UCL vs. University of Edinburgh Business

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<p>Hi all!</p>

<p>I'm in quite a dilemma. </p>

<p>I am currently in my senior year of high school in Canada. I've been accepted to both UCL for their MSci Information Management for Business programme and the University of Edinburgh for their MA (Hons) Business with Marketing programme.</p>

<p>The cost of living in London if I were to go to UCL is significantly more expensive than Edinburgh. However, UCL as a school, as I've been told, is higher ranked. (Please give me your opinion on that!) I've never been to Edinburgh, but I've visited London many times.</p>

<p>My main goal in regards to my career is to secure a well paying job in business, management and marketing. </p>

<p>The IMB programme at UCL interested me because of the IT aspect, possibly giving me an edge when it comes to future employment. My worry is that it may be too focused in IT... Here is a list of the courses.</p>

<p>Year 1
MSIN1001 Foundations of Management
MSIN1003 Information World
INST1002 Programming 1 - java
INST1003 Information Systems
MSIN1002 Communication and Behaviour in Organisations
MSIN7009 Introduction to Marketing
MSIN1006 Accounting Foundations</p>

<p>INST6002 Web Technologies, Users and Management</p>

<p>Year 2
INST2002 Programming 2
MSIN2003 Business Analytics</p>

<p>MSIN2009 Software Engineering
One Elective Module
MSIN7004 e-Business Environment and Management
MSIN7002 Business in a Competitive Environment
INST2005 Database Systems
INST2006 Semantic Web</p>

<p>Year 3
MSIN3010 IT Project Management
MSIN9001 Dissertation
MSIN7013 Innovation Management
One Elective Module
COMP3035 Networked Systems / MSIN3003 IMB Personal, Professional Development
COMP3012 Interaction Design
Dissertation Continued
One Elective module</p>

<p>Year 4
MSINM003 Group Consultancy project
MSINM015 Business Strategy
MSINM022 Organisational Behaviour
One Elective Module
MSINMG07 Entrepreneurial Finance
MSINM014 Decision and Risk Analysis
MSINM021 Leadership and Communication
Group Consultancy Project (continued)</p>

<p>Please leave me your comments! I would really appreciate them! </p>

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hi
which one did you pick at the end?

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UCL is a better school and in London there are far better job opportunities. You could get work experience or an internship during term time which would likely advance your career.

If you have a chance to visit though, I would encourage going with your gut on which school is a better fit for you. Nothing beats enjoying your time at university - you will be more movitated to work hard and end up with a first class degree, make long-lasting friendships and even professional relationships, and just have the best time of your life!