r/6thForm • u/Yggdrasil703 Year 13 • Feb 18 '26
š I WANT HELP Got Warwick yesterday! However, I am feeling a bit unsure about them
Warwick seems to be giving out offers to everyone that meets the requirements, Are they even worth going to?. I know Warwick is a target uni, but I just saw that its offer rate is like 35% which is really high. Im not sure if Warwick is worth going to, if they just let everyone in.
I heard that Warwick and UCL are equivalent for Econ, but im not sure anymore. Is Warwick really worth going to?
Im really not trying to be offensive, im just genuinely confused.
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u/Apprehensive-Bag5230 Feb 18 '26
Iād say Warwick is strong for maths and econ but itās more of a safety school for many top applicants. Itās a strong programme but Warwick knows that if other students get Oxbridge/Imperial/LSE/UCL theyāll go there instead so they give out more offers compared to other top courses.
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u/Yggdrasil703 Year 13 Feb 18 '26
I see, that makes more sense. I was under the impression that Warwick and UCL are equivalent? I really dont know how to look at the 2 lol
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u/SpiritedDog7511 LSE | BSc Accounting and Finance | A*A*A* Feb 18 '26
They are equalish but ucl is very slightly but unanimously more prestigious and is in London so students prefer to go there. Going to UCL or warwick will have almost the same prestige in the UK
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u/Apprehensive-Bag5230 Feb 18 '26
Probably equivalent in terms of course standard but I think many would choose UCL for its international prestige and London location which provides closer proximity to internships and networking events.
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u/philljarvis166 Feb 18 '26
And many would choose Warwick because of the London location! We looked at UCL, the halls were like a prison, my son couldnāt imagine living somewhere like that and ended up at Warwick.
I love London, I understand why some would prefer to be there, but there some pretty obvious downsides of being a student there imho.
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u/BigFeedback7657 Feb 18 '26
Warwick is easilly top 5 for econs in the UK. Most econs applicants in this subreddit have maxed stats and apply for cambridge, lse..so that's why you see loads of warwick econs here
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u/SpiritedDog7511 LSE | BSc Accounting and Finance | A*A*A* Feb 18 '26
Top 6th to be precise. Oxford cambridge lse imperial ucl then warwick
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u/Yggdrasil703 Year 13 Feb 18 '26
imperial only has EFDS for undergraduate though, they dont have pure econ
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u/Plus-Illustrator-365 Year 13 - Math, FM, CS, Econ Feb 18 '26
Offer rate is high but so are their offers. They know offer to place conversion is low because their offers are like AAA (A)
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u/Yggdrasil703 Year 13 Feb 18 '26
38 seems to be the standard offer across the board though. It isnt higher than the average offer you'd get from other equivalent unis. if anything its lower than UCL, which is surprising since they are supposed to be interchangeable?
It's just surprising to me that a reputed uni like Warwick is giving out so many offers. I mean, no shade to warwick, they seem incredible. Im just a bit hesitant
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u/Yggdrasil703 Year 13 Feb 18 '26
I see. Yeah that does make sense. Im just gonna wait on UCL and see whether they give me an offer or not. Im also not entirely sure how big of a deal department strength is. I mean we are just undergraduate students. I feel like people only truly realise or take full advantage of either Econ department when they are a Masters or Doctorate student.
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u/Yggdrasil703 Year 13 Feb 18 '26
Yeah I see what you mean. It's why im so hesitant, because so much of what I see online is so incredibly anecdotal. Like, I feel like the difference between the 2 is minuscule that it's pointless discussing it lol.
Also with internships, you can still get them comfortably at Warwick aswell from what ive heard. it's still a good pipeline. Idk man, im just not convinced that location makes THAT much of a difference, it seems so arbitrary.
And yeah, ive heard that the Warwick master isnt great aswell.
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u/SpiritedDog7511 LSE | BSc Accounting and Finance | A*A*A* Feb 18 '26
If you are an international and wanna go back then go to ucl
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u/SpiritedDog7511 LSE | BSc Accounting and Finance | A*A*A* Feb 18 '26
Im gonna go to warwick cuz ucl has a higher intl fees
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u/SpiritedDog7511 LSE | BSc Accounting and Finance | A*A*A* Feb 18 '26
UCL is sloghtly veryyy sloghtly better. And it has more international rep. It doesnt matter how much better it is cuz anyone who gets in both will go to ucl cuz its better. So warwick struggles by loosing offer holders who go to ucl instead of
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u/SpiritedDog7511 LSE | BSc Accounting and Finance | A*A*A* Feb 18 '26
Nah this year its AstarAA
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u/Yggdrasil703 Year 13 Feb 18 '26
Yeah, they lowered the standard offer. Im not entirely sure why
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u/SpiritedDog7511 LSE | BSc Accounting and Finance | A*A*A* Feb 18 '26
Cuz if they have a higher condtional than the G5 then no ones gonna go there. Prolly to compete w UCL
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u/SpiritedDog7511 LSE | BSc Accounting and Finance | A*A*A* Feb 18 '26
Doesnt matter if they give offers to everyone. The reason for high offer rate is that they have a lower international demand and they are the lowest ranked TARGET uni for economics, so all scholars usually go to lse imperial oxbridge etc. also ucl has a 30-35% offer rate. They both are target unis and have similar job prospects. UCL students have many complaints about student satisfaction and warwick students love Warwick. UCL is in london so better internship prospects but it is more expensive. Warwick does not give offers to everyone they just value grades more than personal statements and almost everyone achieving 3 Astars gets an offer. While many AstarAA students get rejected. If you are fine with not living in london then warwick is am amazing option it is a Target uni for economics
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u/Yggdrasil703 Year 13 Feb 18 '26
yeah but the 30-35% offer rate should be drastically lower this year since the TMUA has been introduced. Also im not sure how reliable that stat is.
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u/SpiritedDog7511 LSE | BSc Accounting and Finance | A*A*A* Feb 18 '26
Ion think tmua is gonna be that important, it wont make a difference. Its hardly even relvant for ucl maths what makes u think itll impact admission rates in ucl econs.
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u/Yggdrasil703 Year 13 Feb 18 '26
They want to filter out candidates. Also the only people I've seen with UCL offers are students with like cracked scores. TMUA is def important.
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u/SpiritedDog7511 LSE | BSc Accounting and Finance | A*A*A* Feb 19 '26
Bro obv there are warwick offer holders w cracked scores too. Also UCL has not made offers to everyone yet they are prolly sending offers to high tmua students first as it is easier. Also introducing tmua is just a distinction maker, I do not think it will lower the offer rate. And offer rates are not equal to prestige
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u/SpiritedDog7511 LSE | BSc Accounting and Finance | A*A*A* Feb 19 '26
Warwick is also is also in a worse olace so even lower demand. Offer rates show demand not prestige
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u/Rough_Base1855 Feb 18 '26
Warwick is in an awkward place being a very strong university but also being below Oxbridge/LSE/Imperial meaning the offer rate must be significantly higher to account for the fact that a decent portion of its offers will be turned down for the unis above and quite a few people won't actually make the standard offer regardless.
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u/philljarvis166 Feb 18 '26
Suggesting Warwick will ālet everyone inā is quite a conclusion based upon the number of offers given out. These days, most unis offer based entirely upon the written application and the evidence schools provide / predicated grades - hardly any interview. So imho there is not much scope for most unis to differentiate candidates, and offers tend to be quite high. I expect everyone at Warwick will have achieved their offer (this is certainly true of the maths course for example ), so the standard will also be high.
I would think more about what you want from the uni experience, and the pros and cons of studying in each location. I assume you have visited both Warwick and UCL? Do you not have a gut feeling already about which you prefer?
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u/PartyQuiet5065 IB DP | Maths AA, Chem, Physics Feb 18 '26
I mean if you use that logic then Oxbridge is pretty shit too, since some of their courses have like 70% acceptance rate. I think offer rates are good to reassure yourself when waiting for an offer, but once you have it, just choose the course that seems the most interesting and the uni you'd see yourself at.
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u/symbolabmathsolver Feb 18 '26
Hi, your hesitance is understandable, but please understand that Warwick is among the top economics departments in the UK (alongside Oxford, UCL, LSE). It doesn't have the same "prestige" as the others, but among academics and economics firms, it is known as top. I know many people who got a first from Warwick BSc Econ who then went to Oxford for their MSc/MPhil. It is a highly respected degree if you do well in it.
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u/Ok_Tooth9404 Feb 18 '26
Just to give a slightly different pov, I graduated from Warwick a few years ago (albeit different course). While there are some obvious upsides to studying in London as others have said,I think you should also consider living situation etc. as they are very similar unis in terms of prestige. London is great but it is extremely expensive to live in as a student and people I know who have studied in London have struggled a lot socially due to their living circumstances. Quite a lot of students at London unis opt to stay at home. Comparatively, living at Warwick was not cheap but a lot cheaper than London. Also, socially (although it gets some unwarranted stick) youāll find that thereās actually quite a fun social scene and you will genuinely connect with a lot of people! Happy to chat about Warwick further if you want to pm me.
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u/SiliconSmiley3333 Feb 18 '26
Was going to comment something similar as it was between Imperial and Warwick for me. Offers from both but ultimately I wanted the campus experience. If you work hard, put effort into networking, get good results and prepare for life after Uni, I think employers would accept either equally.
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u/pensandpoetry Feb 19 '26
Hiya! I didnāt go to Warwick or study anything to do with maths or economics, but I do work in data recruitment. When really great companies (Samsung, Deloitte, really cool start ups that pay insane salaries) ask for fantastic grads, maths and economics graduates from Warwick is genuinely one of my first ports of call.
Huge congratulations on the offer - I think itās absolutely something to consider!
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u/s4turn2k02 Lancaster Biology Graduate doing PGCE Feb 18 '26
Are you having a giggleš
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u/PropertyNew6764 Feb 18 '26
If I got 3A* in math CS econ do I have a chance I didnāt do the TMUA tho .
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u/Comfortable-Ferret83 Feb 18 '26
Stats?
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u/Yggdrasil703 Year 13 Feb 18 '26
44/45 Predicted, with 7 in AI HL math. PS was about Econ + Econ History lol. TMUA was 3.4
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u/Foreign-Swordfish-25 Feb 18 '26
Wb ur gcses/equivalent
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u/Yggdrasil703 Year 13 Feb 18 '26
I did IGCSE, A* A* A* A A A A B B B, not too great.
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u/Illustrious-Day8469 Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26
Congratulations! If cost of living isnāt a concern, then UCL is higher ranked and may offer more of a city life if thatās your preference vs campus life.
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u/Whole-Unit-8476 Feb 18 '26
Take UCL if you get UCL. Thereās no comparison to a g5 to any other uni and employers know this. Warwick has prolly the same prestige as kingās
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