Year 13s: What's the most important thing to you when comparing universities?

There are so many factors students need to shift through when making a decision on which universities they would like to apply to.
We wanted to know, what is the most important data you would seek out if you were comparing between two universities?
What are the things you hold as the most important when stuck between two choices? We've added a poll above, please choose as many as you would like as we know there isn't just one factor when picking where you want to go to university.
Let us know what you think below, and if there is anything else TSR could be doing to help support students making those big decisions about their next educational steps. 👾

I think that ranking does matter but for example between oxford and cambridge it doesn't matter so much

Generally i look at the course structure, what societies they have, what support they claim to have for disabled students, how green the campus is and how busy the campus is (the latter 2 are best judged on open days)

You should look at Exeter for a beautiful campus
https://virtualtourcompany.co.uk/exeter_university/index.html

Thanks for the suggest, i would love to apply there but its very far away from me which is a real shame

There are so many factors students need to shift through when making a decision on which universities they would like to apply to.
We wanted to know, what is the most important data you would seek out if you were comparing between two universities?
What are the things you hold as the most important when stuck between two choices? We've added a poll above, please choose as many as you would like as we know there isn't just one factor when picking where you want to go to university.
Let us know what you think below, and if there is anything else TSR could be doing to help support students making those big decisions about their next educational steps. 👾

Why is distance important? I chose somewhere too far for my parents to decide to 'drop in'

As a user, you’re unable to select multiple options, the poll only lets you select 1 option.

As a user, you’re unable to select multiple options, the poll only lets you select 1 option.

That's fixed now, thank you for flagging

And, please note, it doesnt include COURSE CONTENT, or the possibility of a work-placements/study abroad, etc etc as any of the options - which is what most sensible people base their choices on. All in all, a daft poll.

And, please note, it doesnt include COURSE CONTENT, or the possibility of a work-placements/study abroad, etc etc as any of the options - which is what most sensible people base their choices on. All in all, a daft poll.

Sadly, I don’t think that the average TSR user or Redditor cares about that (coming from experience).
I think that the poll options are the most representative of what your average Y13 TSR user cares about. Or probably Y13 user in general.

Which is why TSR shouldn't be encouraging this silly way of choosing a degree course!

Exactly! I'm disappointed to see this thread tbh.

None of these will tell you
a) whether the course is right for you
b) whether you'll be happy
c) if the course structure and assessment will suit you
All such info in your list is not mathemtically valid as the sampling is faulty.