Nice people thread part 5 - nicely does it

chewmylegoff

GDB2222 wrote: »

In answer to Chewhislegoff, McGill is in Canada, and it is well-ranked internationally - generally McGill > Edinburgh > Lancaster. I expect that McGill will cost more per year, but Edinburgh is a 4 year course. (Maybe we should move to Scotland, so Edinburgh is free?)

LIR, those are very, very good questions - I will ask.

i think you missed the boat on moving to scotland, i think you have to have lived there for 2 years or something (and let's be honest, that's just not worth it!).

most of the league tables have lancaster above edinburgh i think, although there's not much in it. on graduate prospects both seem similar in the league tables. i expect you've already looked at this anyway!

i expect i'd rather be in edinburgh than lancaster from a "where would it be better to live" point of view.

i think LIR is right though - if he has specific career aims now, then it's important to look at the specific course and the specific prospects for graduates in that specific course, rather than the general reputation of the university.

if he's just going to uni to get a degree and doesn't really know what he wants to do yet, then i think this matters less, as generally when you end up doing something not related to your degree, employers in that field aren't going to know anything about the specifics of that course (i.e. if you have a civil engineering degree from the best uni for civil engineering in the country which has a general ranking of 15th best university in the country, and then you apply to a law firm, they are going to consider the general ranking and not the departmental repuation).

zagubov

GDB2222 wrote: »

In answer to Chewhislegoff, McGill is in Canada, and it is well-ranked internationally - generally McGill > Edinburgh > Lancaster. I expect that McGill will cost more per year, but Edinburgh is a 4 year course. (Maybe we should move to Scotland, so Edinburgh is free?)

LIR, those are very, very good questions - I will ask.

He counts as a resident after three years so doesn't pay for the 4th.
Don't let him be tempted to skip the first year and join the second (as he'll be a year older than the Scottish entry age of 17 he might think of doing that).
Reason is he'll be billy-no-mates as all the friendship groups form in the 1st year. Those who get on socially with the class do better as they have better mutual support/information etc.).

If you look at my old London- Edinburgh thread you might find that Edinburgh's a great place to live.:D

Canada's lovely, and as McGill was founded by a Glaswegian I should give it an honourable mention. How expensive it would be, I'm not sure. They do four year degrees there too.

Lanacaster's in the countryside I think, I pass it on the motorway (M6). Does he like town or country? I found out I'm a townie after going to a rural uni:(

PasturesNew

GDB2222 wrote: »

Okay, guys and guyesses, I need some serious advice please. My son has received uni offers from Edinburgh, Lancaster, and McGill. Which should he take? We live in London, btw, and I shall probably have to foot most of the bill.

No idea - never even heard of the 3rd one... and probably only heard of the first two because they're town names.

Why will you have to foot the bill? Tell him "Thought you'd never f*** off, here, have £5. See you in 3 years"

PasturesNew

GDB2222 wrote: »

In answer to Chewhislegoff, McGill is in Canada, and it is well-ranked internationally - generally McGill > Edinburgh > Lancaster. I expect that McGill will cost more per year, but Edinburgh is a 4 year course. (Maybe we should move to Scotland, so Edinburgh is free?)

LIR, those are very, very good questions - I will ask.

There was a thing on the news recently about Unis in Europe... I think they said a lot of people are going to Belgium and all courses are taught in English and they have LOADS of Brits going there as it's cheaper than the UK.

No idea though.

I wouldn't even know how to pick a Uni for myself .... else I'd probably go to one. It's all too confusing.

Davesnave

PasturesNew wrote: »

I wouldn't even know how to pick a Uni for myself .... else I'd probably go to one. It's all too confusing.

That didn't stop me. As a hippie yoof in London, I had no one to advise me, so I picked the one which looked like it had the nicest environment.

Arriving in the City of Bath for the Blues Festival later that year, I knew I'd made a great choice.

silvercar

GDB2222 wrote: »

Okay, guys and guyesses, I need some serious advice please. My son has received uni offers from Edinburgh, Lancaster, and McGill. Which should he take? We live in London, btw, and I shall probably have to foot most of the bill.

It depends on the subject and the course obviously.

What does Mrs GDB think? Is she happy for you to encourage son to go to Canada?

You could box clever and accept all 3, Lancaster and Edin through UCAS and McGill separately. Then you need to decide which is 1st and 2nd out of UK ones. How do the offers compare?

Edinburgh has the fast train line + possibly flights down to London, so more likelihood of trips home. Will he have a car at uni? If not how will he get there and back. We've done innumerable trips up and down to Manchester, but at least we have family to stay with when we go.

Schools are usually good at offering an opinion, though eldest was advised to go to Durham which he wouldn't have enjoyed as much as M/C as schools tend to concentrate their reasoning on the academic.

I'd vote Edinburgh but do I have to give a reason?



Mine has got to choose between Bristol, Nottingham, Birmingham, Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan; I think the offers are going to have some influence.

vivatifosi

silvercar wrote: »

Mine has got to choose between Bristol, Nottingham, Birmingham, Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan; I think the offers are going to have some influence.

Of those I'd go for Nottingham or Birmingham. Far enough away for independence and parents not knowing what I'm up to, but close enough to bring the laundry home once a month and raid the larder.

lostinrates

Davesnave wrote: »

That didn't stop me. As a hippie yoof in London, I had no one to advise me, so I picked the one which looked like it had the nicest environment.

Arriving in the City of Bath for the Blues Festival later that year, I knew I'd made a great choice.

Dh chose based on a landscaping feature and made right choice for him.

I chose based on course content, i.e. sensible choice. In retrospect, reluctantly i admit it was the wrong choice. It was the right choice had i stayed in that industry career, but i did not. Had i gone to the other strong choice the course might not have been as rigorous but i probably would have stayed in touch with more people....ultimately, i think chewy is right....course content is good if you know you are gonna do it forever, if its a degree, rather than the start if a career, i think i would let the uni trump the course if the two were different.

vivatifosi

chewmylegoff wrote: »

i've got a pair of trousers like that....;)

on the samcam vs. michbama debate, i wouldn't touch either with your barge pole.

Touche mon brave.

Out of interest, I've told everyone here who I find attractive (George, Robert Downey Jr, etc). Who floats the NP's boats (or swan pedalos)?

lostinrates

Big dog is home. She was meant to stay another night, but was homesick. She was so happy to be back, She licked me to death and then beat up dog dog.