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Warning: University of Edinburgh Business School. Review by alumni.
I'm an alumna and I'll make it quick. For the sake of anybody who consider studying here.
Teaching Quality = 2/5
Teachers here are quite low profile. Low-grade teachers. Poor academic skills. No meaningful research publications. Some are fresh graduates who don't have any idea about the course they're teaching, but spend most time praising their own dissertation over and over. The examination marking is not of any standard. On one occasion, a couple of Chinese students who literally copied and rephrased their assignments got shockingly different marks - 54% vs. 61%. A couple of lecturers are very awkward in front of the classes.
Teaching Quality = 2/5
Teachers here are quite low profile. Low-grade teachers. Poor academic skills. No meaningful research publications. Some are fresh graduates who don't have any idea about the course they're teaching, but spend most time praising their own dissertation over and over. The examination marking is not of any standard. On one occasion, a couple of Chinese students who literally copied and rephrased their assignments got shockingly different marks - 54% vs. 61%. A couple of lecturers are very awkward in front of the classes.
Reply 1
Reputation = 2/5
Most of us come here because of the University has always bragging about their ranking. This is not the case in business education. People in the UK know Edinburgh University Business School sucks. A few of us who graduated masters here with very high mark, even distinction was surprised their Ph.D. applications were rejected by those "lower ranked" universities such as Reading, Kent, Essex, Queen Mary London, etc. The only place that accepts students with Edinburgh's masters degree, you can guess, is Edinburgh itself. And it is these people who teach at the University of Edinburgh Business School. No wonder why they've got the Teaching Quality = 2/5, right?
Student services = 4/5
Well, poor education was compensated by 4-star services here. They pleased students quite well, I give them that. Receptionists and supporting staff are quite nice.
Diversity = 1/5
Mainly Chinese-speaking. You can get to know more variety of foreign students by studying in international programs in China.
Environment = 3/5
Business School surrounding is not castle-like what they show in the presentation photos. I think Shanghai or Tokyo is much nicer. That's just my opinion.
Accommodation = 2/5
Rat hole but expensive. Noisy.
Summary = 2/5
This place is worth 1-2 day visit but not studying for a whole year. You don't really get any knowledge better than you'd get from a fine university in China or London (I feel it's a waste of time. The lecturers here have poorer education qualification than my UG teachers). From what I heard, even the University of Reading is far more better.
Most of us come here because of the University has always bragging about their ranking. This is not the case in business education. People in the UK know Edinburgh University Business School sucks. A few of us who graduated masters here with very high mark, even distinction was surprised their Ph.D. applications were rejected by those "lower ranked" universities such as Reading, Kent, Essex, Queen Mary London, etc. The only place that accepts students with Edinburgh's masters degree, you can guess, is Edinburgh itself. And it is these people who teach at the University of Edinburgh Business School. No wonder why they've got the Teaching Quality = 2/5, right?
Student services = 4/5
Well, poor education was compensated by 4-star services here. They pleased students quite well, I give them that. Receptionists and supporting staff are quite nice.
Diversity = 1/5
Mainly Chinese-speaking. You can get to know more variety of foreign students by studying in international programs in China.
Environment = 3/5
Business School surrounding is not castle-like what they show in the presentation photos. I think Shanghai or Tokyo is much nicer. That's just my opinion.
Accommodation = 2/5
Rat hole but expensive. Noisy.
Summary = 2/5
This place is worth 1-2 day visit but not studying for a whole year. You don't really get any knowledge better than you'd get from a fine university in China or London (I feel it's a waste of time. The lecturers here have poorer education qualification than my UG teachers). From what I heard, even the University of Reading is far more better.
Reply 2
Now im stressing even more!
If Edinburgh is this bad should I just cancel my offer? They rank high on QS but maybe its just a marketing scam.
If Edinburgh is this bad should I just cancel my offer? They rank high on QS but maybe its just a marketing scam.
Reply 3
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by AnonymousNow im stressing even more!
If Edinburgh is this bad should I just cancel my offer? They rank high on QS but maybe its just a marketing scam.
If Edinburgh is this bad should I just cancel my offer? They rank high on QS but maybe its just a marketing scam.
Have u visited for yourself? This is one person's review.
Reply 4
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by DnsnnssnHave u visited for yourself? This is one person's review.
The City and the campus are firmly reputable but the teaching and the poor quals from the teachers are my main concerns. I have seen several terrible reviews for the business school thus far from Reddit, alums, people here back home and now in these threads as well.
Reply 5
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by AnonymousThe City and the campus are firmly reputable but the teaching and the poor quals from the teachers are my main concerns. I have seen several terrible reviews for the business school thus far from Reddit, alums, people here back home and now in these threads as well.
I swear I have already seen the exact same thread on this forum a month ago or earlier. It seems this person is pushing such (not even properly articulated) agenda for a particular reason, so I would not take their words/observations seriously. Of course you should consider a picture fully, but be a bit more critical when reading this sort of extremely pushing and subjective arguments. Plus, I suspect that if you already received your offer from the university (as you indicated earlier), you did YOUR research and successfully managed to find its "good and attractive to you" sides as well, as it is required to be put in your personal statement while applying. Do not let overnegative views sabotage your insights.
Reply 6
I think the post's made a point. Director of marketing program - https://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/staff/joosung-lee - don't have a degree or education in marketing. Seems amateur to say the least.
Reply 7
hahaaaa.. someone's been fooled by QS ranking again. don't you know, if you want to top QS ranking, just pay for QS "consulting services". It costs the University just a few million bucks, but they can charge students much more. I think Edinburgh paid like 2 million dollars for QS services. Their ranking jumps up from under 50 to top 20. Their tuition fees triple from the past decade. Very nasty investment indeed!
I've been there once. the city is so overrated. Dark, super windy, raining everyday, and freezing. How can people live like that?
I've been there once. the city is so overrated. Dark, super windy, raining everyday, and freezing. How can people live like that?
Reply 8
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by yoshikihohahaaaa.. someone's been fooled by QS ranking again. don't you know, if you want to top QS ranking, just pay for QS "consulting services". It costs the University just a few million bucks, but they can charge students much more. I think Edinburgh paid like 2 million dollars for QS services. Their ranking jumps up from under 50 to top 20. Their tuition fees triple from the past decade. Very nasty investment indeed!
I've been there once. the city is so overrated. Dark, super windy, raining everyday, and freezing. How can people live like that?
I've been there once. the city is so overrated. Dark, super windy, raining everyday, and freezing. How can people live like that?
Edinburgh has been ranked in the top 20 of QS for the past 10 years. Don't write incorrect information.
I am sorry that people here seem to have had a bad experience, especially the OP. That said, as an alumnus myself, I contest essentially everything they have said. I had a great time and so did all of my course mates. Not to paint a perfect picture: the university like everywhere else has its issues. In my case I can relate to what appears to be unusual marking or sometimes 'fresh' tutors. What the OP fails to understand is that that is the academic process in training junior lecturers: fresh PHDs will get dumped upon international classes or beginner level tutorials and so forth.
I will just repeat again that I had a great time in Edinburgh
Reply 9
And I am not sure what the hell they are on about that the business school "surrounding" is "not castle like": it's in the dead centre of George square literally a stone's throw away from McEwan hall, the Medical building, and the Student Union. All "castles" yet itself is not "a castle". Please tell me where on earth you will find marketing classes conducted in a castle!
Reply 10
Original post
by AnonymousReputation = 2/5
Most of us come here because of the University has always bragging about their ranking. This is not the case in business education. People in the UK know Edinburgh University Business School sucks. A few of us who graduated masters here with very high mark, even distinction was surprised their Ph.D. applications were rejected by those "lower ranked" universities such as Reading, Kent, Essex, Queen Mary London, etc. The only place that accepts students with Edinburgh's masters degree, you can guess, is Edinburgh itself. And it is these people who teach at the University of Edinburgh Business School. No wonder why they've got the Teaching Quality = 2/5, right?
Student services = 4/5
Well, poor education was compensated by 4-star services here. They pleased students quite well, I give them that. Receptionists and supporting staff are quite nice.
Diversity = 1/5
Mainly Chinese-speaking. You can get to know more variety of foreign students by studying in international programs in China.
Environment = 3/5
Business School surrounding is not castle-like what they show in the presentation photos. I think Shanghai or Tokyo is much nicer. That's just my opinion.
Accommodation = 2/5
Rat hole but expensive. Noisy.
Summary = 2/5
This place is worth 1-2 day visit but not studying for a whole year. You don't really get any knowledge better than you'd get from a fine university in China or London (I feel it's a waste of time. The lecturers here have poorer education qualification than my UG teachers). From what I heard, even the University of Reading is far more better.
Most of us come here because of the University has always bragging about their ranking. This is not the case in business education. People in the UK know Edinburgh University Business School sucks. A few of us who graduated masters here with very high mark, even distinction was surprised their Ph.D. applications were rejected by those "lower ranked" universities such as Reading, Kent, Essex, Queen Mary London, etc. The only place that accepts students with Edinburgh's masters degree, you can guess, is Edinburgh itself. And it is these people who teach at the University of Edinburgh Business School. No wonder why they've got the Teaching Quality = 2/5, right?
Student services = 4/5
Well, poor education was compensated by 4-star services here. They pleased students quite well, I give them that. Receptionists and supporting staff are quite nice.
Diversity = 1/5
Mainly Chinese-speaking. You can get to know more variety of foreign students by studying in international programs in China.
Environment = 3/5
Business School surrounding is not castle-like what they show in the presentation photos. I think Shanghai or Tokyo is much nicer. That's just my opinion.
Accommodation = 2/5
Rat hole but expensive. Noisy.
Summary = 2/5
This place is worth 1-2 day visit but not studying for a whole year. You don't really get any knowledge better than you'd get from a fine university in China or London (I feel it's a waste of time. The lecturers here have poorer education qualification than my UG teachers). From what I heard, even the University of Reading is far more better.
你是中国人吧
Reply 11
Are you university staff in disguise? If not, I think you are another victim of QS ranking. Tell me, how on earth Edinburgh's M.Sc. business analytics is ranked 18th in the world by QS despite some teachers have no undergraduate degree in business?
From my direct experience, one of the teachers whom I won't name but you can find out easily can't distinguish between Porter and Kotler several times. I know the concepts of business strategy and marketing might not involve business analytics directly, but come on .. you are a teacher in a business school, supposedly ranked very high in QS. You don't even know Michael E Porter or Phillips Kotler, seriously? To me this was so embarrassing. I suspect what they said above about the QS ranking. How come the University charges crazy tuition fees like almost 30K but don't have the budgets to hire decent teachers? Where are all the money gone?
You also know very little about other universities in the UK. If you have some time, talk to your friends at other institutes a lot and you'll see you are a victim of QS ranking. This place is clearly way overcharged and overrated. And it is so dark & depressing in the winter!
From my direct experience, one of the teachers whom I won't name but you can find out easily can't distinguish between Porter and Kotler several times. I know the concepts of business strategy and marketing might not involve business analytics directly, but come on .. you are a teacher in a business school, supposedly ranked very high in QS. You don't even know Michael E Porter or Phillips Kotler, seriously? To me this was so embarrassing. I suspect what they said above about the QS ranking. How come the University charges crazy tuition fees like almost 30K but don't have the budgets to hire decent teachers? Where are all the money gone?
You also know very little about other universities in the UK. If you have some time, talk to your friends at other institutes a lot and you'll see you are a victim of QS ranking. This place is clearly way overcharged and overrated. And it is so dark & depressing in the winter!
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by gennetos你是中国人吧
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Reply 12
Original post
by AbitrashAre you university staff in disguise? If not, I think you are another victim of QS ranking. Tell me, how on earth Edinburgh's M.Sc. business analytics is ranked 18th in the world by QS despite some teachers have no undergraduate degree in business?
From my direct experience, one of the teachers whom I won't name but you can find out easily can't distinguish between Porter and Kotler several times. I know the concepts of business strategy and marketing might not involve business analytics directly, but come on .. you are a teacher in a business school, supposedly ranked very high in QS. You don't even know Michael E Porter or Phillips Kotler, seriously? To me this was so embarrassing. I suspect what they said above about the QS ranking. How come the University charges crazy tuition fees like almost 30K but don't have the budgets to hire decent teachers? Where are all the money gone?
You also know very little about other universities in the UK. If you have some time, talk to your friends at other institutes a lot and you'll see you are a victim of QS ranking. This place is clearly way overcharged and overrated. And it is so dark & depressing in the winter!
From my direct experience, one of the teachers whom I won't name but you can find out easily can't distinguish between Porter and Kotler several times. I know the concepts of business strategy and marketing might not involve business analytics directly, but come on .. you are a teacher in a business school, supposedly ranked very high in QS. You don't even know Michael E Porter or Phillips Kotler, seriously? To me this was so embarrassing. I suspect what they said above about the QS ranking. How come the University charges crazy tuition fees like almost 30K but don't have the budgets to hire decent teachers? Where are all the money gone?
You also know very little about other universities in the UK. If you have some time, talk to your friends at other institutes a lot and you'll see you are a victim of QS ranking. This place is clearly way overcharged and overrated. And it is so dark & depressing in the winter!
You are quite rude aren't you! Thank goodness you left!
Reply 13
"In 2021, research published by the Center for Studies in Higher Education at the University of California, Berkeley raised the possibility that institutions that employ QS's consulting services are rewarded with improved rankings"
University of Edinburgh is one of the top customers of QS's consulting services for a decade. It had never been in the World's Top 50 Universities (let alone Top 10 UK Universities), until they paid QS consulting services a lot of monies not long ago. It's worth. The high ranking allows the University to charge 300% more tuition fee than a decade ago.
University of Edinburgh is one of the top customers of QS's consulting services for a decade. It had never been in the World's Top 50 Universities (let alone Top 10 UK Universities), until they paid QS consulting services a lot of monies not long ago. It's worth. The high ranking allows the University to charge 300% more tuition fee than a decade ago.
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