Compare and Contrast: The Top 2 Universities in London.

Point of Comparison	Imperial College London	University College London	Same or Different?
Location	-          Main campus: South Kensington, West London.	-          Main campus: Bloomsbury, Central London.	Same
Academic Strengths	-          Science -          Engineering -          Medical research.	-          Art & humanities -          Life science & Medicine -          Social Science & Management	Different
Student Mix	-          63% male -          31% from outside EU	-          46% male -          41% from outside UK	Different
Application to admission ratio	-          6.5:1	-          8.4:1	Different
Maximum tuition fee (Overseas Post-grad, classroom.)	-          GBP 17,000	-          GBP 16,250	Same

source:
1. http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/university-college-london/
2. http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/imperial-college-london/
3. http://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/choosing-university/ucl-or-imperial

After we've spent couple weeks on learning about the details of the top 3 universities we can find in central London, this week is the time to do some final combat or comparison of the 2 colleges and to conclude. Before we started to do compare and contrast studies, it might be helpful is you read the following paragraphs with the table listed at the top.

First of all, the main campus of University College London located in Bloomsbury, Central London; likewise, the main campus of Imperial College London which located in Kensington is in the center of London. For students who is desperate for exciting cultural experiences of the city, both UCL and ICL can definitely fulfill your needs. As for the tuition fee, UCL overseas post-graduate students, just like those who attend Imperial College London, have to pay approximately 17,000 Britain Pounds for two semesters of full-time enrollment.
Despite all these similarities, the two top central London universities still has quite a lot differences. Unlike Imperial College London who pays particular regard to science, engineering and medical research fields, University College London has the world's top institutions of the art & humanity field of study. Apparently UCL is probably the more appropriate institution for students who graduated from NCCU, since we mainly majored in social science and management fields. From a overseas students aspect, the students who consist the school is equally important to the school itself. Imperial College London is mainly consists of male students; in contrast, UCL is mainly consists of female students. Moreover, UCL has more international students than ICL, which might indicates that students will has a lager chance to use their own languages in UCL. The last but not the least, the application to admission ratio of UCL is relatively low compared with that of Imperial College London. While the two universities have extremely strict entrance standard, applicants who are looking forward to be prospective students of UCL have to pay even more attention to the materials they submit and their grades at their previous schools.