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Posted: Sunday October 3rd, 2004 15:19 |
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Students 'pick university for clubs and pubs'
Donald MacLeod
Friday October 1, 2004
Half of all current undergraduates chose their university based on the quality of the nightlife, according to a poll by the University of Hertfordshire published today.
The revelation will come as no surprise to university admissions tutors, but may be bad news for the researchers' own institution, which is sited in the small town of Hatfield - not noted for its clubs.
They interviewed a targeted sample of 136 undergraduates and recent graduates and found that the 'kudos' of the university was important for 60%, the facilities for 57% and even the quality of the shopping was a crucial factor in deciding where to go for a fashion-conscious 15%.
The research also identified increasing concerns among students about the cost of university living. For students who graduated under the pre-1998 system of paying no fees at all, an area's cost of living and being close to home were only cited as reasons to study at a university by 19%.
For students graduating under the current fees system, cost of living was a reason for choosing a university for 28%, while 35% wanted to live at or near home.
While the perceived quality of the course was important to almost all students, past and present (82%), only 26% of students chose their university on the basis of the subject alone. Indeed, 11% of potential students were so impressed with the social atmosphere of their prospective university that they would have changed subjects to study there.
Despite the importance of the course to students, a third (34%) did not attend an open day at the university they eventually selected. Of these, 17% were disappointed by their university, a level almost three times higher than among those who did attend an open day.
The main reason given (by 28% of those who didn't attend an open day) for being disappointed in their university was the quality of the teaching.
Dr Stephen Boffey, dean of interdisciplinary studies, said: "While it is good news that students are choosing universities based on a whole range of factors, it is crucial that they attend an open day to check out the quality of a university for themselves.
"That 28% who didn't attend an open day were disappointed in the quality of teaching doesn't surprise me - open days are a crucial way of determining if you feel the teaching staff will be able to meet your expectations."
TOP TEN FACTORS INFLUENCING UNIVERSITY DECISION
Current undergraduates
1. Quality of course
2. Quality of nightlife
3. Facilities at university
4. Look of location
5. Kudos of university
6. Quality of shopping
7. Close to home
8. Popular culture
9. Cost of living in area
10. History of the university
All respondents
1. Quality of course
2. Kudos of university
3. Facilities at university
4. Quality of nightlife
5. Look of location
6. Close to home
7. History of the university
8. Cost of living in area
9. Popular culture
10. Quality of shopping
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Posted: Sunday October 3rd, 2004 19:04 |
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actually
brother coltrane
you are right
the black girls and boys that I talk too chose the uni with the most dense black population
but then can you blame them
imagine living in Newcastle all your life, uni is your passport,
the white people I spoke too, their main concern was "pubc, clubs and getting laid"
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