You have a point here. Imperial is super expensive and I feel like I'm paying an outrageously crazy amount of money for just a 4 years undergraduate course. The expenses for the degree is the nearly the same as one would pay to do a lengthy 5-year medic course (which is usually the most expensive course offered within the university) in anywhere else in UK apart from London.
Btw, any Imperials hopeful going this Sep?

make sure you can secure a 2.1 Hons in Imperial otherwise your value may not be great.Big firms unlikely will take in anything below this result.YourROI will be poor.

No I merely agreed that one should not compare the cost of Britain Universities to other Western-style universities in general when there are outliers like Imperial College.

I believe this is the best time for one to go and study in the UK especially when the pound sterling is weak (though I doubt it will ever rise in the near future) . I will cherish the chance of being fortunate enough to afford the cost and having close relatives situated in London that I could ask for help if the need arises. But it's nearly the whole of my parent's savings I am spending and that's the only thing that has bugged me ever since I firmed Imperial. My family isn't wealthy at all but I guess it helps when you only have to fund one child for education.
I think that is only the case for one set to pursue a career in Investment Banking in big cities like London, where they usually ask for high honours and big names like Oxbridge/Ivy. Correct me if I am wrong.

Hi anybody here studying in the University of Portsmouth? Is it a good uni?

HAHA!  Makes Sense!

It's ranked 4th in the UK, according to this:

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/worl...cal-health.html

Going in September?

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Which pre-U college are you at now? If this is for September intake, isn't it a bit late to be only getting reference letters?

Just FYI, in the extremely remote possibility that international students may be able to look for jobs, after graduation. The oversupply of IB jobs is startling, 142 grads going for 1 post!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educa...ss-degrees.html

For those thinking about IB, go watch this 2011 movie called "Margin Call".

ya i do agree that other parts of UK are not exactly cheap. bristol is quite expensive as well. the amount i paid for my accommodation in Leeds was similar to my friend's in London.

actually, living cost does influence decision on where to apply......those with marginal finances will normally avoid london.....

yes, it is possible to get 'cheap' accommodation in london itself.....which by definition, means far in the outskirts of london, perhaps zone 4 and beyond.....so if the uni is in central london, as most of the top ones are, the transportation cost will be significant.....

on the other hand, in most mid size cities, it is possible to have cheap accommodation walking distance from the uni....and substantial savings in transport costs.....

other than imperial, ucl and perhaps kings, london uni fees are about equivalent with other russell group unis outside london.....

Thought so. . Damn that's real steep! That adds up to RM40K a yr.

Hehehe, it starts before boxing day.

a decent size room 5 min walk to uni of nottingham is rm305/mth inclusive of utilities...

To those who're currently in London, how is the market like for part time student employment ? I understand undergrads are allowed up to a max of 20hrs/wk. Is this still applicable ?

I just received a conditional offer from newcastle uni and an unconditional offer from heriot watt, still waiting for response from uni of bath, anyone in newcastle or heriot? I don't know if i should apply for passport now and i dont know where to apply for visa -.-"

guys...to get the bank statement for visa..the bank statement has to show that i have full 2 years tuition fees plus 800 X 9 months cost of living fees and its been there for more than 28 days . am i right?

nope, plan to self cater, i cant imagine myself eating the same food for a year. I rather buy fresh and eat fresh..

yea offcourse there is, it's still food from the same place..