r/sotonuni

Hi all,
I’m an international student deciding between two Master's offers. My main goal is to secure a job and stay in the UK after graduation. I have zero full-time corporate experience (6 months part-time internship in my country), but a strong academic background in Finance.

1. Uni of Bristol (MSc Business Analytics)
   • Pros: Better ranking and prestige.
   • Cons: Only a £6,500 Think Big scholarship. It's over my budget. I'd have to work a part-time survival job.

2. Uni of Southampton (MSc Business Analytics & Finance)
   • Pros: £11,000 scholarship. Fits my budget perfectly. The "Finance" module also aligns well with my background. The syllabus offers an External Summer Project (idk if it would be a real plus point for my CV)
   • Cons: Lower ranking and less prestige compared to Bristol.

For a fresh grad with no experience, does Bristol's higher prestige actually make it easier to land a job in the UK compared to Southampton? What should i choose?

Can anyone share the experience regarding student life, chances afer grad, actual living cost in both? Which option provides better value pls?

Thanks for any honest advice!

This is a bit of a random question but I am genuinely curious.

Am I the only person who had to do the Maths Test for an offer for this FY 26/27 more than once (twice in my case)?

And did anyone else get more than one slightly shady message explaining how rigorous it is and recommend you a book?

Hi! Does anyone know when to expect offers? I keep being told about other ppl from different unis who have heard back or already signed the contract WHICH I know is because of the lack of first come first serve system but I want to start planning in more depth !!!

Hey guys, I got an offer for an undergrad course from Southampton and I am trying to apply to Orion Point on the Southampton Uni portal. It implies on their website that you can select it as an option on their accom portal but when you go in there to select it, there is no option for Orion Point, only the other accoms like Glen Eyre, City Gateway etc.

I understand from researching a bit that Orion is a Unite Students accommodation and you can apply through their website, but it seems that if you do, you are putting a deposit down and having that as almost your 'final choice' which I don't really want to do, and it seems as if it can't be selected as an option with the standard application on the Uni website.

I do really want to apply to Orion point and select it as my 2nd/1st option on the portal as I might end up needing a longer 51 week contract.

I emailed the uni and the response was really unhelpful, it was them just telling me how to make an accommodation application rather than addressing the question. This confused me and I assumed it was just my phone so waited and tried again on 2 other devices but had the same issue.

I am more just wondering if anyone else has noticed this or if I am just being silly and missing some information out.

So sorry if this is a stupid question I appreciate any help I can get really xx

Thanks in advance

Hi everyone,

For those who have taken this course in the past, may I ask how are the materials handed out. For example are there a lot of printed books/handouts and do you have to take a lot of notes? As I am preparing for the next intake, I am thinking of getting an Ipad for notetaking (if there are a lot of math formulas that takes time to type on laptop, I think it is better to use tablets) but not sure if it is worth it. If you have any experience, I would love to hear it from you guys. Thank you!

Hi everyone,
For those who applied for the Sparck AI Scholarship, is there any further update yet. Thank you very much.

Hey guys, i hope you don't mind me shouting about a brand new community driven independent market i'm bringing to Southampton. The market will launch on Sunday 24th May, and then run every third sunday of the month until September, with the hope to launch a night market until Christmas.

It will be situated on Carlton Place (Bedford Place), a padestrianised street since COVID suited to thriving community driven events. The market will be focussed on independent makers, artists and vintage/flea market sellers. We are collaborating with Flo from Flo's Vintage Flea, she is running this side of the market. We also have some established traders involved in the city like Mettricks brand new bakery in Portswood, Vinilo Records, Trenz barbers (kids braids and face paints!), Claudia & B from Winchester (Floritstry), and many more.

The market will feature a suitcase stall section, where people can come from home with a suitcase and sell their unwanted items to a new home. As well as this, we will have coffee, nibbles, ice cream, and kids activities.

Please follow us at https://www.instagram.com/thisiscarltonplace?igsh=MWFyMHZ3OXZldGQ0aA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

We are also on Facebook, just look for THIS IS CARLTON PLACE

All the best! x

Hi!! I’m a year 13 student and I’m trying to pick my firm and insurance choice right now! I’m trying to figure out whether I prefer UCL or Southampton right now.

I do very much prefer the course in Southampton, especially with the fact that the course here is with the EEE school which is amazing. But I feel like living here would get super boring in comparison to UCL, so I did have some questions!!

What is living in Southampton like? What are the accommodation experiences like? I’m living here for 5-6 years so I don’t want to suffer through them
What’s the teaching here like? I won’t lie I got some dodgy answers from when I asked LOL
I saw the facilities look excellent, is there anything else I should know about them!
What’s the foundation year like?
Anything else I should know I’d love to hear!

Thank you for your time!