Which Uni?

Really, really useful stuff - ty.

I'm sending all these messages to him - you know what it's like, they'll listen to other people rather than mum and dad :)
 
Bassmansam said:
Well you did say your annoyed that he is mothered so much , so thats why i asked.
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I am, i'm crap at home too. Mrs does all the cooking and cleaning and take care of the financial side of everything. We will make an effort to get him to learn to cook basic meals etc and maybe i'll learn something too!
 
I don't have first hand experience of any of these, but of those, from bits I've heard over the years, I think Warwick has the best reputation. If you think he might find it hard adapting, then choose a Uni closer to home so that it's easy to pop back if he needs to. I think there's a lot to be said for being one and a half hours away instead of three and a half hours, it makes the whole Uni experience easier, because he will still need to come home often.

Second-hand impressions (not based on hard facts) are that UEA and Kent will probably be a bit more "party" than Warwick, which will be more "studious".
 
firstborn said:
Such a ridiculous post on a number of levels.

Visit all unis, speak to staff and students in the school/dept. for thier view. Try to get direct contact details of the academic responsible for admissions for future questions.

Rule out anywhere that doesn't have academic staff present during the visit. Rule out anywhere that doesn't respond to questions emailed to a person.

Then, if courses are of a similar standing choose based on experience of visit and gut feeling as you 'walk in the door' as it's home for a number of years.

And based on your summary of him - gap year and gain some life experience first. He'll be far more mature/prepped and likely to do better.
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Is it now..... 4-5 years work! experience your degree paid for, a salary, a gurrenteed job at the end more or less, much more employable and most important no debt.
 
My daughter loved warick uni, did bio med before going to ucl for phd, freshers week sounded amazing and really nice countryside walks around thr grounds
 
ivrytwr3 said:
I am, i'm crap at home too. Mrs does all the cooking and cleaning and take care of the financial side of everything. We will make an effort to get him to learn to cook basic meals etc and maybe i'll learn something too!
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Sounds like an opportunity for some father-son bonding time as-well as learning some skills, double win sir!
 
I’ve got recent experience with uni.


I can’t speak for your field, but typically, a degree is a degree, and few employers care where it’s from.


However, you SHOULD find out of this is the case.


If it isn’t, chose the university with the most comprehensive mentoring/support system, as it’ll be indicative they care about their students.


Get in touch with the students union and ask about any peer mentoring programmes they have - they are genuinely life saving for students, and I’ll always be a massive advocate for them.
 
peterwalkley said:
Can he work a washing machine, cook a meal for himself (bunging something into a microwave doesn't count). Does he pay any bills e.g. mobile phone ? Does he buy stuff like clothes himself out of an allowance or is it all "bank of mum & dad".

Those are some basics he'll need wherever he goes.
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I can cook a meal for myself - but I've got through life fine doing little more than bunging stuff in a microwave for the most part.
 
Warwick. Considering how close the Uni is should not be of interest to any of you. If you try to make it some sort of halfway house it'll ruin the experience for him and he'll continue to be mothered into his forties. Mum needs to accept this is happening, so do you.
 
ivrytwr3 said:
Morning all,

My lad has had a few conditional offers to study Law and has narrowed it down to these (should he get the required grades!)
  • Warwick - has an e-sports centre + an hour and a half away from home (attended open day).

  • UEA - the Law facilities look good and the smallish campus seems friendly + an hour and a half away from home (attended open day).

  • Kent - a good Uni, but 3 and a half hours away + most likely an expensive area?
A sensitive lad with a mum who does EVERYTHING for him, very little experience of the real world. I want him to go to a good Uni, but i also want him to be safe and have a good experience and if needed, we are close-by, but not close enough that Mum will be visiting every weekend - lol.

Anyone been to any of the above? Any comments or advice? I never did the Uni thing first time around and ended up with a degree later on in life - so no idea what's good and what isn't.
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Our youngest went to UEA and thoroughly enjoyed here time there (apart from sharing a house with 3 utter ***** in her 3rd year). She did a couple of Law modules for a business qualification and enjoyed those too. PM me if your lad has more UEA questions and I’ll pass them on.
 
ivrytwr3 said:
Morning all,

My lad has had a few conditional offers to study Law and has narrowed it down to these (should he get the required grades!)
  • Warwick - has an e-sports centre + an hour and a half away from home (attended open day).

  • UEA - the Law facilities look good and the smallish campus seems friendly + an hour and a half away from home (attended open day).

  • Kent - a good Uni, but 3 and a half hours away + most likely an expensive area?
A sensitive lad with a mum who does EVERYTHING for him, very little experience of the real world. I want him to go to a good Uni, but i also want him to be safe and have a good experience and if needed, we are close-by, but not close enough that Mum will be visiting every weekend - lol.

Anyone been to any of the above? Any comments or advice? I never did the Uni thing first time around and ended up with a degree later on in life - so no idea what's good and what isn't.
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Warwick easily the best uni there for a law degree.
 
What sort of experience does he want? Lively, sociable, serious, campus, sports, etc. I don't have personal experience at any of those unis, but I imagine the experience will differ greatly.

Purely for reputation I'd imagine Warwick is top of the list.
 
Macky said:
for reputation I'd imagine Warwick is top of the list.
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Yes and if he's studying law then employers will definitely care about this*. You can have fun at literally any Uni, this shouldn't really be a factor in choosing where to go. Worrying about what Uni is "fun" is a totally dumb thing to do. He'd probably have more fun at Warwick anyway, has he not seen the Inbetweeners? :p

(Also, I went to a totally middle of the road Uni, my friends that went to top Unis definitely had more fun. There's more laid on, better facilities, better social clubs etc)

*I'm assuming Warwick is the best for law, I know nothing about that field. I'm pretty sure it's the best overall in that list.
 
I can't vouch for the calibre of the course, however my other half went to UEA. She enjoyed both the University and living in Norwich, which is compact and has good transport links. Has an excellent music venue on campus too, so positive from a social and nightlife perspective. Main negative is the aesthetics - the campus is a bit of a concrete jungle. I visited twice and felt much the same. Enjoyed Norwich, felt comfortable both in the city and on campus. That info is a few years old though.

CUG table ranks Warwick ahead for law. A similar table by The Guardian has Kent ahead, but all 3 Universities within the top 30 (out of 101).
 
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ivrytwr3 said:
That's interesting, but my worry with that is, he is in the learning mode now and if takes a gap year, he may meet someone, get a job and like the feel of money now etc and potentially limit his future earning potential - basically there is a worry by taking a gap year, he may not go to Uni at all.

I don't think that's an option now anyway, he is getting his offers and is keen to go. I guess i need to step up and sort out basic life skills :)
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Don't underestimate the impact covid has had on education. Transition into HE was hard enough for a fair few, but it's even harder now due to the last 2 years.

A law degree will need a fair amount of effort and if there are any questions in his mind then I'd still recommend a gap year. The distractive things you mention he'll also come across in Uni and it's an expensive business if not through through fully.
 
Flaevius said:
CUG table puts Warwick ahead for law.
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Bristol quite high up on that list - I say ship him off there.

Interesting that Warwick is higher up on that list - as most of the people I know who've studied law did Southampton or UEA (then Cardiff for some reason if they took it to a higher level) - but that was 20+ years ago.

firstborn said:
A law degree will need a fair amount of effort and if there are any questions in his mind then I'd still recommend a gap year. The distractive things you mention he'll also come across in Uni and it's an expensive business if not through through fully.
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I have to say I wish I'd taken a year or two to build up some life experience - especially when I left school but also college I really was too young in some ways - I would have done far better a few years on with experiences I didn't get from education.
 
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