Does anyone else wish they went to UL

I am a 3rd year student in UCC and i soooo wish i went toi UL, it is way better in every way.

I was wondering does anyone else feel the same way

karlog

I went to UL for there rag week. That courtyard place they have there is pretty cool. Although i was too drunk to remember most of it.

I think i saw a swimming pool there aswell.

MikeCork2009

Deleted User wrote: »

I am a 3rd year student in UCC and i soooo wish i went toi UL, it is way better in every way.

I was wondering does anyone else feel the same way

No 5 years in UCC and all good!!! Miss my Alma Mater now. How is UL better in every way exactly?

deisedude

Nope i like the way UCC's campus isnt as big and sprawling as UL's. For the most part you can get from one part of UCC to the other in a few mins. UCC is within easy walking distance to the city centre too unlike most third level colleges.

KnifeWRENCH

Went to UL on it's open day. Campus was pretty nice but it didn't have the course I wanted to do.

UCC is a nicer campus imo, plus it's location is great and I'm enjoying my course.

So UCC > UL in every way as far as I'm concerned.

itsallaboutheL

Deleted User wrote: »

I am a 3rd year student in UCC and i soooo wish i went toi UL, it is way better in every way.

I was wondering does anyone else feel the same way

BAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA

You're good!!

Practicing for UCCs next top stand-up???

quoteunquote

I was in UL for about a week. My dislike of the place coupled with my dislike of the course meant I left asap. Hated walking into the place cos the walkway in from Plassey Village side was surrounded by bushes and being a skinny little wuss meant I was terrified of walking through there.

Again, this is a personal opinion but I thought the students weren't a diverse bunch at all. Cork seems to be way more interesting.

Also Limerick city is a sh!tehole. :pac:

MikeCork2009

MikeCork2009 wrote: »

No 5 years in UCC and all good!!! Miss my Alma Mater now. How is UL better in every way exactly?

I could give 100 examples of how UL is better..

For one the quality of student accomodation available on and off campus is excellent, the campus itself (while not as pretty as UCC) has amazing buildings vast green areas, an olympic size swimming pool, along with gym, indoor soccer, basketball, running track, handball alley, etc, etc. Also there is the bowl for playing rugby, you often get to see ireland or munster playing there and the players are always around campus outdoor running track, a boat house and jetty, the setting on the river shannon is gorgeous and the 'living bridge' footbridge across the shannon is the largest and in my opinion most impressive in europe (amazing at night when lit up.
There are 7 excellent restaurants, 3 bars, live acts such as the blizzards, coronas, etc play there regularily (not just on RAG week). Two concert halls with regular comedic acts, a weekly fresh produce farmers marketing, pool room, chill out rooms, a better computer to pupil ratio than UCC, a large spar shop and so much more...

and that is all ON CAMPUS.... i like UCC but it cant really compete with that.

Plus the way that all the students are accomodated together in the castletroy area, rather than spread all over the city gives the area a really cool student atmosphere that cork as a vibrant city just does have.

deisedude

deisedude wrote: »

Nope i like the way UCC's campus isnt as big and sprawling as UL's. For the most part you can get from one part of UCC to the other in a few mins. UCC is within easy walking distance to the city centre too unlike most third level colleges.

UCC campus is ridiculs i cant believe you made that argument, have you my tuts where the other side of town in the psycology building (at least 15mins away and 40 mins from where i live) plus half my exams where miles from the college. UL has everything in the one place, they may not have built the buildings on top of each other but it definately is more convient than UCC in that way.

Though fair point about being near to the city, that has advantages (some disadvantages too i may add)

but castletroy has all the students need i.e. two dunnes stores, a retail park, aldi, lidl, two shopping centres, a superquinn, a cinema (way better than the one in cork) and a good few bars and a niteclub.

getting into the city isnt hard there are two bus companies doing the route and a bus every 15 mins. One a night out a taxi is about 7 euro into the city, which between 4 isnt bad... we pay more than that from where i live into cork city.

quoteunquote

quoteunquote wrote: »

I was in UL for about a week. My dislike of the place coupled with my dislike of the course meant I left asap. Hated walking into the place cos the walkway in from Plassey Village side was surrounded by bushes and being a skinny little wuss meant I was terrified of walking through there.

Again, this is a personal opinion but I thought the students weren't a diverse bunch at all. Cork seems to be way more interesting.

Also Limerick city is a sh!tehole. :pac:

although i think saying limerick city is a ****hole is a bit harsh, cork city it must be said is far nicer.

I think ul student body probably is as diverse as anywhere else though that is a very hard thing to judge in a limited time so i think its prob unfair to make an asumption either way

Benhonan

I grew up about two miles from UL. A big part of my decision to study in UCC was to get away and avoid going to UL at all costs.

UL has a vast, sprawling campus that takes ages to walk across. Fair enough it's all in the one place but it's even harder to get around than UCC IMO. The facilities are amazing, but the Mardyke is very impressive as well. There's a nice little campus community alright, but it's totally separate from the rest of the city. People never go to town before 11pm. Our campus is far nicer, our college is steeped in history, we outperform them in nearly all competitions despite their facilities, we have a better choice of degrees. As already noted, Limerick is a fukkin sewer. Having gone to school there for 6 years there was no hope of me staying. I'm definitely delighted with my choice to go to UCC and got my brother to do the same.

captainspeckle

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I could give 100 examples of how UL is better..

For one the quality of student accomodation available on and off campus is excellent, the campus itself (while not as pretty as UCC) has amazing buildings vast green areas, an olympic size swimming pool, along with gym, indoor soccer, basketball, running track, handball alley, etc, etc. Also there is the bowl for playing rugby, you often get to see ireland or munster playing there and the players are always around campus outdoor running track, a boat house and jetty, the setting on the river shannon is gorgeous and the 'living bridge' footbridge across the shannon is the largest and in my opinion most impressive in europe (amazing at night when lit up.
There are 7 excellent restaurants, 3 bars, live acts such as the blizzards, coronas, etc play there regularily (not just on RAG week). Two concert halls with regular comedic acts, a weekly fresh produce farmers marketing, pool room, chill out rooms, a better computer to pupil ratio than UCC, a large spar shop and so much more...

and that is all ON CAMPUS.... i like UCC but it cant really compete with that.

Plus the way that all the students are accomodated together in the castletroy area, rather than spread all over the city gives the area a really cool student atmosphere that cork as a vibrant city just does have.

why dont you just do yourself and all of us a favour and go there is you love the place so much! this is the dumbest post i have ever seen!

SSeanSSS

ya i kinda wish i went there aswell instead of U.C.C. but maybe its a case of the grass is greener on the other side. UL has a lot going for it accommodation is like a little village nd its way cheaper. Nite life seems to be better and they do more to organise work experience. However most people from U.C.C who do visit UL usually just go there during rag week so of course everything seems better:)

deisedude

Deleted User wrote: »

UCC campus is ridiculs i cant believe you made that argument, have you my tuts where the other side of town in the psycology building (at least 15mins away and 40 mins from where i live) plus half my exams where miles from the college. UL has everything in the one place, they may not have built the buildings on top of each other but it definately is more convient than UCC in that way.

Though fair point about being near to the city, that has advantages (some disadvantages too i may add)

but castletroy has all the students need i.e. two dunnes stores, a retail park, aldi, lidl, two shopping centres, a superquinn, a cinema (way better than the one in cork) and a good few bars and a niteclub.

getting into the city isnt hard there are two bus companies doing the route and a bus every 15 mins. One a night out a taxi is about 7 euro into the city, which between 4 isnt bad... we pay more than that from where i live into cork city.

I did say "For the most part" the campus is more convenient. Obviously due to space restrictions the newer buildings are a bit off campus

turgon

Deleted User wrote: »

live acts such as the blizzards

I thought that would be a reason not to go there.

captainspeckle

SSeanSSS wrote: »

Nite life seems to be better

no its not. thats a fact. i learned this the hard way.

bleg

No. They don't have the course I wanted.

PhysiologyRocks

bleg wrote: »

No. They don't have the course I wanted.

Same.

Leopardi

Deleted User wrote: »

UCC campus is ridiculs i cant believe you made that argument, have you my tuts where the other side of town in the psycology building (at least 15mins away and 40 mins from where i live) plus half my exams where miles from the college. UL has everything in the one place, they may not have built the buildings on top of each other but it definately is more convient than UCC in that way.

Though fair point about being near to the city, that has advantages (some disadvantages too i may add)

but castletroy has all the students need i.e. two dunnes stores, a retail park, aldi, lidl, two shopping centres, a superquinn, a cinema (way better than the one in cork) and a good few bars and a niteclub.

getting into the city isnt hard there are two bus companies doing the route and a bus every 15 mins. One a night out a taxi is about 7 euro into the city, which between 4 isnt bad... we pay more than that from where i live into cork city.

Is the issue of academic excellence superfluous to your requirements?

itsallaboutheL

Leopardi wrote: »

Is the issue of academic excellence superfluous to your requirements?

Clearly it's of utmost importance to him..... he did pick UCC after all...

Leopardi

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

Clearly it's of utmost importance to him..... he did pick UCC after all...

. . . yes, it's perfectly understandable why he would be so concerned about the other issues he mentioned then :rolleyes:.

ReacherCreature

Deleted User wrote: »

I am a 3rd year student in UCC and i soooo wish i went toi UL, it is way better in every way.

I was wondering does anyone else feel the same way

You're a 3rd year student right? If you felt that strongly about UL (which you've demonstrated in your extra comments; you could have went to UL three years ago! :pac:

deisedude wrote: »

Nope i like the way UCC's campus isnt as big and sprawling as UL's. For the most part you can get from one part of UCC to the other in a few mins. UCC is within easy walking distance to the city centre too unlike most third level colleges.

Totally agree with this, UCC's campus size and distance from my house/city centre means a lot to me. It's an important factor as far as I'm concerned.

bleg wrote: »

No. They don't have the course I wanted.

Same on this.

My reasons for UCC are pretty easy, it had my course, it was close to home and the points for it made the college pretty high on my choice list. The small size of the campus, the friendly people, the quality of the academic side of things; all aspects of things I've seen, all weigh in for me to like the college and maybe entrench me in siding with the college even though I haven't seen any other insitution. I'm well happy at UCC.

Aodan83

bleg wrote: »

No. They don't have the course I wanted.

Same again.
Can stay at home going to UCC aswell. Couldn't have afforded move out myself.

yerayeah

Deleted User wrote: »

I could give 100 examples of how UL is better..

For one the quality of student accomodation available on and off campus is excellent, the campus itself (while not as pretty as UCC) has amazing buildings vast green areas, an olympic size swimming pool, along with gym, indoor soccer, basketball, running track, handball alley, etc, etc. Also there is the bowl for playing rugby, you often get to see ireland or munster playing there and the players are always around campus outdoor running track, a boat house and jetty, the setting on the river shannon is gorgeous and the 'living bridge' footbridge across the shannon is the largest and in my opinion most impressive in europe (amazing at night when lit up.
There are 7 excellent restaurants, 3 bars, live acts such as the blizzards, coronas, etc play there regularily (not just on RAG week). Two concert halls with regular comedic acts, a weekly fresh produce farmers marketing, pool room, chill out rooms, a better computer to pupil ratio than UCC, a large spar shop and so much more...

and that is all ON CAMPUS.... i like UCC but it cant really compete with that.

Plus the way that all the students are accomodated together in the castletroy area, rather than spread all over the city gives the area a really cool student atmosphere that cork as a vibrant city just does have.

Here's where I know you're talking sh1t. All college food is absolute muck...

itsallaboutheL

yerayeah wrote: »

Here's where I know you're talking sh1t. All college food is absolute muck...

You're from an IT aren't you!!!:p

Barfood in college is still pretty sweet in most Uni's.

Shyster

Though I don't condone this thread at all (?!), the comments made by people in relation to academic excellence in UCC are so typical of a UCC attitude, and exactly WHY I chose to go to UL over UCC... :P That, and my qualification is better than its alleged equivalent in UCC.

SSeanSSS

actually the food in U.C.C is savage!

Leopardi

Shyster wrote: »

Though I don't condone this thread at all (?!), the comments made by people in relation to academic excellence in UCC are so typical of a UCC attitude, and exactly WHY I chose to go to UL over UCC... :P That, and my qualification is better than its alleged equivalent in UCC.

Assuming your comment refers to me, I would like to point out a number of issues. I did not automatically assume that UCC is better than UL across its range of faculties and departments - if you re-read my reply, you will recognise that it was phrased as a question.

In my case I was better off at UCC, owing to the credentials of the academic staff and the reputation of the particular Department involved. I graduated from UCC five years ago; whether a "UCC attitude" pervades my thinking is open to question.

I would like to assume that potential employers judge the reputation of the University and its staff, rather than the social amenities of the city in question. I imagine that the presence of renowned staff members would attain precedence over the proximity of Dunnes Stores etc.

hello everyone, i started this thread and i did it as a piss take, i did NOT attend ucc in fact i have just completed 4 years in UL.

My girlfriend is at ucc and loves it... anytime i have been there i thought it was amazing.

am not an expert in academic excellence. UL was the only place in the country i could do my course so i went there, and i loved it.

but do i think UL is better then UCC.......... Yes.... then again i also am quite sure that i am biased as is everyone else.

THis thread is just a wind up and should be considered as such.

sorry is this annoys anyone

Leopardi

Deleted User wrote: »

hello everyone, i started this thread and i did it as a piss take, i did NOT attend ucc in fact i have just completed 4 years in UL.

My girlfriend is at ucc and loves it... anytime i have been there i thought it was amazing.

am not an expert in academic excellence. UL was the only place in the country i could do my course so i went there, and i loved it.

but do i think UL is better then UCC.......... Yes.... then again i also am quite sure that i am biased as is everyone else.

THis thread is just a wind up and should be considered as such.

sorry is this annoys anyone

While I imagine most of us realised the facetious nature of the thread, it did highlight some important issues.

Why do you think UL is better than UCC?

Leopardi

Leopardi wrote: »

While I imagine most of us realised the facetious nature of the thread, it did highlight some important issues.

Why do you think UL is better than UCC?

because i went there and therefore have vast knowledge of ul and i am very biased, i have very limited knowledge of ucc, and even if i did find aspects of ucc to be better i am biased so i would ignore them.

im quite sure if i had went to ucc id say it is better.

captainspeckle

Shyster wrote: »

so typical of a UCC attitude

a typical ul attitude...

"ooh we are better than you beacause we are crazy and party like a rockstar! woo hoo!!!"

if i hear one more ul student say that, i will shove a wellington up their arse. :mad:

captainspeckle

captainspeckle wrote: »

a typical ul attitude...

"ooh we are better than you beacause we are crazy and party like a rockstar! woo hoo!!!"

if i hear one more ul student say that, i will shove a wellington up their arse. :mad:

thats hardly a productive comment, i feel you are bitter and your problems run deeper than this thread can help:p

Leopardi

Deleted User wrote: »

because i went there and therefore have vast knowledge of ul and i am very biased, i have very limited knowledge of ucc, and even if i did find aspects of ucc to be better i am biased so i would ignore them.

im quite sure if i had went to ucc id say it is better.

Yes, it seems Milton was right: 'the mind is its own place, and in itself / Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.'

Mallox

im from tipperary and having gone to ucc ul and nuigs open days i have to say galway was far more impressive than both judging from my one day experience of these places .. but corks open day was better then uls .. we were totally lost in UL

jus my two cents

440Hz

Having studied in both for a good few years I have to say UCC wins hands down for me. Sure the facilities for eating might be better in UL but there is nowhere near the same atmosphere there. I started in UCC, then UL, now back in UCC again, and delighted to get away from Limerick too!

captainspeckle

Deleted User wrote: »

thats hardly a productive comment, i feel you are bitter and your problems run deeper than this thread can help:p

thats it exactly. how did you guess?

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Leopardi wrote: »

While I imagine most of us realised the facetious nature of the thread, it did highlight some important issues.

Why do you think UL is better than UCC?

Leopardi wrote: »

Yes, it seems Milton was right: 'the mind is its own place, and in itself / Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.'

In case nobody's noticed, this guy knows a lot of words and owns many leatherbound books.

Deleted User wrote: »

hello everyone, i started this thread and i did it as a piss take,

Shocker :P you should've done it about a Dublin college though

Leopardi

Cole Black Scoutmaster wrote: »

In case nobody's noticed, this guy knows a lot of words and owns many leatherbound books.

How perceptive! The wonders of education. The shame of it! A university graduate deploying an extensive vocabulary.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

I'm just pointing it out, nobody else seemed to have picked up on it. I think it's wonderful that you so succinctly make your points in such a direct, clear, and concise way. I believe the correct response, is, in fact "Thank you, electro~bitch"


:pac:

Leopardi

Cole Black Scoutmaster wrote: »

I'm just pointing it out, nobody else seemed to have picked up on it. I think it's wonderful that you so succinctly make your points in such a direct, clear, and concise way.

Given the ostensible purpose of this forum, I hardly imagine that I've exceeded my prerogatives. The fact that no one else deemed the issue to be noteworthy may well reveal more about you than it does about them, but with a wry smile I accept your commendation.

Now, following such an unnecessary interlude, let us endeavour to adhere to the confines of the topic with an enriched sense of how literary allusions and pertinent vocabularies have impressed you. We are truly indebted!

itsallaboutheL

Leopardi wrote: »

Cole Black Scoutmaster wrote: »

I'm just pointing it out, nobody else seemed to have picked up on it. I think it's wonderful that you so succinctly make your points in such a direct, clear, and concise way.

Given the ostensible purpose of this forum, I hardly imagine that I've exceeded my prerogatives. The fact that no one else deemed the issue to be noteworthy may well reveal more about you than it does about them, but with a wry smile I accept your commendation.

Now, following such an unnecessary interlude, let us endeavour to adhere to the confines of the topic with an enriched sense of how literary allusions and pertinent vocabularies have impressed you. We are truly indebted!

drakeduckerson

I was in UL last year and I disliked it enough to move to UCC. They even had Civil Eng. there but i hated the place. Everywhere is so far apart. It takes a solid 20 minutes to get to the building accross the Shannon. And you can't walk into the city. UCC wins hands down. RAG week is class there though.

grenache

Aw, jesus, where to start. Saying UL is better than UCC is the greatest load of rubbish i've ever heard. Here's a few reasons why


1. UCC campus is beautiful. The old and new world buildings blend in so well together and compliment each other wonderfully. The architecture of the place is fantastic. Any buildings on the campus are a maximum 5 minute walk apart. In contrast UL has a soulless modern landscape which takes ages to navigate.


2. UCC has a 164 year heritage. Some of Ireland's finest writers, historians, architects, politicians and archaeologists have graduated from here. UL has only existed as a university for a mere 20 years.


3. A degree from UCC is far more valuable than a degree from UL. Not to sound snobbish, but UCC has a certain prestige than UL will never have. It probably comes from the fact that UCC is located in Irelands second city and has been established far longer than UL. A number of employers have noted this on my CV.


4. UL is a long walk from Limerick City Centre. At least 40 mins. UCC is only 10 mins walk from Cork City Centre. Very handy for nights out on the town.


5. All the best sporting facilities in the world wont make up for UL's limited choice of courses. Say what you want, but UCC offers a far more extensive range of degrees.


6. Finally, and perhaps crucially, UL is in LIMERICK! The city is rife with scumbags, you cant even walk down O'Connell St without being harassed by begging drug addicts posing as ''homeless'' people. And then when you refuse to give them anything they throw abuse at you or spit in your face. It does not even come near Cork in terms of nightlife. Cork has small cosy lanes and streets like Paul St, Crane Lane and Marlboro St with some terrific pubs! What has Limerick got in comparison? - Denmark St and the Market! Cork is a truly cosmopolitan city, where you'll meet people of all nationalities, in places like The Bierhaus & Franciscan Well. Limerick's only foreigners are Clare people. Its like comparing cow sh*t with ice cream.

Benhonan

grenache wrote: »

Limerick's only foreigners are Clare people. Its like comparing cow sh*t with ice cream.

Whether it's intentional or not, I'm not liking the whole reference to Clare people followed by reference to cow ****...

captainspeckle

grenache wrote: »

Finally, and perhaps crucially, UL is in LIMERICK!

+ 1

im from co. limerick and i absolutely hate the city with a passion, even though its my native city. complete hole of a place! Especially trinity rooms, whenever i go there some guy end up smelling or touching my hair. not cool....!

Raiser

Deleted User wrote: »

hello everyone, i started this thread and i did it as a piss take, i did NOT attend ucc in fact i have just completed 4 years in UL.

My girlfriend is at ucc and loves it... anytime i have been there i thought it was amazing.

am not an expert in academic excellence. UL was the only place in the country i could do my course so i went there, and i loved it.

but do i think UL is better then UCC.......... Yes.... then again i also am quite sure that i am biased as is everyone else.

THis thread is just a wind up and should be considered as such.

sorry is this annoys anyone

Deleted User wrote: »

because i went there and therefore have vast knowledge of ul and i am very biased, i have very limited knowledge of ucc, and even if i did find aspects of ucc to be better i am biased so i would ignore them.

im quite sure if i had went to ucc id say it is better.

I have a "vast" notion that you're a fcuking idiot, wherever your Mammy sent you to University.......

grenache

captainspeckle wrote: »

+ 1

im from co. limerick and i absolutely hate the city with a passion, even though its my native city. complete hole of a place! Especially trinity rooms, whenever i go there some guy end up smelling or touching my hair. not cool....!

I'm from west limerick, i'd still only be 20 mins drive from the city though and have been working there for last 5 years. Dislike it to the hilt. So glad i spend most of my time in Cork now.

Benhonan wrote: »

Whether it's intentional or not, I'm not liking the whole reference to Clare people followed by reference to cow ****...

Don't take offence. I wasn't referring to Clare. That just happened to be in the sentence before it, but its not related. That bit is tied in with the cosmopoltian point i was making. What i meant was comparing Cork to Limerick is like comparing ice cream to cow sh*t.

itsallaboutheL

Raiser wrote: »

I have a "vast" notion that you're a fcuking idiot, wherever your Mammy sent you to University.......

You're going to get banned....... But i LOL'd:D

Benhonan

grenache wrote: »

I'm from west limerick, i'd still only be 20 mins drive from the city though and have been working there for last 5 years. Dislike it to the hilt. So glad i spend most of my time in Cork now.


Don't take offence. I wasn't referring to Clare. That just happened to be in the sentence before it, but its not related. That bit is tied in with the cosmopoltian point i was making. What i meant was comparing Cork to Limerick is like comparing ice cream to cow sh*t.

Ah yeah I overreacted. I think it's interesting that all of the people who would have UL as a local university talk about how they're delighted to have gone to UCC. I'd love to hear from Cork people who chose UL.

Raiser

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

You're going to get banned....... But i LOL'd:D

Free me!!! - The UL 1 !!!!!