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doing a degree at a uni with a poor reputation
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has anyone done this and found it to be a problem when applying for jobs after completing the degree.
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I think at the higher end like very exclusive jobs though they'll pick up on whether your great great grand father was dyslexic or not. (Well, maybe not, but they are very picky)
I explained that the department my degree was in did have a good reputation and had good success at actually getting students into suitable employment.
I don't work in fields such as law/banking, that may be more fussy. But a CV is about more than what university you went to. It also includes your A Level grades, work experience, etc, which together can add up to more than the fact that you went to a redbrick university or otherwise.
But the OU has a good reputation though!
Yes, I know it does, but it isn't a bog standard university. Some people don't actually think a degree from there is worth anything. I get two reactions from people:
"wow, that must be so difficult, good for you!" and "oh, that must be so easy, working from home, in your own time."
My son studied digital art at Thames Valley which had a poor reputation. However he had no problem at all in finding employment and neither did his fellow students. It is probably more important to look at the course and make sure it is going to be of use to you in terms of future ambitions.
I study at Coventry university. It hasnt got the best reputation, but I know people that have graduated here and gone into successful jobs no problem. I think the main thing is that most employers want a 2:1 classification degree, without paying too much attention to where the degree is from. Also, it depends on the department, as different departments have different reps regardless of the university that they belong to. For example, anything to do with transport in Coventry is highly regarded in the world of work. hope this helps!
The higher up on that list the better the reputation... I guess like a good cheese or wine they get better with age?
That's all bollocks in reality though.. (at least for undergraduate degrees)