Is Bristol University a good university?

Question

I have interests in international law, diplomacy, music, and languages.

Oxford? Other colleges?

Answer 1

Its fantastic and Bristol has a great night life also Good place

Answer 2

I agree with the other answerers. Prestige-wise, Bristol is a *very* good uni. I'm not sure how Bristol degrees work in terms of the subjects you can learn. Note that many unis (e.g. Leeds, which is also a good one although not quite up there with Bristol) have a modular system allowing a high degree of flexibility (i assume you are talking about an undergrad degree). For example, you could take joint honours politics and music, and still be allowed to pick a further third of your course content from from any discipline whatsoever.

Answer 3

Bristol is a well respected, long established university. It is certainly good for law but is more renoun for medicine and veterinary medcine especially.

I was born in Clifton, which is where the university quarter is. My mum was a lab technician at the university many years ago. She was a bit miffed when I went to Bath university though.

The down side to Bristol is that you need to be very careful when you go out at night. Bristol has a massive drug problem and certain areas are complete no go areas.

Luckily I don't live there any more.

Answer 4

Yes, Bristol has an outstanding reputation for both teaching and research. It has strength and depth across the whole range of courses it offers. Entry grades for are high for all subjects and I should imagine it will be oversubscribed several times therefore competitive to get into. No duffers there.

As one of the world's premier universities, Oxford's reputation is similarly outstanding and everyone knows that. No duffers there either.

But choosing a university is not just about reputation and all those things. The important thing is that you find a course and an institution that you love and go there, fancy reputation or not.

Answer 5

I think Bristol is ranked something like ninth in the UK, so in that sense, yes. However 'good' is a very tricky term, because in addition to academic considerations you have to take into account things like whether you prefer a city location or somewhere in the country, a large university or a small one...
Oxford is, of course, very 'good' in the academic sense, but hideously cut-throat competitive, which isn't for everyone.

Have a look at the ucas website - they're the central admissions body for all british universities. You can search for courses that interest you, and then see where they're offered and look at the universities' own websites for more information.

If you're from outside the UK, bear in mind that British university courses are in the subject they say they're in, and only that, so if you chose to study, say, French, then you'd be studying only French for the whole period of the course, covering various aspects of it in depth, rather than doing lots of different corses as you would in, say, the US. However, many universities offer combined honours degrees allowing you to combine a couple of subjects, so if you'd prefer to cover a broader range of subjects then look out for these.

Hope this helps - good luck finding a suitable course!

Answer 6

What is good for me may not be good for you. Look over the information, visit the campus, talk to students and professors there. Your life, your choice.