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clover6 · 2025-04-03T18:06:08+00:00

DD has narrowed down her uni options to these three choices for her firm with Liverpool as an insurance for history. She's visited them all and liked them but is still a bit indecisive so if anyone has any experience of these unis it would be much appreciated! We live in London for reference and DD is mixed-race POC and was leaning more toward Bristol/ Edinburgh any insights on diversity would also be helpful! Thank you all

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clover6 · 05/04/2025 13:24

PumpkinKnitter · 04/04/2025 21:31

@clover6 My DD is just coming to the end of her first year at Edinburgh and is loving it up there. It is such a great place to be a student. She was at a bog-standard English comprehensive and hasn't had any issues. DD has a mix of English, Scottish and international friends, which has really broadened her experience.

It is worth getting an accommodation application in as soon as possible as I think the allocations for students with conditional offers are prioritised within that group by date of application. It may be worth being aware Pollock Halls have a reputation for being where more of the "posh" students live. DD has been very happy in a self-catered, shared bathroom hall, which was also considerably cheaper. Good luck to your DD!

Thank you @PumpkinKnitter glad to know your DD likes it! Could I PM you regarding accommodation as that and “Pollock” was a concern of DD’s?

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Downwardkitty · 05/04/2025 14:40

TizerorFizz · 05/04/2025 09:55

@RitaAndFrank So you didn’t read the % of private school pupils at each I posted earlier? None are heavily weighted to any type of background.

What most people haven’t realised is that many ethnic minority dc do like a university near home. Or can of course overseas students are in the mix too but many of them are rich as the fees are sky high. So you would find a lot of diversity at Leicester, for example, reflecting the local population, but would expect far less at Exeter Falmouth. It’s what it is. However none of the universities in the query have more than 1/3 from private schools (not that they are 100% white either) and no type of student should be shunned because of the colour of their skin or background. I always feel we need to grow up about only wanting to be with our one type. University should open minds - not confirm prejudices.

You wrote in a different thread recently that putting noodles down a sink drain was an "Asian trait". I was absolutely horrified to read this.

Downwardkitty · 05/04/2025 14:44

TizerorFizz · 05/04/2025 08:09

@Downwardkitty That is 100% untrue about History at Bristol. Slavery is a first year optional topic. It’s clearly not going to be a core topic but it’s available immediately. Maybe people should read the spec of a course instead of believing hearsay? What does an A level examiner know? Liverpool university, also a city partially built on slave trade wealth, doesn’t have anything about slavery until y2. Is Liverpool criticised on that basis? Neither do I think slavery defines whether a history course is good or whether a university is good let alone whether it’s a diverse city or not.

Course titles and subjects do not tell you the ethos of the dept and the leanings of the teachers. You don't find everything in a prospectus. I would think this is quite obvious, but I do understand you didn't attend university so you might just be going on face value, which is your prerogative.

And of course, you'll realize that a History examiner doesn't just examine for a profession. These are History teachers at very well established schools, sometimes even heads of dept and headmasters who are making some cash on the side but also keeping abreast of the standard of A level writing that is going on.

Again, I'm not sure that you would grasp this, so happy to explain.

theunbreakablecleopatrajones · 05/04/2025 14:48

I’d go for Edinburgh as it’s so beautiful, being in Scotland will be interesting, and such great country on your doorstep

Bristol is good too

Warwick will be a bit dull compared to either of these

TizerorFizz · 05/04/2025 14:49

@Downwardkitty There’s a huge amount on line regarding options for huge numbers of courses. Whatever difference does it make about my education - except to make snobby, patronising and superior comments.

theunbreakablecleopatrajones · 05/04/2025 14:49

Downwardkitty · 05/04/2025 14:44

Course titles and subjects do not tell you the ethos of the dept and the leanings of the teachers. You don't find everything in a prospectus. I would think this is quite obvious, but I do understand you didn't attend university so you might just be going on face value, which is your prerogative.

And of course, you'll realize that a History examiner doesn't just examine for a profession. These are History teachers at very well established schools, sometimes even heads of dept and headmasters who are making some cash on the side but also keeping abreast of the standard of A level writing that is going on.

Again, I'm not sure that you would grasp this, so happy to explain.

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You know, you’ll never convince anyone of anything if you patronise them like this.

Eggtoastie · 05/04/2025 14:57

kanaka · 04/04/2025 13:23

Can you say what this is as my dd is going to apply?

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I found this though it's from several years ago
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/06/duty-of-care-warwick-students-university-sexism-racism-rape

TizerorFizz · 05/04/2025 15:01

@Eggtoastie Warwick really will have put this to bed now. Once alive to an issue, I do believe universities act and future students should be able to study without the behaviour seen nearly 10 years ago. It’s fair to say the university were slow to deal with it though.

ivartheboneless · 05/04/2025 15:03

My DD is just about to finish her first year at Edinburgh.
We are from Edinburgh but she still moved out and got Uni Accommodation.
She has had a rough start to uni life due to personal circumstances but uni was very supportive and helped her a lot. Edinburgh is a great city, get looking at accommodation soon as they allocate depending on the offer you have.
My DD due to being from the city was not entitled to first year accommodation and didn't find out until 4 days before starting uni she had been offered one.
She's in Salisbury Court but it's on the higher side for rent at £1350 per month compared to other more affordable options. She has a room with an en-suit.
She has friends in Pollock Hall, It's a catered halls so there isn't cooking facilities for them so they can't decide make their own meals.
However it is in a decent location for getting to Uni buildings which are 10/15 walk max.

poetryandwine · 05/04/2025 15:14

Downwardkitty · 05/04/2025 14:44

Course titles and subjects do not tell you the ethos of the dept and the leanings of the teachers. You don't find everything in a prospectus. I would think this is quite obvious, but I do understand you didn't attend university so you might just be going on face value, which is your prerogative.

And of course, you'll realize that a History examiner doesn't just examine for a profession. These are History teachers at very well established schools, sometimes even heads of dept and headmasters who are making some cash on the side but also keeping abreast of the standard of A level writing that is going on.

Again, I'm not sure that you would grasp this, so happy to explain.

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I know a number of A level Maths and FM examiners as we are considering whether to require FM, and we do a lot of STEM outreach.

A level examiners are of variable quality. I am confident that this is as true of History as of the disciplines I know. Passing on rumours is not professional - I am positive every academic on this board has foregone many opportunities to contribute more salient ones than the one from your History examiner. I have done so on this thread.

@TizerorFizz is quite accomplished. Your reply to her reminds me of someone who misunderstood something I said and compared me to pupils complaining about a certain GCSE maths problem . They described the problem, possibly to see if I could do it. Oddly, when I replied that some of my work is published in mathematics research journals they just went silent.

If you care to delete your post I will gladly delete this one also.

Truetoself · 05/04/2025 15:22

I would 100% go for the course. My elder studied History at Durham and second one is studying the same at Warwick. Neither involved in much outside the university. As in all their friends were from Uni and even if they went out in town it was fun because they went with their friends. However friendships don’t always work out but you need to be happy with your course.

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clover6 · 05/04/2025 17:23

Truetoself · 05/04/2025 15:22

I would 100% go for the course. My elder studied History at Durham and second one is studying the same at Warwick. Neither involved in much outside the university. As in all their friends were from Uni and even if they went out in town it was fun because they went with their friends. However friendships don’t always work out but you need to be happy with your course.

Right on @Truetoself! I think she preferred Edinburgh and Bristol as a location and Edinburgh and Warwick for their courses hence her choice to go with Edinburgh. Now she can focus on A-Levels 😅

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