Thank you for the clarification. Obviously what's "better" for one person isn't necessarily "better" for another. For what it's worth, I'd say Warwick is probably top 20 for Chemistry, although it doesn't have that same
engineering background that some other unis have.
From that list, Loughborough is the only one with Clearing spaces still available for Chemistry. Would Loughborough better meet the criteria you've listed above? (Easier degree, cheaper living costs, easier transportation from aylesbury, and better reputation for Chemistry.)
Warwick certainly has a strong reputation in Finance and Business, but it's probably on a par with Loughborough for Chemistry, I'd have thought.
I genuinely don't get the "laughed at by her family" comment. I find it inconceivable that family members would
laugh at someone for having secured a place to study Chemistry at Warwick. That the fact that she seems to think that they might is quite sad.
Given that you say, "she is pretty set on warwick now", I'd have thought that the correct approach would be to try to help her feel good about that decision, and perhaps give her some "ammunition" if she gets any grief from her family.
That might be finding some fact and figures which reinforce it being a good place to study Chemistry, or finding anecdotal evidence of people who've studied Chemistry there and gone into to great things, or whatever.
It's good that you're looking out for her.