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university rankings vs course rankings (U.K)?

hi i need help choosing a university
im studying mechanical engineering (Meng) and have offers from
kings college london,
surrey university,
brunel university
and queen mary university

I’d say the most important thing is picking a uni in a place that you’ll be happy spending 3 years living in (eg it’s no good picking a London uni just cos it’s the best ranked uni if you don’t like big cities!). According to this KCL is best for Mech Eng then Brunel

http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/tol_gug/gooduniversityguide.php?subject=MECHANICAL

Other things to consider are availability/cost of accommodation, library (a well-stocked library can save you £s on books), number of PCs per student, size of lectures (some people prefer big, others prefer small), do you want to be able to pick many option modules, student union facilities clubs and societies (big unis usually have wider range of sports/social clubs and societies than smaller unis), nightlife, cost of living, etc. Might be useful to find out what graduates of Mech Eng courses from each uni do when they leave, to give you an idea of which course might give you the best options after graduation in terms of employability

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