I have an offer for:Aston Business School - BSc International Business & Economics (AAB)Nottingham Uni. Business School - BA Industrial Economics (AABe)I liked the feel at Aston much more and I would save a lot more money as I would be able to move back home after the 1st year. I'm worried about picking it over Nottingham as I've been told it would damage my future prospects.Do firms such as Accenture, IBM, Big 4, etc really put such weighting on Uni rep. Will I damage future consulting prospects by choosing Aston over Notts? PS: The Aston course includes a whole year in industry which may prove beneficial.Today is the deadline for me to choose my Unis, please advise.

Haven't you asked this question before?Check thread 62260 - for identical question and answers (don't think they'll change just because you repeated the question a few months later!)

Nottingham is a far superior University to Aston regardless of league tables.The course content is much more rigourous, a much higher caliber of student, and the campuses are not comparable...one is acres of green parkland and just a mile or so from one of the best nights out in the UK...and one is Aston.

Only the point about green parkland holds water, but even that depends whether you prefer the countryside or the cityFor business subjects, Aston is a better university. Nottingham is great for the humanities, but only pays lip service to its economics and business departments. So much so that even the local polytechnic now has a better business school.

both are pretty awesome

Both are good. However, wouldn't agree with DBC. Nottingham is easily on par with Aston for Business, definitely better for Economics. Overall Notts has a better reputation as well IMO, perhaps proven by the greater number of ex-Notts people in the City (all personal experience of course!)Ultimately though, neither are top 5/6ish unis. If you're a good candidate you would stand a good chance with the firms you mention regardless which one you choose.

The University of Nottingham was again confirmed in the intercontinental higher education elite, in global tables published in 2009. The established world rankings index compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranks Nottingham 10th in the United Kingdom. The Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings in 2009 place Nottingham in the Top 1% of all universities worldwide. The institution is now firmly established within the world's 100 best universities in both tables.

To the op: Fair points from all the posters above re. which is better. I'm sure there are stats from here to the moon about why one is better than the other and vice versa. I can't objectively say which is better - but from a very subjective and personal point of view: I interview candidates for my firm, come from a big4 background and went to Warwick. And if I saw 2 CVs, one with Aston, the other with Nottingham, all things being equal I would rate the Nottingham one higher. I have no substance behind this prejudice, simply an "impression" I have built up from somewhere (press articles, talking to people, etc., etc). But to my actual point: ignore all the advice above. Go where you want to go and spend 3 years of your life - perhaps the 3 best years. You may decide after 2.5 years you don't want to do consulting. You may meet the man/woman of your life at uni and decide to do something completely different. Go where you'll have the best quality of life, and where you'll feel most comfortable, and want to work the hardest, and get the best results. Only you can decide where you would prefer to study. (And if you have no preference either way, go to Nottingham).