Warwick, York or Durham?

Hi,

I was wondering which university was the best for English Literature. I can't decide between Warwick, York and Durham.

I have scoured their prospectuses but still can't make up my mind!

Please let my know your opinion on the subject (either current students or prospective undergraduates.)

Thanks,

Adam

i'd go for warwick, it looks like a really nice campus (much better than yorks)

Hi,

I was wondering which university was the best for English Literature. I can't decide between Warwick, York and Durham.

I have scoured their prospectuses but still can't make up my mind!

Please let my know your opinion on the subject (either current students or prospective undergraduates.)

Thanks,

Adam

i've got the same choice of unis only for history instead of english. i got the feeling there isnt as much going on at york when i visited - not too many sports facilities etc?

i thought warwick had a really nice campus (although it was covered in snow) when i went there last week, not like a chemical plant at all! there's a better range of stuff going on, and although it might be a bit different living 40mins away in coventry or leamington for the next 2 years apparently they're both ok places to live.

haven't been to durham yet so can't comment on it, but it seems like a fun place to spend 3 years...

(please correct me if i'm wrong, these are only the limited ideas i got from short open day visits!)

Leamington's 12 miles away, takes up to an hour on the bus in the morning, otherwise about half an hour normally. Earlsdon, where most students live in Coventry is about 20 minutes away in the morning. I'm living there next year because didn't fancy the long bus journey, although most people live in Leamington. I don't think the campus looks like a chemical plant either!

Found Durham really quiet and quaint, not what I really wanted from a university. Of course, it could be just what you're looking for, but it wasn't for me.

York I didn't like the course there, but the university was lovely.

Does Warwick uni have a student gym? And if they do then how much is it do you know?

I applied to all three of these for English last year, and I'm now at York. The course at York is awesome (I'm doing Victorian literature this term You do have to do a module in a foreign language - you can do French, German, Italian, Anglo Saxon, Norse and Latin and I'm sure i've missed out some more you can do too. There are sports facilities (I'm in the rowing club and I train 6 days a week just as an example, there's a sports centre, weights room, loads of pitches, a boathouse on the River Ouse...loads of stuff). The campus looks pretty cool overall, dominated by the huge lake in the middle. You will have no regrets if you choose York out of those three, I love it here. Any other questions about English or York, feel free to ask me.