Old vs New Universities... Reviews

Well the old academic snobbery question again?! I think this question will continue to cause controversy into the 22nd century when 50 more new universities have appeared! Firstly, to look at this question we must first define what is a new uni. In some respects it is the ex- polys that have gained university status and ...  Read the complete review

I don’t think there’s any possible way of writing an utterly unbiased op on this topic unless you didn’t got to a university, old or new. Now ops are supposed to be balanced I know, but since all the ops I’ve read on this subject are from new uni students / graduates, I figure that if I write this I might even the ...  Read the complete review

These courses are stoked dude.like major rollers man. There up to G of local villagers and their vicars on our awfully parochial local BBC Look East regional news show. So I thought I would have a dig at the so-called New Universities while I wait for sanity. So you have you’re a-Level General, Sports and Media ...  Read the complete review

The Sunday Times published the clearing lists 'at a glance' this morning - and there are hundreds of places! For the first time ever, Universities such as Durham are offering places through clearing - and in subjects such as geography, which are ranked 'excellant' at this particular institution. The reason for ...  Read the complete review

This is one issue I feel quite confident on as 1 - I turned down several old universities to go to a new one, cause I heard good things and liked the course 2 - I ended up hating the new one and transferring to an old uni! I personally think their is a large difference between the older universities and the ...  Read the complete review

I suppose that I am one of the few to have had experience in both the new and old university sector as I did my first degree in a new university and the second in an ancient one. However, even after that it is impossible to say for sure what the standards are- there are good factors in University A and there are good factors in ...  Read the complete review

We always fear what is new, isn’t that right? The change in the university system which won the polytechnics the right to refer to themselves as universities and award Bachelor degrees was met with widespread condemnation at the time. The snobbery surrounding the system of course continues to survive to thrive to this day. When ...  Read the complete review

I did a year of a Geography degree in 1984 at Bath University and really worked hard for it. Recently I've thought about dosing three years doing one at a new Uni. on the south coast. Reading the prospectus at Brighton and Bournemouth I was stunned at how few lectures and easy the course looked even contemplated working most of the ...  Read the complete review

After reading previous opinions I'd like to point out that it doesn't really matter which university you go to. Your degree classification will depend on how hard you work. University is a very different place from school and college. It requires you, the student to put in the hard work work. Your tutors can only guide you. An ...  Read the complete review

There is a conceived vast gap between the modern universities in the UK and the old ones - particularly from reputation. An old university has the advantage of being heard of by your potential employers - whereas allegedly modern universities have the advantage of being well-facilitated and contemporary. Well - to be honest employers ...  Read the complete review

I cannot comment on universities over here, but as I did go to university in the States I feel I can comment on them. In America there are also the old, established universities-- the ivy league schools (Harvard, Yale, etc.) and the little ivies (Amherst, Williams, etc.)-- and there are the newer, less prestigious ones. Is one better ...  Read the complete review

Experience - that is, not just work experience, but the overall experience of being at a certain university is probably the most important when it comes to getting a decent well paid job. When applying to university, I decided that I wanted to do computing, and had options of Sheffield or Sheffield Hallam university (needed to ...  Read the complete review

I think a large number of people have a ridiculous attitude to new universities. I'm sure there are a good few less academically well-endowed students, but there's no need for this stupid attitude that you are automatically thick if you go to one. I've got good GCSEs and A levels, but all I've ever wanted to do ...  Read the complete review

I achieved excellent A-level results, however as I wasn't predicted these results, I ended up at a new university, (I was rejected by all the 'old' ones) and soon discovered that even though I got an A in a particular A-level, I was doing the same course as someone who had acheived an E at the same A-level. The ...  Read the complete review

I went to a New university and found its academic excellence very high. Indeed when inspected by Ofsted it came out above many Old universities. The arguement that Old is better no longer holds true. I also did not go via the traditional route of A levels. For someone to say that my degree is worthless shows what kind of snobbery there ...  Read the complete review

The fact that the entry requirments for many 'New' universities are so low must tell us something! The term 'new' universities I take to mean the former Polytechnics - they in general have much lower entry requirements than the older universities. If you take Engineering as an example. An old University such as ...  Read the complete review

I got a degree from an ancient University (King's College London) and a post-grad from a modern ex-poly (Manchester Metropolitan University). While it's true that many Universities which are either new, or former polytechnics and FE colleges offer both good alternatives to the traditional institutions, and in some cases, are the ...  Read the complete review

Having read the previous opinions on this subject I want to add a few points of my own. 1. Tradition and age do not necessarily equal a better learning experience for students. 2. 'New' universities may have better links with business and industry and this in turn can benefit students by easing the task of ...  Read the complete review

Let's face it, there are only two reasons why people find themselves at new universities. Firstly, the old universities do not, in general, run the more modern sort of course, like design, for instance. A generalisation, I know, but the new universities provide excellent courses for these subjects, providing the ...  Read the complete review

I went to a "new" university (Coventry) for my first undergraduate degree and am currently attending an "old" university (Aston) for my second undergraduate degree so I can speak with some (little) authority. At the "new" university, the people, on the whole tend to be less cocky almost because they feel ...  Read the complete review