Surrey University, University of East Anglia UEA, Leicester University

saramaco001

請問這3間大學的Business Foundation couse, 邊間好D? 之後如FOUNDATION成績好, 可以報RANKING 高一點的大學1年級課程嗎?

RT

3間既level差唔多, 如果business會以Surrey同UEA名氣高少少, 雖然呢3間都屬於中上游大學, 但如果讀完佢地既founda要轉再好的既大學似乎有的難度

saramaco001

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由於AS成績差, 再上A2取好成績機會不大, 你們會選擇重讀AS還是會在這3間讀FOUNDATION再上YEAR ONE?

needaplan

原帖由 saramaco001 於 14-08-22 發表
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由於AS成績差, 再上A2取好成績機會不大, 你們會選擇重讀AS還是會在這3間讀FOUNDATION再上Y ...

A LEVEL難AS好多，似乎讀
foundation上排名不差的大學勝算較大。

saramaco001

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多謝你們的意見, 聽聞SURREY好多國內人讀, 有沒有人知道UEA是否會少一點? 但SURREY往返HEATHROW機埸都真是很方便, 如兩間GRADING 差不多, 真的不知道應選那一間? 你們會選那一間?

needaplan

I will choose Surrey because UEA is just a 50 years old university though it provides better studying environment.

Why not consider other foundation courses such as Lancaster, Royal Halloway of University of London etc?

saramaco001

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Lancaster FULL左, Royal Halloway ranking好似低過SURREY/UEA, 這學校好嗎?

elmkc

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I really don't know why people always like to rank these universities, which are all highly comparable. The rankings in the UK are useless as they change every year. Basically, UK has four types of universities. The top should be Oxford, Cambridge, and London (only LSE, Imperial, King's, LBS, and UCL). Then, a batch of second tier universities, from Manchester up to Keele, which are all universities built in 60's or before.A batch of third tier universities, from Coventry to East London, which are all polytechnic before 90's. Finally, a batch of colleges and institutes that can offer first degree programs.

This is very similar to Hong Kong, where HKU, CUHK, and UST are the best, followed by PolyU, CityU and Baptist, where LU and HKIED are the third tier. Other universities and colleges, such as OU, ShueYan, are private-based and should be the lowest rank.

Such overall ranking will not change in the next 20 more years. However, even if you study at the third tier universities, such as Coventry or East London, you can still be accepted by top universities, even Cambridge and Oxford, to study your master's degree if you get a very good result in your first degree and have "money". So, I think you should focus on other things, such as whether the university has the program you like, whether they have good and safe environment and hostels, whether you have friends studying there, etc. You will spend one or more years there. The most important is that you like to live there.

SKY2

elmkc 發表於 14-8-25 04:23
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Great!!! Can't agree anymore! Focus on the subjects you want to take!

saramaco001

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多謝你們的意見, 亦明白你們所說的, 但由於FOUNDATION COURSE 可以選的SUBJECT不太多, 而兒子的SCIENCE底不好, 所以會轉讀COMMERCE SUBJECT, 他對電腦PROGRAMMING的興趣也不大, 所以應只可以選讀BUSINESS FACULTY

我不熟識英國大學的質素, 故此只可以用RANKING來衡量, 而也沒有去過這兩個地方, 只好靠網上資料來衡量自己是否喜歡, 我個人喜歡UAE環境多一點, 但來回機場就會辛苦一點, 所以應會選擇SURREY, 希望這選擇正確吧!

appleyummy

原帖由 needaplan 於 14-08-23 發表
A LEVEL難AS好多，似乎讀
foundation上排名不差的大學勝算較大。

讀完foundation programme 有冇diploma？
另外，如果萬一foundation meet唔到Year 1 嘅requirement ，可重讀某些科目嗎？或者仲有甚麼路可走。

saramaco001

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如果FOUNDATION成績不達標, 聽說學校會介紹你去另一些RANKING低一些的大學, 可不可以重讀我就不清楚了, 有沒有高人知道?

michellemi

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Hi elmkc,

can I ask you which tier will be Durham University?

elmkc

michellemi 發表於 14-8-26 12:10
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Hi elmkc,

Certainly, 2nd tier. Although it looks to have a long history and websites always say it is the third oldest universities in England. But, its location makes it impossible to be as strong as Cambridge, Oxford and London. It could not attract many strong academicians and students to stay there. London is the main social, commercial, economic, entertaining and political hub in the UK. Most people want to live near it.

Take commerce as an example, LBS (London Business School) (they only provide postgraduate programs) is perhaps the best business school in the UK because it is in London. Their researchers have good contact with the main businesses in the UK as these businesses are mainly located in London. Moreover, university teachers are also parents and would like their children to study near London to receive the best education and to have more exposure. If your husband is a top researcher, do you want him to work in London or in the North of England? Family members may be influential in such decisions.

Cambridge and Oxford, although not in London, are not far away from it. So, with their names, they can attract the top people there. Durham seems to be too far away. However, it is still a very good university and one of the top 2nd tier universities.

bkfriend

Hi, 咁請問你點評價bath同Warwick 呀?小女對呢2間大學都好有興趣,希望聽下意見

michellemi

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thanks a lot elmkc!

elmkc

bkfriend 發表於 14-8-28 10:31
Hi, 咁請問你點評價bath同Warwick 呀?小女對呢2間大學都好有興趣,希望聽下意見



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Warwick seems to be better than bath. However, as my previous message says, it'd be better to choose depending on whether they have the program your daughter likes, whether she has friend studying there, whether the environment is safe and is what she likes, and also whether she wants to live near China town. Warwick is close to Birmingham, which has a small China town for chinese food. Certainly, students can go to London's China town by train, with approximately one and a half hour travelling time. Perhaps there are other things she is concerned when choosing a university to study. Don't just see the rank unless this is your top priority.

KITTY.WONG

elmkc 發表於 14-8-25 04:23
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很贊同你的說法。
另RAE2008值得參考嗎?

elmkc

KITTY.WONG 發表於 14-8-29 22:15
很贊同你的說法。
另RAE2008值得參考嗎?

I would say it may not be too useful. It is a report in 2008 about the research assessment of UK universities on different areas. Over the past years (2008-2014), the research teams of the universities may have great changes or some may have put more or less effort to research. So, the report is totally not updated.

However, I haven't studied it, so perhaps others may provide you with a more detailed analysis of it.