UK Colleges and Universities

[iShak]

For electronics, look at the University of Surrey, it's very highly ranked for electronics subjects, and it's in a nice part of the country.

I don't go there, but I used to live relatively near.

I am currently at University of Surrey .. doing Computer science and engineering .. we have one of the highest placement and employment rate in UK. Very good university and beautiful campus.

 

[Marble]

I'll be crossing the Atlantic to attend the U of East Anglia's creative writing (scriptwriting) program next year, which I hear is quite a good one. I'll be going for the MA.

I notice this Uni doesn't make any of your lists and hasn't been mentioned yet. I suppose it is not so prestigious in other subjects? I'm very curious about what this experience will be like, and am looking forward to it a great deal.

 

[Finnxeon]

A question that I have not seen an answer to is why do you want to go to the UK for school.

To answer your question, i want to attend university in the UK for several reasons. One of which is that it is my father's place of birth, and my grandfather obviously lived there for a great deal of time. I would love to experience the land where my father, grandfather, an ancestors lived. I also would like to exit the United States due to my personal feelings on the status and functioning of my country. Both my parents and I feel that if i want to leave the country that now is the time to do it, before exchange rates get any worse. I think that my family is actually quite excited for my adventure. I know it will be costly, and difficult at times, but it is an investment that i am willing to make.

Believe it or not, but if I end up attending Manchester i will actually be saving money in the long run. Despite the exchange rate and international fees, obtaining my masters degree in 4 years will prevent me from having to take 2 extra years of graduate school. This is really attractive to me, even with the hard work i know it will require.

Hope that answered your question Thanks for asking

 

[jaded-mandarin]

Huddersfield University is quite nice, they converted some old mills and all the tech seems to be new. Though I only spent a single day there so I can't really comment on much else , but it's a lovely setting, lovely place.

This made my night, being born and bred Huddersfield.

My girlfriend is in her 2nd year at the Business School in Huddersfield (HUBS).

I'm at Liverpool studying Graphic Arts.

 

[Stardotboy]

All good reasons for doing it yeah it must be strange with the exchange rate the way it is - I was in the states last summer on holiday and everything seemed incredibly cheap, so can only imagine how it must be the other way around.

However Manchester has the largest student population in Europe so there's always plenty of options for doing what you want to do, whatever your budget. I managed to survive my first year of university spending £10 a week (~$20) on food whereas I probably spend 10 times that now

 

[iSamurai]

Tier 2
Bristol
Durham
Nottingham
Imperial College (obviously Science subjects)
UCL
Warwick (strong Maths & business management departments)
LSE (obviously, very well respected for finance/economics)
Edinburgh
Kings College London (Medicine)

I <3 Bristol, Nottingham and Warwick... I'm also looking for a University next year, either in UK or Germany. If I don't have a scholarship for UK then it's Germany...

ooo, I hope I can get it (first to be accepted!). I <3 automotive engineering and design. On discovery channel they once said people who love cars love them more than their wives. whatever.

yeah, Oxbridge are really, really difficult to get into! You've got to almost split the atom (IYKWIM).

 

[Eraserhead]

yeah, Oxbridge are really, really difficult to get into! You've got to almost split the atom (IYKWIM).

Its not that hard.

FWIW Warwick is rebuilding its Students Union next year, but it should be ready for the 2009 intake.