The site doesn't however talk about the University ratings which I wanted to find out about. Kindly help me with the standing of Leicester and Southampton. How do they compare with say Aston or Bradford?

Later

Ed !

If you want the rankings, your best bet is to go to:
www.ft.com (Aston is 27 in Europe, Bradford 32, Leicester and Southampton aren't in the top 100 for 2007)

or the Economist.com. Aston ranks 54th in Europe, Bradford 93, and again neither Leicester nor Southampton appear in the table.

hey guys..I finalized on Aston.Have anybody on this post finalized their decision..Please do let me know.

Sounds like a good call to me. Congrats on your decision, and the very best of luck for your studies at Aston!

thanks lukeh.What about u?Have u finalised anything?

I decided on Cass. Just paid my deposit yesterday. So it looks like I'm off to London in September! I think/hope I made the right decision...

Congratulations, I'm sure you'll love it. Let me know if you have any questions re. getting yourself established in London - housing, student services, bank accounts, loans etc. Believe me, there are always a few things worth knowing that no amount of official literature can tell you.

Hi! I'm new to this website and found that this is an active post. I have received admission to Aston, Leeds as well as Edinburgh. At the moment I'm quite confused regarding my final decision. Can anybody help give me suggestions?
Thanks in advance

hi Jara..I think Aston is better than both of them as Edinburgh is in scotland area which cannot fetch u more job apportunities.Moreover Aston has advantage of being in Birmingham and also has good ranking.
Thanks

Edinburgh has a fantastic reputation, but along with Leeds, is mostly known for its undergrad. Aston is in the center of UK's 2nd city and is accredited in the UK, Europe and the US. The only drawback to Aston is that it is smaller than the others. But you will be studying and living near other Birmingham uni students, so your network will be great.

Dear All,

I have accepted the offer from Aston.

Regards.

Deep.
9810904848

Congratulations. And good luck. I think you made a good choice.

hi , i have almost finalised on aston business school over strathclyde and bradford.. i did my own preferences analysis.. since we know that pref mba is scraped now.. choice should be made purely on the grounds of accred, research ratings raac 2001 and placements.. exchange program , class size, global mix.. placements percentage and your preferential line of career..

aston/ bradford/ strathclyde

1>rankings too confusing: ft global doesnt take aston into account because its small and fairly new in age as compared to strath and bradford so it scores very less over there and thus are out.. but when it comes to only uk certain factors are discounted and it scores well over them.. thats the hitch.. moreover its emba is ranked very well meas future alumnis at higher posts and good networking.. future prospects seems great. economists rankings seems to have much realistic figures .. go for that.

2> raac 5 for aston 4 for bradford .. strath i dont remember
mind you 4 is not good.

3> tripple accred.. aacsb is a accred given for advance curriculum.. means challenging material highly updated with latest researches.. this accred makes the us schools ahead of everybody.. so to have accsb makes lot of sense.. and a much global recognition. aston and strath stands brad out

4> class size less in aston than any of these.. you can churn more out of the faculties.

5> class mix.. lot of indians and chineese study in strath ..and brad.. again not healthy sign as you get limited`in the breath of network.. look at aston recruiting favourite countries.. malaysia.. germany .. taiwan.. russia.. apart from uk india and china..
sounds too good at global front.. strath and brad.. largely into uk india china.. though they are emmerging economies but mba is all about generalization not specialization.

6> xchange program.. only in aston.. again it shows the well thought mba ..

7> lakeside accomodation.. my heart on it.

8> placements.. aston is very aggressive as compared to other two.. with no hsmp advantage.. students in these colleges will find it hard.. scotland less job opprotunities..

9> as per the feedback i have got.. aston has the best industry links among the three..

so according to my waited average method aston>>strath>>bradford.

i ll appreciate if anybody can add value to my research..
help me to take decision or reinforce my decesion .. i have very less time..

Dear Hersh,

I think you have already covered all the points.
Trust me Aston definately scores well over Bradford and Strathclyde.

Accomodation- you can try for Heights- you will get free internet as well.
for any queries you can call me on 9810904848.
regards.

Deep.

thankx deep for your attention.. shall be in touch with you soon..
one more thing.. what about leeds .. how you compare leeds to aston..

The only point I would note is that Aston does not fit into the UK Home Office's list of the 50 best MBA programmes in the world. If you have an MBA from Bradford or Strathclyde, you automatically surpass all the requirements of the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme - no questions asked. I was admitted to Aston and Bradford, and that was something I had to think about myself.

dear kelly,
I would like to inform you that the high commission has already removed all such lists.
Have you selected your university?
Regards.
Deep.

hi kelly .. i agree with deep .. on the contrary why dont you do a self hsmp calculation and then take a decision .. you get ample calculators on the net.. but trust me .. aston is far better than bradford..

Well thanks very much for that information. It's always good to be kept current on the news.

Between Aston and Bradford, I made my decision to accept the admission from Aston. That was until I received my letter of admission from Cass Business School in London, which is where I will now be going in September.

Had I not been admitted to Cass, I would have loved to arrive Birmingham and attend Aston University.

congrats kelly... city is definately better than all of them.. you will definately find a good career after that.. my future endevours are with you.. be in touch.. my email id is.. [email protected]