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Confusion in choosing university

I got an offer from 3 universities: Leeds Arts Uni, Loughborough Uni & UAL (LCF).
My first choice was always UAL, and I got a scholarship from both UAL & loughborough. I finalized going to UAL buttttt like Loughborough really pays attention, even arranging calls for students in doubt which I really liked…. I kinda feel bad for not picking it up but I have no idea what to talk about! Am I missing out by giving up Loughborough?

Reply 1

Original post by Dreamyyyy
I got an offer from 3 universities: Leeds Arts Uni, Loughborough Uni & UAL (LCF).
My first choice was always UAL, and I got a scholarship from both UAL & loughborough. I finalized going to UAL buttttt like Loughborough really pays attention, even arranging calls for students in doubt which I really liked…. I kinda feel bad for not picking it up but I have no idea what to talk about! Am I missing out by giving up Loughborough?


Make a table and use different criteria:

Grade requirements

Course personal appeal

Course rank

Course prospects/potential

University personal appeal

University ranking

Campus vs city based

Accommodation quality

Accommodation costs

Travel time & cost between university and home


It will help you see things more clearly.

Reply 2

Original post by Dreamyyyy
I got an offer from 3 universities: Leeds Arts Uni, Loughborough Uni & UAL (LCF).
My first choice was always UAL, and I got a scholarship from both UAL & loughborough. I finalized going to UAL buttttt like Loughborough really pays attention, even arranging calls for students in doubt which I really liked…. I kinda feel bad for not picking it up but I have no idea what to talk about! Am I missing out by giving up Loughborough?

hey, which course did you finalized of UAL, if i may ask? and what scholarship? i got an offer for MA postgraduate courses from ual and have applied for scholarship as well. i also got an offer from westminster...i'm now confused between which to choose.

Reply 3

Original post by Anonymous
Make a table and use different criteria:

Grade requirements

Course personal appeal

Course rank

Course prospects/potential

University personal appeal

University ranking

Campus vs city based

Accommodation quality

Accommodation costs

Travel time & cost between university and home


It will help you see things more clearly.


Hey thanks! I’ll definitely incorporate that

Reply 4

Original post by Krishbtmn
hey, which course did you finalized of UAL, if i may ask? and what scholarship? i got an offer for MA postgraduate courses from ual and have applied for scholarship as well. i also got an offer from westminster...i'm now confused between which to choose.


I got into the intl lvl 3 foundation course for fashion! And i got the £7000 scholarship which is for pre degree & undergrad students. I think consider your preferences, the quality and exposure and also the connections! There’s a comment above this which may help. I think UAL is a great opportunity and personally I’ve heard much better reviews about it as compared to Westminster, but of course the decision is yours. You could also wait some time and let the scholarship help you decide!

Reply 5

Original post by Dreamyyyy
I got an offer from 3 universities: Leeds Arts Uni, Loughborough Uni & UAL (LCF).
My first choice was always UAL, and I got a scholarship from both UAL & loughborough. I finalized going to UAL buttttt like Loughborough really pays attention, even arranging calls for students in doubt which I really liked…. I kinda feel bad for not picking it up but I have no idea what to talk about! Am I missing out by giving up Loughborough?

Hi there @Dreamyyy , congratulations on receiving a scholarship for your course of choice! 🙂 Just another thing to consider aside from the course structure would be the location and cost of living! UAL(LCF) is situated in London as compared to Loughborough which is in the midlands. Both would offer different types of opportunities of night life, networking experiences and possible work opportunities! I wish you all the best for your university life journey!

Zhi En
(Kingston Student Rep.)
(edited 10 months ago)

Reply 6

Original post by Dreamyyyy
I got into the intl lvl 3 foundation course for fashion! And i got the £7000 scholarship which is for pre degree & undergrad students. I think consider your preferences, the quality and exposure and also the connections! There’s a comment above this which may help. I think UAL is a great opportunity and personally I’ve heard much better reviews about it as compared to Westminster, but of course the decision is yours. You could also wait some time and let the scholarship help you decide!

Thats great !! congratulations on your scholarship...it really helps a lot...thank you for your reply..but i applied for postgraduate and the deadline for scholarship application is much later...so by the time they might be able to announce the results it'll be too late..i'll have to make a decision before that...LCF course fees is literally double than that of Westminster..thats a big point to consider for me as well.

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