I 've started compiling a new university guide where students can review their university, subjects, etc. In the future this will be a good reference for first-time students. Did you check any books or online references when you chose your university Thanks
This is a huge task and there are 1,000+ page books dedicated to just that. I took a quick glance at your site and it seems as though you are spreading yourself thin. This is a good idea but it requires tons of attention to make it work.
Hmm.. I chose my university because it was the top one in the country and the 18th best in the world But.. yeah, this is a good idea.. as a student, I would like to know other stories (I'm assuming those who are graduating from high school would as well! I know I was a bit confused at that time..)
Nope. I picked a college in my city that fit my lifestyle. I guess it helps that there are about 20+ colleges/unis within 2 hours of my house.
By mistake actually. I did chemistry. I never intended to end up in chemistry, always hoping to do medicine - still do sometime. It just so happened that one of the more traditional, well-respected UK universities was only 50 miles away from my home. Chemistry was my strongest subject at school and, fearing I'd miss the grades for medicine, I applied to do that at uni. Eight years on I'm still recovering from that mistake!
I'm in the UK so I don't know if this is of use. Heres what I did: Looked on the UCAS website for all the uni's who do the course of my choice Used the times online good university guide to get a shortlist of good uni's who offer my course Went to the websites and ordered prospectuses Checked out a book my uncle got me (written for students by students) Booked some open days, checked the uni's out themselves. Thats more or less what I did in the order that I did it. If I get the grades I'll be going in october this year
Funny because I went into University with the intention of doing medical research (in the chemistry field) too... my major is still... chemistry demanding but not as much. Med school lol the dream of most students in sciences.. We should submit our stories to the site
I read a few websites regarding my university and other prospective ones as well. It all came down to "fit". I realized I would be graduating with basically the same degree so I choose the school that I felt most comfortable and "fit" best in. I turned down more prestigious schools or a public (open admissions) state university - and I'm glad i did.
I chose mine purley because it was the only one when i went to the open day where i thought YES this is exactly what i wanted to do. I think i definatly made the correct choice. Not making as much money now as a employee as i would like to tho!
+ the better one theguardian guide are both useful. In my guide universities won't (and can't) be rated. Students will read reviews and hear other student experiences. Few universities declined to be listed in this year thegurdian University Guide because of the way universities get rated and listed accordingly Thank you for your valuable feedback
I am thinking to add student rating, but I am not sure of criteria selection. Should I leave reviews as only reviews or should I add rating? Thanks
I went to loads of unis round the UK, checked out their facilities, asked questions, you know, the normal stuff. I then made my mind up by looking at the UCAS points I could get and then picking ones which fitted the bill. In the end, I have one Uni close to home and one Uni far away from home. One is a campus university and the other a city university. Both require the same UCAS points to get in so that became irrelevant. As I had looked round the Unis, I made my mind up on those grounds instead of believing what the brochures lied about
It wouldn't be accurate IMO and there are loads of other progams.. there are other professionals that rank schools such as Macleans magazine.. who did a few months ago. (for Canada)
WEll i choesed it becouse it was on IT and not very strict as i don't whant to spend mutch time at the courses I whant to concentrate on my career
I haven't chosen yet but i find looking at giant lists daunting. I prefer something where i just put ina few fields of preference and look at which come up. I'm thinking about going to Kings College London for pharmacy if i get the grades because SOP is a little "one trick pony" for me no matter how good everything is there and Manchester is too close and unrealistic in terms of offers
good luck with the site...i chose mine with a combo of the following 1. Prestige 2. Somewhat affordable 3. Location (medium distance away) 4. Size of city (big)
I live in Cambridge, i was good enough at college so i thought it would be a shame not to go to Cambridge.
Same applies to me buddy!!! But location 'cause it's downtown and there's loads of stuff to do there! Emphasis on #1