999tigger Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I dont think it is that black and white. http://www.citymetric.com/skylines/where-are-largest-cities-britain-1404 UK population census data for the cities states: " Sheffield – 552,698 Liverpool – 466,415" However, if you take in the wider metropolitan areas "Merseyside (L'pool) – 1,381,189 South Yorkshire (Sheffield) – 1,343,601" The entire article is pretty interesting and sets out how this potential nonsense of what actually consitutes the "biggest" cities in the UK can be totally skewed depending on what stats you bother to include or ignore. This is ofc correct. the definition used is what counts. As long as thats clear from the outsey and people are comparing like with like I agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyoto49 Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Just a quick update, visited again yesterday for an offer holders open day. Sadly the 'vibe' of the physics department this time wasn't so good and the research areas not to my daughter's liking, so Liverpool is going to be first choice, Sheffield insurance. Shame really as I liked Sheffield, but we'll still visit as overall both the Uni and City impressed us massively Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ74 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I was offered University courses by Durham, Bristol, Exeter, Leeds and Sheffield. I went to each on an open day. The Sheffield offer required the lowest grades and Durham the highest. I could have accepted any of them based on the results I got. I chose Sheffield because it had the best vibe of all of the places I did on open day. That was 1993. I graduated in 1997. I still live here and am raising my family in S10. I love Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyoto49 Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 I was offered University courses by Durham, Bristol, Exeter, Leeds and Sheffield. I went to each on an open day. The Sheffield offer required the lowest grades and Durham the highest. I could have accepted any of them based on the results I got. I chose Sheffield because it had the best vibe of all of the places I did on open day. That was 1993. I graduated in 1997. I still live here and am raising my family in S10. I love Sheffield. It's maybe slightly different now, the UCAS process. Basically the students have to chose 5, go see them, then narrow it down to a first choice and an insurance. If you get the grades for your first choice then you go there! The insurance can only be of equal or lower grades, as a fall back. The other 3 choices entered forst time round once rejected are on longer an option. Glad you liked Sheffield. We did too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozer Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Just a quick update, visited again yesterday for an offer holders open day. Sadly the 'vibe' of the physics department this time wasn't so good and the research areas not to my daughter's liking, so Liverpool is going to be first choice, Sheffield insurance. Shame really as I liked Sheffield, but we'll still visit as overall both the Uni and City impressed us massively Really nice of you to come back to let us know. Sounds like you have a great daughter and she has a great dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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