Rejection!

[Bugz]

Pooled down from over 100 of the best applicants to the last 50 but didn't quite make the spot! There goes my ability to gloat!

Ahh well - screw you Oxford - onwards to Warwick!

 

[tierk]

Rejection!

Get used to it with that winning personality of yours its something that you should get used to!!

 

[Elkie]

I too failed to get into Oxford and went to Warwick back in my University days ... you will love it.

 

[Everz]

elkie..


your alive , hows all?

 

[ileks]

Unlucky m8 I am waiting for a rejection letter from Cambridge atm myself. Hoping for a Warwick/Imperial offer soon tho!

 

[Cadelin]

What subjects were you applying for?

 

[Dreamor]

Warwick is a good Uni, area isn't bad either.

What are you studying?

 

[Bugz]

Economics ^^

 

[Dreamor]

Economics ^^

nice, good time to pick it eh?

Wish you all the best with the course + if your moving up here, good luck finding a place (its expensive!)

 

[adoNix]

elkie..


your alive , hows all?

WRU everz! get back on devon!

 

[Morphius]

I've got an interview for Exeter coming up in February, well their medical school Peninsula!

Manchester have already said they don't want me, fuckers! I'm waiting on Southampton and Newcastle to reply!

 

[Cadelin]

Economics ^^

I didn't think Oxford offered Economics as a single course? I thought it was either Economics and Management or PPE?

 

[Garaen]

Warwick's business school is better than Oxford's anyway.

 

[Bugz]

I didn't think Oxford offered Economics as a single course? I thought it was either Economics and Management or PPE?

Aye - I applied to e&m for oxford and straight eco. for my other four choices.

Oh and probably not the best time to choose it but I'm not aiming for the financial sector so it isn't so bad

 

[kirennia]

Sorry to hear it but to be honest, which university you go to isn't nearly as big a baring as some make it out to be. We constantly had it drilled into us how important it was in 6th form but it's purely a statistical advantage gained by whichever place sent you there in the first place.

Our year (and I presume most others too) from the grammar school ended up with people going to universities which really didn't fit their course purely because they were higher up the standings, even if they were weak in the given area. It's a sad reality...

University is what you make of it. I'm doing computing at plymouth which isn't the greatest university in terms of statistics but those statistics mean nothing. What do they take into consideration?

University Rankings League Table 2009 | Good University Guide - Times Online

Student satisfaction - No real disparity between unis so it's pick of the draw

Research quality - You're doing a degree not a PHD so who really cares at this stage...if you decide to go into even further education you can pick then

Student-staff ratio - Does it really matter? Long as you do your work, you wont need a huge amount of help; I know I'd much rather have not as many staff but down to earth who you can talk to without them looking down their nose at you. I have had a few problems at plymouth which I very much doubt I would have gotten the same responce from a 'higher-up' university


I'm bored so cba analysing the rest of the stats. University is what you make of it though. As far as I'm concerned, if one person went to 'dr. nicks school of magic' but came out with a cure for cancer, I'd take them before someonelse who simply sponged all the exams but had the 'dick-swinging' element of a posher uni. Portfolio work, going above and beyond, no university is going to make you learn above your ability... don't worry yourself about it

 

[Azurus]

Sorry Kir but that's a load of crap, you just come off sounding bitter. If you look at Economics for example, a degree from somewhere like Warwick will set you up to join a big city firm, whereas you would most likely not even be considered if you had an economics degree from somewhere like Plymouth.

Uni choice is important now more then ever with the amount of graduates being churned out these days.

 

[Mey]

Unlucky mate they are all a bunch of tossers at Oxford anyway

 

[kirennia]

Sorry Kir but that's a load of crap, you just come off sounding bitter.

While everyone has their own opinion, I'm still unsure how you came to this conclusion. I wasn't one of the people who fell for the trick and plymouth was my first choice so I have nothing to be bitter about... I haven't even been offered or turned down for any jobs yet so why on earth would I be bitter? Unless of course you took the presumption that while I was talking of others I meant myself... which would surprise me with how long you've been on these boards for.

Having left 6th form almost 7 years ago I can quite easily say that from my own experience, those who went directly into university based on the advice of teachers from MY 6th form, generally had less of a chance of happiness with their course then those who took some time out to assess the situation, even if it meant going to lower tier unis.

I haven't got a PHD in the subject, nor have I done a survey of everyone in the country but then again, since when was that a pre-requisite to posting on these boards? Whats wrong with offering a positive viewpoint for someone who just got turned down for their uni of choice?

Granted, I shoud've posted that the portfolio comment was based on degrees which entail a large portfolio but the point still stands.

 

[kiliarien]

Unlucky Bugz - I'm sure you'll get into Warwick.

The boy from Thanet dun good. Normally the Thanet populous get degrees in criminology, but not the academic type if you get my meaning!

 

[Bugz]

Warwick already made me an offer, which is very much obtainable

In regards to 'does uni matter?' I always hear different viewpoints. I believe someone said before that they'd take a First at a lesser uni than a worse grade at Oxford, simply because it shows the person has worked harder and to his full potential. Yet you also hear these stories of how having a degree from Oxford pretty much gets you to the top of the pile for employment prospects.

I certainly think Warwick is in a good state however. To be built for 60 years and be 4-5th on Economic League Tables, as opposed to Oxford's 2-3rd over hundreds of years certainly says that things aren't as whitewash as they were originally.

Of course, it was my own opinion, however much of a twat people think I am on the forums, that Oxford would not have suited me anyway, for the attitudes of some, and the general atmosphere was a bit more hi-brow than I'm use to. Not to mention why the fuck would I want 7 weeks of intensive work when I'm living with my missus, when I could have a chillax 12 week term and enjoy life to the fullest.

The sad thing is for me, is that 75%+ of those applying to Oxford/Cambridge for Eco (or E&M) do so with this 'perceived' vision of entering the stock markets and walking about with 1 million in bonuses. That is EXACTLY the reason why one of my mates applied to Cambridge and a couple I spoke to in Oxford had the same idea. Whereas I would simply attend the course because, low and behold, I enjoy economics and I just happen to be good at it at the same time.

But beggars can't be choosers, and now I have all my offers/rejections I can relax and enjoy Christmas

 

[megadave]

Having left 6th form almost 7 years ago I can quite easily say that from my own experience, those who went directly into university based on the advice of teachers from MY 6th form, generally had less of a chance of happiness with their course then those who took some time out to assess the situation, even if it meant going to lower tier unis.

I agree a lot with you on this, while a few people are mature enough to get the most out of uni straight after 6th form, most people arent, even if they don't realise this.

Was talking about this down the pub last night with my friends aged 19-22 and everyone said they should of waited longer for reasons such as not really knowing what to study, going out every night and drinking instead of working etc.

I'm 20 now and only in my first year and kind of wish i'd got a job and waited a bit more, all i've really done so far is waste a load of money.

My brother went to manchester uni straight after 6th form, fucked around for 3 years and ended up failing. Now he's 25, restarted uni and is getting over 80% for every essay he's handing in. I think a lot of people should take their time, live a bit and realise what they actually want to do.

 

[Achilles]

I've got an interview for Exeter coming up in February, well their medical school Peninsula!

Manchester have already said they don't want me, fuckers! I'm waiting on Southampton and Newcastle to reply!

I am a second year medic at PMS at the moment. Would recomend it over Southampton and Newcastle for sure. Its not your traditional medical degree and its low in the ranking tables, but having a fucking awesome time right now so care really. PM me or post here if you want to ask anything about it.

Unlucky Bugz man. My older brother and sister went to Oxford so i felt a bit of a chronic rem when i didnt get in, but looking back on it now if i had got in i wouldnt have lasted 5 mins. Talking to my sister who is a 4th year medic there it sounds like a bear pit full of hideously competitive kids who have been groomed since the age of 4 at x or y insanely expensive school to win at life. There are nice people there of course, but have to say, from whay i have seen it is very true to the stereotype.

 

[kirennia]

I am a second year medic at PMS at the moment. Would recomend it over Southampton and Newcastle for sure. Its not your traditional medical degree and its low in the ranking tables, but having a fucking awesome time right now so care really. PM me or post here if you want to ask anything about it.

Heh, my sister is an F1 at Exeter after finishing at PMS; small world eh?

 

[Bahumat]

Unlucky Bugz. Bet its full of ***** though

 

[aika]

I chose comp.science because I enjoy calculating rotors of 3 dimensional vector fields

(not ) xD

 

[leviathane]

oxford is a crap town anyway, best to go somewhere like bristol xD

 

[Golena]

May not be true in every sector but I can easily say that the fact I have have a degree is pretty much unimportant after 5 years of actual work.

What you do for the first few years after leaving uni is going to be far more important as to how many millions you earn instead of where you got it.

 

[Cadelin]

oxford is a crap town anyway, it's almost as bad as somewhere like bristol xD

Fixed for you!

 

[Bahumat]

oxford is a crap town anyway, best to go somewhere like bailing-miao xD

Bailing-Miao, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu Forecast : Weather Underground

Fixed for you!

I had to fix it too!

 

[Laddey]

Uclan