Warwick Vs York Vs Edinbugh

OP

Thanks nuclear!

The social aspect is not weighing into my decision at all because its a 1 year course so I dont really care about the location. Plus I've lived in this huge city my whole like so I think a campus might be nice for a change. I'm mostly just concerned about the university reputation and job propects etc.. I am actually quite tempted to take up Edinburgh's offer.. but.. I still love the course at Warwick the best!

Its so confusing.. lol!

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OP

ToastyCoke

Well all I can say is that Edinburgh is aweeeeeesome.

Thanks! I am so tempted by Edinburgh.. ugh.. more confusion!

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Warwick has a strong brand name both nationally and internationally so if that is what you are worried about, you really shouldn't be.

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nuclear_pavlova

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You're welcome :smile:

Have you visited any of the places? That may sway your decision. I just checked the global league tables (bear in mind I don't believe in tables but they're a good reference point) and Edinburgh triumphed over York and Warwick. All are great unis...safe to say top 10 in the country. Do you know which is the better institution for the course? I know how confusing these things are...I'm battling a similar masters-related problem! :s-smilie:

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FlyingIsis

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They are all excellent unis so well done.
I would favour Warwick personally as I think it has the edge reputation wise. Edinburgh and York are nicer places to live, but seeing as it's just a year I wouldn't figure that into it too much. If I remember rightly, Edinburgh comes out on top RAE wise, but not by much.

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FlyingIsis

If I remember rightly, Edinburgh comes out on top RAE wise, but not by much.

I'm pretty sure Warwick came top out of the three in both the 2001 and 2008 RAEs. It was 5th in 2001 and 7th in 2008. Edinburgh came 14th in 2001 and 10th in 2008.

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2008/dec/18/rae-2008-results-uk-universities

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OP

Thanks everybody!

The thing is, for sciences I think Edinburgh is the best out of the three (maybe?) but for business Warwick certainly has a name.. atleast thats what I gather. My course there being partly business management I'm thinking its probably good..? Edinburgh's course is more established and selective.. but I dont think its quite right for me.

At this point Warwick is the course I like best.. so I'm just gonna go with that and keep my fingers crossed that I wont regret it!!

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OP

nuclear_pavlova

You're welcome :smile:

Have you visited any of the places? That may sway your decision. I just checked the global league tables (bear in mind I don't believe in tables but they're a good reference point) and Edinburgh triumphed over York and Warwick. All are great unis...safe to say top 10 in the country. Do you know which is the better institution for the course? I know how confusing these things are...I'm battling a similar masters-related problem! :s-smilie:

I cant visit the places.. being an international student and all.. by time I'm done with everything here I'll just be in time for the course there. Kinda sucks.. I just hav to rely on the internet.

All the best to you with your dilemma!

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OP

Krush

I'm pretty sure Warwick came top out of the three in both the 2001 and 2008 RAEs. It was 5th in 2001 and 7th in 2008. Edinburgh came 14th in 2001 and 10th in 2008.

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2008/dec/18/rae-2008-results-uk-universities

I thought Edinburgh was better in research by far.. Thanks.. that makes me feel a little better about my choice!

Reply 12

Sang_P

Thanks everybody!

The thing is, for sciences I think Edinburgh is the best out of the three (maybe?)

Well for mathematics and physics, Warwick is certainly the better of the two.

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Anon the 7th

Sang_P

Hi!

I'm an international student starting my Masters this September. I got offers from York (MRes Comp Bio), Warwick (MSc Biotech & Business Management) and Edinburgh (MSc Informatics). I've pretty much decided on Warwick because thats the course I like the best.. but I keep wondering if I made the right choice keeping in mind employability. The Edinburgh and York courses seem to be more selective as their academic condition was higher.. but then again I do like the Warwick course the best. Am I making the right decision?

Any help is much appreciated.. thanks!

Warwick

go with what you want and plus its a great university, from what ive seen and heard anyway

Reply 14

TruckBear

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I've never seen a post-grad advice thing so obsessed by league tables. Check the academics that you'll be taught by, the facilities and the course itself. They should be the main factors, really.

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Sang_P

I thought Edinburgh was better in research by far.. Thanks.. that makes me feel a little better about my choice!

I'm surprised you see things that way. Warwick has as far as I'm aware always performed better than Edinburgh in the Research Assesssment Exercises. My perception of things was that I always saw Warwick as being a better insitution than Edinbrugh although this may be due to my strong bias for mathematics. Despite the many flaws of league tables, it cannot be ignored that Warwick has never been outside the top 10 of any national university ranking whilst Edinburgh doesn't often make it into the top 10.

Check out the way both institutions were ranked on the wikipedia pages:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Warwick#Rankings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Edinburgh#Rankings

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IeuanF

I've never seen a post-grad advice thing so obsessed by league tables. Check the academics that you'll be taught by, the facilities and the course itself. They should be the main factors, really.

Fair enough, I really shouldn't be citing league tables and I feel a bit silly doing so. But for some reason the OP sees Edinburgh as being a much better institution than Warwick so there are not many ways I can think of to convince the OP that this is not true apart from citing RAE results and mentioning countless league tables in which Warwick has almost always performed better.

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OP

FlyingIsis

They are all excellent unis so well done.
I would favour Warwick personally as I think it has the edge reputation wise. Edinburgh and York are nicer places to live, but seeing as it's just a year I wouldn't figure that into it too much. If I remember rightly, Edinburgh comes out on top RAE wise, but not by much.

Thats exactly why I'm not quite bothered about the location.. its just a year.. I'm only concerned about overall reputation etc.. thanks for weighing in!

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