Is Surrey or Royal Holloway more recommended for Law?

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Royal Holloway have given me an offer of AAB but I believe if I choose this i may be taking a risk. I’m waiting on Surrey but I’m worried that I will miss out if I choose the wrong uni since I don’t really know too much about Surrey and it’s the holidays so I cant ask my teacher’s opinions

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WesleyCloud2

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You search about these two of them online. If you see their reviews then it would be helpful for you. And then decide where you want to admit yourself.

Reply 2

sciencelover37

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by fascinated-audit

Royal Holloway have given me an offer of AAB but I believe if I choose this i may be taking a risk. I’m waiting on Surrey but I’m worried that I will miss out if I choose the wrong uni since I don’t really know too much about Surrey and it’s the holidays so I cant ask my teacher’s opinions

I have a flatmate (at Surrey) studying Law and he is very happy here! I don’t know much about Royal Holloway but I know that Surrey is ranked quite highly for Law :smile:

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Royal Holloway, University of London

Official Rep

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by fascinated-audit

Royal Holloway have given me an offer of AAB but I believe if I choose this i may be taking a risk. I’m waiting on Surrey but I’m worried that I will miss out if I choose the wrong uni since I don’t really know too much about Surrey and it’s the holidays so I cant ask my teacher’s opinions

Hello,

Our Department of Law and Criminology has a reputation for high quality research and teaching. Our LLB Law degree is for anyone looking to start a career in law, whether as a barrister or a solicitor, it is also for those who are interested in the legal system and the ways in which laws are made and upheld. You'll be equipped with a wide range of transferable skills which are highly sought after by employers in a wide variety of fields. You can find out more about our LLB Law course here: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/undergraduate/law-and-criminology/law/ including the entry requirements and course content.

In terms of facilities, our campus is one of the most beautiful in the world with numerous teaching and study spaces, bars and cafés, high-quality accommodation, and sports facilities. You can join one of our upcoming events to discover more about Royal Holloway and get a taste of student life.

If you have any questions, feel free to chat with some of our current students here. They know us better than anyone and can tell you all about life at Royal Holloway.

Best wishes,
Royal Holloway, University of London Official Rep

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Flamingo10

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Royal Holloway. It has always been a university so has a good reputation. Surrey used to be Guildford Polytechnic and changed its name. Ex polytechnics do not have the reputation of "real" universities. I can say this because I attended a Polytechnic and as a Polytechnic offering vocational course is had a good reputation. It changed its name to a university and has lost that reputation.

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Picnicl

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Neither. For about the same grades, you can go to Leicester University which, according to Edurank, is the 26th best Law school in the UK (46th in Europe). They say that Surrey (which became a 'proper' university in 1966) is the 35th best in the UK (68th in Europe) and that Royal Holloway is the 47th best in the UK (119th in Europe).
If you prefer Reading University for about the same grades, that's 29th best in the UK (53rd in Europe).

As universities overall for all subjects on average, Edurank ranks Leicester 24th best in the UK (97th in Europe).
They rank Reading 28th best in the UK (109th in Europe).
They rank Surrey 31st best in the UK (123rd in Europe).
They rank Royal Holloway 44th best in the UK (231st in Europe).

According to The Complete University Guide, Reading has the highest research quality for Law of these (73%, joint 40th in the UK),
Leicester and Surrey both 72% (joint 48th),
and Royal Holloway's was 'not available'.

Leicester Law School takes about 515 new students per year. I couldn't find figures for those other universities but Leicester is one of the largest Law schools in England. For comparison with some others (new Law students per year):
Liverpool 590
Nottingham Trent 555
The University of Law 510
Northumbria 505
Leeds Beckett 500
Bristol 400
Exeter 400
Sheffield - as they have 1100 Law students in total, no more than 370 a year on average.
King's College London - As they have 1048 Law students in total, no more than 350 a year on average.
UCL - as they have 825 Law students in total, no more than 275 a year on average.

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Flamingo10

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by Picnicl

Neither. For about the same grades, you can go to Leicester University which, according to Edurank, is the 26th best Law school in the UK (46th in Europe). They say that Surrey (which became a 'proper' university in 1966) is the 35th best in the UK (68th in Europe) and that Royal Holloway is the 47th best in the UK (119th in Europe).
If you prefer Reading University for about the same grades, that's 29th best in the UK (53rd in Europe).
As universities overall for all subjects on average, Edurank ranks Leicester 24th best in the UK (97th in Europe).
They rank Reading 28th best in the UK (109th in Europe).
They rank Surrey 31st best in the UK (123rd in Europe).
They rank Royal Holloway 44th best in the UK (231st in Europe).
According to The Complete University Guide, Reading has the highest research quality for Law of these (73%, joint 40th in the UK),
Leicester and Surrey both 72% (joint 48th),
and Royal Holloway's was 'not available'.
Leicester Law School takes about 515 new students per year. I couldn't find figures for those other universities but Leicester is one of the largest Law schools in England. For comparison with some others (new Law students per year):
Liverpool 590
Nottingham Trent 555
The University of Law 510
Northumbria 505
Leeds Beckett 500
Bristol 400
Exeter 400
Sheffield - as they have 1100 Law students in total, no more than 370 a year on average.
King's College London - As they have 1048 Law students in total, no more than 350 a year on average.
UCL - as they have 825 Law students in total, no more than 275 a year on average.

If you are going to be working in the UK the rankings in Europe are not relevant.

Reply 7

Flamingo10

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Ah got the origins of Surrey University wrong. Sorry. It used to be a technical college.

Reply 8

Picnicl

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by Flamingo10

If you are going to be working in the UK the rankings in Europe are not relevant.

The reason I mentioned Europe was just to show some further distance in rankings between the universities to aid my point. Which is still less biased than explicitly concentrating on origins of universities. But I do agree with you. Origins colour the place.

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Flamingo10

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by Picnicl

The reason I mentioned Europe was just to show some further distance in rankings between the universities to aid my point. Which is still less biased than explicitly concentrating on origins of universities. But I do agree with you. Origins colour the place.

The reason why people do need to take into account the origins is because not all universities offer the same level of degree. I know this because I studied part time at two different universities as an adult. One of them offered a degree that when you had completed it you would only have reached the standard to start a degree at a much better university.

It did make me wonder why anyone would choose to attend the first of those two universities but it is possible that it was because they didn't get the grades for a better one.

What the sensible people who can't make up their minds seem to do is to get a job that is related to their interest and then do an Open University degree when they would out what sort of degree they need.

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