Would people who get A*s go there?

Reply 1

squeakysquirrel

Original post by Anonymous

Is it considered a really academic and reputable university? Would people who get A*s go there?

Why are you anonymous - bit silly really

University of Sheffield

Sheffield

Reply 2

Anonymous #2

Original post by Anonymous

Is it considered a really academic and reputable university? Would people who get A*s go there?

Yes it’s a really good uni, lots of A* students go there

Reply 3

mnot

Universities Forum Helper

Original post by Anonymous

Is it considered a really academic and reputable university? Would people who get A*s go there?

Is a very well regarded uni, but not in the most prestigious echelon of universities.

Yes people with A*'s will attend. I suspect many of the A* students will be concentrated in certain courses.

Reply 4

Anonymous #1

Original post by Anonymous

Yes it’s a really good uni, lots of A* students go there

Ok, thanks :smile:

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Anonymous #1

Original post by mnot

Is a very well regarded uni, but not in the most prestigious echelon of universities.

Yes people with A*'s will attend. I suspect many of the A* students will be concentrated in certain courses.

Ok thanks. Which subjects do you think Sheffield is most known for? :smile:

Reply 6

Anonymous #1

Original post by squeakysquirrel

Why are you anonymous - bit silly really

Because I want to. It’s not silly, lots of people post threads anonymously.

Reply 7

Oxford Mum

Original post by Anonymous

Is it considered a really academic and reputable university? Would people who get A*s go there?

@MidgetFever

Reply 8

RogerOxon

Original post by Anonymous

Is it considered a really academic and reputable university? Would people who get A*s go there?

Yes and not typically. Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial and a few others would typically rank higher. There's obviously a range of universities, so it really depends on how high you're aiming.

I grew up in Sheffield and my father was a lecturer at the university.

(edited 4 years ago)

Reply 9

Sinnoh

Original post by Anonymous

Ok thanks. Which subjects do you think Sheffield is most known for? :smile:

In my opinion maybe engineering

Reply 10

mnot

Universities Forum Helper

Original post by Anonymous

Ok thanks. Which subjects do you think Sheffield is most known for? :smile:

Engineering, dentistry. (TBH not too sure, theyll be more courses it is strong in but these are the ones that sprung too my mind).

Reply 11

Oxford Mum

They also offer lots of languages. I think they are the only one that offers Luxembourgish. Plus their Chinese language department is very strong

Reply 12

Anonymous #1

Which do you think is better - Uni of Sheffield or Uni of Birmingham ?

Reply 13

gracellaxo

Original post by Anonymous

Which do you think is better - Uni of Sheffield or Uni of Birmingham ?

Depends on the subject

Reply 14

yotsr123

Original post by mnot

Is a very well regarded uni, but not in the most prestigious echelon of universities.

Yes people with A*'s will attend. I suspect many of the A* students will be concentrated in certain courses.

which unis would you consider to be in that echelon?

Reply 15

mnot

Universities Forum Helper

Original post by yotsr123

which unis would you consider to be in that echelon?

Its kind of a where do you start & finish, below are the tiers (my opinion) varely loosely speaking, its more of a gradual gradient as well then set tiers but this should give you a loose idea of my thoughts.
1) Oxford & Cambridge
2) Imperial, UCL, LSE
3) Warwick, Bristol, Nottingham, Durham, Kings
4) A lot of unis (including Sheffield): But Birmingham, Southampton, Loughborough, Bath, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Lancaster, Exeter, Liverpool, York (maybe a couple others)