Economics Unis

bristol vs warwick econ?

i’m looking through unis to apply for next year and I wanted advice.

I know that warwick is generally a target uni for econ, but looking at it and its surroundings (that being coventry) it looks pretty dead and i like a good party and rave (bristol seems like a good balance of academic and social)

My question is knowing how competitive the finance industry is, how restricted am I by going to a lesser university in terms of high paying (london based) jobs.

As of this moment I am unaware what part of the finance sector I will go down (if any at all). If anyone could give any advice as to the difference this would maybe have on future jobs that would be amazing.

If I were doing physics or engineering somewhere like manchester would be perfect for me - but i’m not. It would be super good if people could also recommend any other universities I should look into (I preferably do not want to be in london and like an on campus)

Reply 1

wellwhakens

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by unmanageable-tra

Look at the entry stats when you decide. Depending on the popularity of the course you may be competing for a place against lots of other students, also with very high predicted grades. Worry about the place first and the job after!

Am slightly sceptical of this advice - Worry about the place first and job after? Job after spending 3 years in education with a 30 grand+ debt? I don’t know, i’d rather either get into a good university and have a good time than have a good time but limited job prospects after. The finance industry is v competitive what i’ve heard and if you don’t go to the big 10 you are limited in ways

Reply 2

pagan-scimitar

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by wellwhakens

bristol vs warwick econ?
i’m looking through unis to apply for next year and I wanted advice.
I know that warwick is generally a target uni for econ, but looking at it and its surroundings (that being coventry) it looks pretty dead and i like a good party and rave (bristol seems like a good balance of academic and social)
My question is knowing how competitive the finance industry is, how restricted am I by going to a lesser university in terms of high paying (london based) jobs.
As of this moment I am unaware what part of the finance sector I will go down (if any at all). If anyone could give any advice as to the difference this would maybe have on future jobs that would be amazing.
If I were doing physics or engineering somewhere like manchester would be perfect for me - but i’m not. It would be super good if people could also recommend any other universities I should look into (I preferably do not want to be in london and like an on campus)

I think you first need to think about which part of the finance sector you're interested in. The 'target unis' are mostly important for investment banking rather other areas of finance. Bristol is still a strong semi-target and also has very good graduate outcomes so it's not like you'd be at a massive disadvantage if you go there. I live in Coventry and I'm going to Warwick this year, if you're someone who finds nightlife important then I'd agree it's not great around here. Most Warwick students live in Leamington Spa in 2nd/3rd year which I've heard has better nightlife and theres also Birmingham which is like a 20min train ride from Cov (still probably not as good as Bristol's nightlife tho).

If you want a good balance between academics and nightlife, I'd also recommend Manchester and Nottingham. You could also apply to Bath (nightlife in the city itself is pretty dead but it's near to Bristol). I'd say go to a uni that you like more and visit open days. It's mainly down to you as a person whether you get a high-paying job, you won't immediately be stuck in a worse job just because you went to a 'lesser uni'. As long work hard and network/apply for internships/get work experience you'll have great prospects from whichever you choose, both unis are great for econ.

Reply 3

BenRyan99

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by wellwhakens

bristol vs warwick econ?
i’m looking through unis to apply for next year and I wanted advice.
I know that warwick is generally a target uni for econ, but looking at it and its surroundings (that being coventry) it looks pretty dead and i like a good party and rave (bristol seems like a good balance of academic and social)
My question is knowing how competitive the finance industry is, how restricted am I by going to a lesser university in terms of high paying (london based) jobs.
As of this moment I am unaware what part of the finance sector I will go down (if any at all). If anyone could give any advice as to the difference this would maybe have on future jobs that would be amazing.
If I were doing physics or engineering somewhere like manchester would be perfect for me - but i’m not. It would be super good if people could also recommend any other universities I should look into (I preferably do not want to be in london and like an on campus)

I'm afraid there's no objective answer to this question. You can have two people on the same course at the same uni, yet they have vastly different social lives and career outcomes. So it's very dependent on the individual.

In my experience, the social aspect of university isn't really dependent on the uni - you can have a very good social life regardless of the uni you go to. Having a good social life at uni is mostly down to luck, i.e. who you happen to meet in halls, on your course, or spontaneously on nights out. You can't really control how good your social life will be through university selection, but you can control (to an extent) the quality of economics course you pick. Generally, I'd pick the course and implied career outcomes over uni location and nightlife, but everyone's different.