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Not sure about BCU

but down the road is University of birmingham which is a redbrick university and there is good sangat here. not just that but there are very few if any punks and rudeboys. It's got an excellent rep with companies too so you'lll find getting a job is no prob. On the other hand, there arent that many apnay in comparison with goray (which is a good thing). the campus itself is amazinggggggg!!

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I'm not sure about BCU, but I think if you want to find out if a university is good or not, best place to look is at league tables. Also, it depends on which subject you want to study as different uni's are known to be good in different areas.

Aston is a good uni and it has a lot of sangat, so you wouldn't have to worry about that. I go to University of Birmingham and we have a good sikh society, usually hold events every week. We also hold events with BCU and Aston, and there is a lot of sangat around, but like someone has said in a previous post, there's more Indians at aston and BCU than birmingham uni. I think you should visit the unis on open days and see which one suits u the most :) hope tht helps.

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Something new students aren't told:

You have two types of universities : metropolitan and red brick.

You want to try to go to a red brick university : Such as University Of Birmingham (Not UCE or Aston), University of Leicester, University of Nottingham etc etc. These uni's have a lot more weight when applying for Jobs. Also certain companies will only look at students from a red brick university.

Examples of a metropolitan unis :

Birmingham : UCE ( Birmingham City uni) and Aston uni

Nottingham : Nottingham Trent

Leicester : DMU

Sheffield : Hallam

Depending on what subject you are doing certain Metro unis are as good as Red brick uni's.

Example : Aston unis : Business school is very good has a semi good rep.

UCE and DMU are nor here or there.

If your looking to study IT at uni don't bother. You can do industrial Certifications that are better and are in great demand. You will have to do these Certification after your degree, if you want to make serious £.

Too late to write an essay any questions pls shout ! lol.

Also, consider that when you do finish uni, you are in competition with everyone on your course plus all the people from other uni's.

What makes you different ?. Why would i want to employ you ? over the other 300+ applicants ?

Key factors i look for when employing someone :

Most important : Work Experience (Anything related to your subject, even if its volunteering over summer etc)

Degree Classification

CV layout : ( am really picky. I wont accept CV's where the fonts all wrong/layout and spelling mistakes )

+ no one wants to hear about hobbies etc. Unless youv got a Duke of Edinburgh award then a bullet point will do. Other wise leave it out.

Also, what not to put on a CV : Age, location and a Dodgy email address example : "Gangsta_girl117@....... ". Make it simple and dont use hotmail as it will most likly be filtered as Spam.

Okay iv gone a bit off topic, but it might help someone looking for a job/uni.

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Am very surprised Aston uni is classed as a " red Brick uni ".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Brick_universities

Aston try to make a point that they are an "old" university and not a polytechnic uni ( nor does it state they are a red brick uni )

"Is Aston University an "old" or "new" University and where does it fit into the history of UK Universities?

Aston is an "old", research intensive university (ie not a "new" University or former Polytechnic). Our history dates back over 100 years and for many of our degree course areas we are older than the vast majority of UK universities. We were founded in 1895 and became the UK's first elite College of Advanced Technology in 1956 and then granted Royal Charter to become Aston University in 1966. Other UK institutions granted University status at this time include Bath, Loughborough and City University, while at the same time Universities such as Warwick, Lancaster and UEA Norwich were created from scratch on out of town campus sites. Then, in 1992 many of the former Polytechnics were allowed to become Universities (for example Oxford Brookes, UCE, Nottingham Trent and Northumbria). These are now commonly referred to as "new" Universities."

Source : http://www.aston.ac.uk/prospective-student...iaison/faqs.jsp

Yeah that's why on my list i stated experience above and over degree classification !

A good degree does help later on the progression ladder once in a job.

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