University of Portsmouth or University of Hertfordshire

Portsmouth has a better reputation, especially for Media Studies. The graduate prospects are thus higher.
In terms of social life my friends told me it was quite good (lots of socials organized and very active SU).
And, for me at least, another pros: it's near the sea =P . I'm currently studying in Bath and would die to see the sea to clear my mind !

However, I never heard about Hertfordshire so can't help you with the comparison ..

I heard that portsmouth is also a university city? So therefore there will be more students around?

Portsmouth is quite a small city with a reasonably sized uni, so the proportion of students to non students is possibly a bit higher than in other places. I've heard its good for out-of-uni activities, and it's big on the night life.

I'm going to Portsmouth in September to study Web Technologies. I'm moving very far away from my home in the North so I'm a bit worried about the decision as well! I'm visiting it next Wednesday, the 6th June. If you have any particular questions I'd be happy to try and get them answered for you when I visit.

Like maybe a description on how the town is like? How the university is like? the atmosphere it gives and the environment etc?

As since i was small, I have always wanted to study in Los Angeles, but due to some personal issues, i had to cancel off that plan and go with a uni in the UK instead. I was hoping portsmouth would be similar as it is near to the sea as well..

I'm very scared, however it will be what we make of it. A friend who started uni 2 years ago has taught me that bad things can bring people together. He said the sense of community in the awful halls was much greater than in his nice ones. They used to have whole building parties where 60-70 of them would all go out together! Just shows how things that appear to be bad at first sight can actually be one of the best things to happen This theory helps me not worry as much.

The UK has a completely different living style to the USA, I don't think uni here is anywhere near similar to uni in America, though I could be wrong as I've never visited one I absolutely adore the USA but I still think I'd prefer to study in the UK. We have a better sense of humor

I already live 10 minutes from the beach, though I'm looking forward to living in Portsmouth. It's also a few degrees warmer there than in the North hehe.

Of course I'll let you know how it goes on Wednesday. I'm there from Tuesday evening so will be able to experience some of the restaurants and shops, I intend to check out the cinema as well :]

I hope you do go, it'd be nice to know somebody before I go! When do you have to make your decision by?

Waiting for the train out of Portsmouth now. Lovely little city, awesome range of shops considering the size of this place. Visited two of the halls, i won't get into them anyway but thought id take a look. They're very small and basic compared to some of the ones I've seen in my city but for living in 37 weeks of the year i suppose you can't complain.
The academic buildings vary from old to brand new but they all seem pretty well kitted out. The library is pretty big too.

Atmosphere is pretty much the same as most southern cities. The people seem nice enough. Might be different in a few months though as most of the students have already left for the summer.

I'll be coming down again in august to do one of their secure a flat weekends where you find people to live with :-)

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