Russell group benefits?

[Looking for help]

Look. Honestly. There is something wrong with you lot. We went to visit and had a lovely day. We weren't racing round circuits or using compasses either We were at the main campus and liked it alot

[Fran17]

We looked at Wheatley too. We wondered away from our Computing tour so we could look at the racing cars.

[magwich2]

I cannot see any point in paying 9000 thousand pounds per annum to go to some ex-poly.

[Guest55]

Magwich2 - it has some of the highest rated courses for some subjects.

People choose it over RG universities for that very reason - also ALL the lecturers have to hold qualifications to teach students - just tell that to the Uni down the hill!

[daveg]

I cannot see any point in paying 9000 thousand pounds per annum to go to some ex-poly.

A couple of generations ago, ex-University College redbricks with recent charters in provincial towns were subject to much the same snobbery by graduates of Oxford, Cambridge and London. Which accounts for about 75% of the Russell Group, of course.

[Fran17]

What a shame to dismiss a uni simply because it used to be a poly. I would have thought it would be better to judge it for what it is today. Somehow your opinion didn't surprise me.

[Reading Mum]

Having done my degree there when it was Oxford Poly I have to say that it was a very good poly and I thoroughly enjoyed my time there. The students from 'down the hill' really did lord it up over us at every opportunity though.

[Fran17]

Oh dear Reading Mum. I don't suppose you wanted to mix with the type of people who would lord it up over you, anyway.

[Reading Mum]

Nope - I spent my time with nice, polite and welcoming people. Was a little galling to be doing a 12 week term when they only did 8 and to get less grant ( those were the days) for doing it but I got over it (mostly)

[yoyo123]

I cannot see any point in paying 9000 thousand pounds per annum to go to some ex-poly.

A couple of generations ago, ex-University College redbricks with recent charters in provincial towns were subject to much the same snobbery by graduates of Oxford, Cambridge and London. Which accounts for about 75% of the Russell Group, of course.

as was UCL when it was founded.. the Godless College of Gower Street