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Can you actually associate some unis with particular types of people?

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hoonosewot

Urgh, i'm not a fan of Push, some of their information is woefully out of date. Plus some of their ratings are just bizarre.
For example, they gave Newcastle a booze rating of 2 out of 5 despite it being known across the country for its quality nightlife, and gave it 0 out of 5 for both living costs and reputation! It's a Russell Group university which also happens to be in one of the cheapest areas to live in the country! As i said, bizarre.

(As a comparison, Loughborough got a booze index of 4 out of 5, despite the towns terrible nightlife)

I agree in regards to their statistics and ratings. Absolutely hate them. But their atmosphere profiles can make for interesting reading.

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LouisianaPuuurchase

xRonnie

Machester Met. are all up for a laugh :smile:

Yeah cause they don't have to worry about doing any work :p:

(Haha, I went there for 3 months in 2007)

Reply 62

im so academic

oo_Lucinda_oo

LOL absolutely spot on! :tongue:

I would rep you but I don't know if you like that :unsure:

Thanks lol. :p:

You can neg me instead. :wink:

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amber2008

who would you associate with middlesex lol xx

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FormerlyHistoryStudent

Swansea Uni; not in the top level but still pretty strong all round. Sporty but laid back, likes a drink and a day on the beach, surfer-y ... full of engineers, sports scientists, computer scientists, linguists and ancient historians.

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princessy2k

what do u think bout essex??

Reply 66

Craghyrax

You can, but you really shouldn't :sigh:

Reply 67

Toxic Tears

Hayleyboop(:

Surely you could never generalise the population of a university, as the people who go to uni usually come from all over the country/world, and from all backgrounds as it's not like you have to be wealthy to go to uni anymore.

The only exceptions might be Oxford/Cambridge, who seem to have a preference for little rich boys/girls who are from middle/upper-class families, and will not accept you even if your grades are straight A's/A*'s, as i know working-class people who've applied with these and been rejected. So you can't deny that the people who go to these particular uni's are well-off. They might be the exception.

I know middle class/upper middle class people who have been rejected as well - Oxbridge dont just reject working class kids - how can they anyway?

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Toxic Tears

hoonosewot

lol i'm glad im not the only one who thinks that website is so crap!

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malibu_xo

What's KCL's stereotype :smile:

Reply 70

hobnob

malibu_xo

What's KCL's stereotype :smile:

People who bump old threads which were pretty pointless to begin with? :wink:

Reply 71

River85

hobnob

People who bump old threads which were pretty pointless to begin with? :wink:

lol

Do you know what's really sad? When I first saw this thread I thought it was new. I didn't recognise the thread title (and I have ALL GUD thread titles of the past two years memorised :p:

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I've realised why I didn't recognise it. It was from early last August when I moved house and had no Internet connection :p:

So relived. My geekiness remains.

Reading through this thread it didn't seem like I missed much.

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River85

hoonosewot

For example, they gave Newcastle a booze rating of 2 out of 5 despite it being known across the country for its quality nightlife, and gave it 0 out of 5 for both living costs and reputation! It's a Russell Group university which also happens to be in one of the cheapest areas to live in the country! As i said, bizarre.

I know this post is from August and I deserve to be :spank: for continuing this. But I do find this funny. I think they've given Durham full marks for cost of living despite rent being at least as expensive as Newcastle's and the incredibly high cost of living in Durham's colleges.

Seems a bit strange the profile praises a university for its culture and nightlife, claiming it rivals all cities outside London (and almost London itself) but gives it a modest score :s-smilie: