Struggling to decide between UCL and Nottingham for ChemE

I'm really finding it hard trying to make a choice between firming UCL or Nottingham for ChemE. On one hand you got the very reputable uni UCL which is always looked at with high regard, however you look at the student satisfaction stats for the course and they are... well doomed, then you got Nottingham on the other hand, beating UCL in every statistic for ChemE all except for average starting salary (which im not too worried about). This decision is making me scratch my head as turning down UCL for Nottingham seems slightly stupid to me (I'm not saying Nottingham is bad, since its really highly rated for ChemE but UCL is one of those unis most people make their dream) but everything tells me to turn to Nottingham on paper. I've especially heard bad things about the faculty in UCL for the course and I would really appreciate any advice and any insight into either universities since this is just a pain in the back.

Thanks.

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Original post by ChasingGrades123

I'm really finding it hard trying to make a choice between firming UCL or Nottingham for ChemE. On one hand you got the very reputable uni UCL which is always looked at with high regard, however you look at the student satisfaction stats for the course and they are... well doomed, then you got Nottingham on the other hand, beating UCL in every statistic for ChemE all except for average starting salary (which im not too worried about). This decision is making me scratch my head as turning down UCL for Nottingham seems slightly stupid to me (I'm not saying Nottingham is bad, since its really highly rated for ChemE but UCL is one of those unis most people make their dream) but everything tells me to turn to Nottingham on paper. I've especially heard bad things about the faculty in UCL for the course and I would really appreciate any advice and any insight into either universities since this is just a pain in the back.
Thanks.

Don't overly rely on league tables and rankings. For student satisfaction survey, what were the sample size and survey questions? The surveys might not be what you thought of. Say if the survey showed students not satisfied with the course content, was it too wide or too narrow? Too deep or too superficial?

I think at undergraduate level people might perceive UCL "better", Nottingham follow very closely. For research degrees UCL would probably excel because if is far more resourceful.

I suggest you take a look at the course structures to see which you like more.

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ChasingGrades123

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Thanks for your reply, I just got the satisfaction stats from theuniguide which is part of thestudentroom and also from past experiences such as reddit, did some more digging with the actual course structure and found that UCL do a lot of coursework which im not keen on so I'm just gonna see where my preference leads me. Thanks 😀

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