i've gotten offers from both manchester and ucl. i'm an international student so i probably won't work in the uk after i graduate--my dad really wants me to go to ucl because it's ranked significantly higher, but i just really don't want to go. in comparison, i feel like i would be much happier in manchester, and i really liked the uni when i went to the open day. i'm not a big fan of the london city and plus the course i applied to would be in ucl east, the new buildings and stuff which is far away from the main campus.
would it make that much of a difference if i choose manchester over ucl? does manchester's ranking fluctuate? would it affect job prospects etc. internationally?
i've also never really seen anyone talk about ucl east, so does anyone have any experiences with it?