Hello Fellow nairalanders

If you had the choice of going for a postgraduate degree course btw London UK and Limerick Ireland which would you prefer presently and why.
Please note, the school in question is irrelavant as to if schooling in uk is better than ireland or vice versa, the school has various colleges all over the world running their programmes, so its a choice of where you would prefer to study, so presently i have offers from 2 different colleges, one in london uk and the other in limerick ireland

So i am indecisive at the moment, want to make a good choice, i just want to go there for the course and return and if something good comes out, can stay a few more years, wouldn't hurt though, hehe

Cheers

Please go to london where you can get a part time work. Among the countries in the UK the English people are the most flexible with black people. Why? Blacks have been among them for years

N.Delta:

Please go to london where you can get a part time work. Among the countries in the UK the English people are the most flexible with black people. Why? Blacks have been among them for years

He has to consider cost of living too, Ireland may be cheaper in that case.

Yeh true that just wise

I recently heard from a close British friend that the recession is really going to hit the UK this year, while as for ireland they have already been hit and are trying to recover

I dnt want wahala ooo, i just want to go and do my course, and who says u cannot get a part time job in ireland.

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T Touch:

Yeh true that just wise

I recently heard from a close British friend that the recession is really going to hit the UK this year, while as for [b]ireland they have already been hit and are trying to recover[/b]I dnt want wahala ooo, i just want to go and do my course, and who says u cannot get a part time job in ireland.

That has happened already, the UK economy is the road to recovering, the irish economy is even the worst situation compared to the UK.
If u have the money then u will be fine, don't rely in part-time job to survive cos there are not too many of them now.

Yeh told my british friend the same thing, but he laughed and said, well this year fuel prices will skyrocket, loss of more jobs blah blah, Well i knw the uk economy is on the verge of recovery, but with their new immigration wahala and rules, i dont want long thing, cos now it is apparently very difficult to get into the Uk both for european and non european cizitens.

Well about the part time job thing, it is not really a priority on my list, its by the way as funding is being planned plus i have an independent source of income which i am slowly building.

So now i am sure the decision criteria would be

if you have to do a part time job to support yourself, UK (expensive cost of living)

if you dont have to do a part time job to support yourself - Ireland(average cost of living)

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

hmmm,this is very interesting,

I wonder y ppl knock Uk, anyway

I've never been to Ireland ,so cant really advise u on ireland lving,but from what i read in the papers,they were worse hit in the recession, so that on ireland

On UK, the uk has almost,if not fully recovered from the recession,but the question is not about reccession,U just want to come here for ur post graduate degree,and if opportubuty arise work?right?!
I feel the UK degree is more prestigious than Ireland,,there r loads of opportunities for career progression/development,The social life is very good here,theres a good multicultural mix(be it naija,asia ,white,what ever circle u want to fit in ,is entirely up to u), Cost of living?hmm depends,r u goin to be living on campus or out,depends on ur pocket,there r cheap accomodation and expensive ones,just depends on ur taste,

so my advise will be to choose UK!

Thanks Sorrytoo

But if u had read my initial post, i indicated that the postgraduate course had nothing to do with location, its a UK Postgraduate course run by a few colleges all over the world, so i am at liberty to study for in any college, so i only applied to colleges in UK and ireland and have offer from both, so i am trying to choose one.

Yeh ireland was hit badly because they were living beyond their means, paying high unemployment benefits, child support and all that, they never saw the recession coming, and meanwhile i did a survey on accomodation in both countries

For the UK the cheapest shld be 400 quid monthly
For Ireland 300 euros monthly

Or if i am wrong about the uk one correct me, Well not looking for anything fancy, at least for the first couple of months till i blend in and see wataguan,

hehe

T Touch:

Thanks Sorrytoo

But if u had read my initial post, i indicated that the postgraduate course had nothing to do with location, its a UK Postgraduate course run by a few colleges all over the world, so i am at liberty to study for in any college, so i only applied to colleges in UK and ireland and have offer from both, so i am trying to choose one.

Yeh ireland was hit badly because they were living beyond their means, paying high unemployment benefits, child support and all that, they never saw the recession coming, and meanwhile i did a survey on accomodation in both countries

For the UK the cheapest shld be 400 quid monthly
For Ireland 300 euros monthly

Or if i am wrong about the uk one correct me, Well not looking for anything fancy, at least for the first couple of months till i blend in and see wataguan,

hehe

What about the banks, property developers and their minions(politicans)??

What about them sarah?

I see you are in ireland or from ireland, which part of ireland are you in and how is it going there honestly?

u can get an apartment in london for 300, wont be too nice but will be ok. I will choose UK any day but hey if irish immigration is better then go 4 it

Yeh i feel ya, but really i am also considering the Uk immigration wahala at the moment, now it is very difficult to get into the UK even for europeans not to talk of non europeans, plus the price of things and standard of living has skyrocketed.

These are all the issues i am looking at, don't want a situation where i would go and start blaming myself especially now that things are hard everywhere

T Touch:

Thanks Sorrytoo

But if u had read my initial post, i indicated that the postgraduate course had nothing to do with location, its a UK Postgraduate course run by a few colleges all over the world, so i am at liberty to study for in any college, so i only applied to colleges in UK and ireland and have offer from both, so i am trying to choose one.

Yeh ireland was hit badly because they were living beyond their means, paying high unemployment benefits, child support and all that, they never saw the recession coming, and meanwhile i did a survey on accomodation in both countries

For the UK the cheapest shld be 400 quid monthly
For Ireland 300 euros monthly

Or if i am wrong about the uk one correct me, Well not looking for anything fancy, at least for the first couple of months till i blend in and see wataguan,

hehe

My Bad!

T Touch:

Yeh i feel ya, but really i am also considering the Uk immigration wahala at the moment, now it is very difficult to get into the UK even for europeans not to talk of non europeans, plus the price of things and standard of living has skyrocketed.

These are all the issues i am looking at, don't want a situation where i would go and start blaming myself especially now that things are hard everywhere

i dont understand ,what u mean by that,explain plsss

by what exactly pls

T Touch:

by what exactly pls

ur statement in IN BOLD

Well i learnt Uk has some new laws partaining to all aspects of immigration both for schooling, working blah blah, i just feel Uk is overcrowded at the moment and the recession is making matters worst for them at the moment. So there is blood in their eyes at the moment.

LOL

You want to study in stab city, it's the nickname limerick has,

Lol, well i learnt that was just media stunt to divert crime attention away from dublin which is really the stab city, hehe

Well well

@OP you'll be wasting your dear time to go and study in Ireland especially crime stronghold of Limerick, Limerick of all places is not the best place to live in Ireland talk less of comparing it with London. Its like comparing sleep withy death, you better take that London offer pronto and forget about Ireland. Ireland is a sinking ship and even during the boom time Dublin was one of the most expensive plave to live in Europe and I don't think Limerick will be any way better. I've lived in Ireland before so I know what I'm talking about.

ok, yeh, just wanted some quiet, Thought saying there would be better

i just feel, u r leaning more towards ireland and u've already made up your mind,so y dont u do what your heart tells u ,


and for the record,

London will always be overcrowded,its not news,its been like that since yester years   

hehe, everywhere is overcrowded, even lagos

Well i think i would go to london, spoke with the ireland sch internation rep about the ireland recession issue and he admitted that things are really bad there at the moment but doesn't change anything , lol

London city here i come, iya charlie ur foster son is coming home,

LMAO

This is one of the new developments i am actually trying to run away from the UK schooling thing

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Home-Secretary-Theresa-May-Unveils-Crackdown-On-Non-EU-Student-Visa-Numbers/Article/201103415957633?lpos=Politics_Second_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region_2&lid=ARTICLE_15957633_Home_Secretary_Theresa_May_Unveils_Crackdown_On_Non-EU_Student_Visa_Numbers#none

Lol, Those cockneys will start using foreign students to shine now

It's the gangs in limerick, that have given the place a bad name, cost of living here is not to bad,

xxcarolxx:

It's the gangs in limerick, that have given the place a bad name, cost of living here is not to bad,

But really the international sch rep for the sch admitted that things are really bad in ireland at the moment, whats your take on this?

The bottom has fallen out of the building industry, not as many jobs as there used to be, but will have to see what de new goverment will do, But some people are going on as if they can't survive, nothing changed for me,

xxcarolxx:

The bottom has fallen out of the building industry, not as many jobs as there used to be, but will have to see what de new goverment will do, But some people are going on as if they can't survive, nothing changed for me,

Nice to know things are going on well for you

Well i think i have made up my mind on going to the UK

Ye have to where it's best for you, Hope it all works out for ye,

To be honest i dont knw where is best for me at the moment

At least if the college was in dublin it could been better a bit i think

i am really the quiet type, sometime i hate lots of buzz, jst want somewhere nice quiet and comfy,

Lol, Dublin ain't quiet been de capital of ireland, There is a college in carlow did ye check dat one out,