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How good is Loughborough?

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Reply 40

abdom0n

rosygarden

my teachers said to avoid loughborough because it only really known for sport not academics even though it may be good at it, that is the impression employers will get.

Most major employers within Engineering/Business/Finance all target Loughborough students. I would say it is definately very well regarded by top Graduate employers.

Your teacher is misleading you. :smile:

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Reply 41

Steely

do it, or you'll regret it

Fact

Reply 42

Benny_b

Only ignorant people think loughboroughs only strength is sport....

Reply 43

e_clark

orionmoo

Loughborough = nights out in nottingham. A big no no. I don't want to die, thank you. Liverpool is nice and friendly and I feel very safe here, aslong as you stay away from some areas. Also the thieves thing comes from centuries ago when everyone was poor, and most worked for the ship builders, but the workers had to have a bidding war to pay the ship employer to employ them. Ie, they payed to get money, and they paid a lot of money due to competition from other workers. Due to this, people were very poor and had to steal their food every now and again from the ships they helped work on!

But back to my original point.. isn't nottingham like.. crime capital of the UK or something? Or death capital?

well, im starting my 3rd year this year at loughborough, and I've only been out in Notts twice, and both times I felt perfectly safe and sound, its just like any other big city that has its dodgy areas, you just dont go in them! but tbh ive never felt the need to go really, with the awesomeness of our union, and the good nights the clubs in town put on, and how cheap drinks are compared to big cities!

Reply 44

Ezekiel

e_clark

well, im starting my 3rd year this year at loughborough, and I've only been out in Notts twice, !QUOTE]

Wow seriously!! lol how odd! then agian i suppose all the partying has to be toned down in your second year... :smile:

Reply 45

BadExaminee

If u got accepted into Loughborough , York and Manchester, which one wud u pick ?

Reply 46

TSRreader

BadExaminee

If u got accepted into Loughborough , York and Manchester, which one wud u pick ?

If it's engineering then it's down to Manchester with Loughborough.

Reply 47

ElemenT'

Loughborough for Engineering rep.

Manchester for nightlife.

If you wan't to study then come to Loughborough, if you wan't to get wasted every night go to Manchester lol.

Reply 48

Steely

Nah u can do both at loughborough and pay less for a taxi home

Reply 49

Geerththanan

It's fun to walk back home/to halls after a drunken night out! Fresh air does so much good!

Reply 50

Ezekiel

GεεRTHAN

It's fun to walk back home/to halls after a drunken night out! Fresh air does so much good!

Quick tip! if you walk in the road the Loughborough police will give you a free ride home :biggrin:

I've had one about 6 times :cool:

Reply 51

dhutch

Cant say for Elec Eng. but certainly it has a good reputation for Mech Eng, which is what i do.

Having gone to all the opendays, i put it above Leeds, Liverpool, Warwick, Manchester, and Nottingham. With Nottingham as my second choice.
- I wasnt impressed with Warwick or Leeds so much, neather Liverpool, who just banged on about how thereticall based the course was. Not what i wanted.
- Manchester was a option, but the whole unmist merge seamed a mess at the time (three years ago this was) and Nottingham, although very good coursewise, didnt seam any better, and i perfered the loughborough campus.

Daniel

Reply 52

BadExaminee

If I am not too much into sports, will I be discriminated against at Loughborough ?

Reply 53

Steely

BadExaminee

If I am not too much into sports, will I be discriminated against at Loughborough ?

Yes u will have ure shoes and lunch money stolen and you will wedgied all the way home

LOL
No buddy!

Reply 54

Geerththanan

I am one of the non sports people, and I never had any sort of "discrimination", but I would deffo recommend getting involved, it does help in the long run, health and fitness wise! I kinda regret not having done so especially as there were good facilites available! :smile:

Reply 55

Ezekiel

What facilities do you mean? I’ve not come across any luffs is crap! I’m amazed that Loughborough has such an average gym. Though there is powerbase and even that’s not WOW lol fitness first in town is much better than either of them. There are loads of sports you can play but you have to pay to join the society and unless you’re a professional /semi you’ll never get a game, Kinda a waste of time IMO. I’ve never had a opportunity to play anything other than football, I think that’s the same for lots of people, I think we should have more beginners stuff thus far i’ve not come across any. Though I’ll have a look at the socs this year!

Reply 56

dhutch

Im not sporty eather.
- Tbh, the engineers and sporty people dont have to mix any more than they have to. You hardly even have to bump into them on a night out if you dont want to. All depends where and what you want to do or be.

Daniel

Reply 57