Bath or Bristol

All this is true, except now first year students receive a free bus pass for the wessex red bus which runs from the uni to stoke bishop.

you don't have to travel like a mile from accommodation to the uni in your first year at Bath..

They are very similar in reputation, although for economics, it seems Nottingham ranks slightly higher in the newspaper league tables (if that means anything to you...), but I wouldn't look into that too much, they are both really good universities, and having either on your degree will look good to employers.

Nottingham's campus is probably the nicest in the UK (set in 300 acres of parkland), and the facilities (Library, gym) are quite good too. As a city, it's considerably large, so a lot going on (I think it's a bit bigger than Bristol, but I'm not certain), and it's pretty much right in the middle of England, so good access to a lot of other cities (London, Manchester, Birmingham). Bristol is a city based uni, so you will be based in the centre of Bristol, but Notts is a campus based uni, and the campus is on the edge of Nottingham, but there are bus services to the city centre, and I remember being told that some are free for students.

I too am in this predicament. Going to decide when I go on the visit days in March

i realised that bristol is much higher in the ranking than bath (30 vs 168).

should i take this into consideration or is it just rubbish?

you're going for both visit days from Bath and Bristol?

Share with me what you experienced there alright?

I'm just able to go for a University of Bath information session over here.

A friend of mine has got both Nottingham and Bristol so she's in a dilemma on which to go for.

What can I tell her? thanks!

hmm anybody?

hmm anybody?

A friend of mine has got both Nottingham and Bristol so she's in a dilemma on which to go for.

What can I tell her? thanks!

to flip a coin. Always the best judge when you don't know what to do - its an impartial judge, and cuts out the crap and gives you an answer straight away. And if you disagree with what it tells you, it can't do anything.

Or she could carefully consider all factors, from differences in the cities, campus vs city based uni, size of department (large, lots of module choice vs small, more contact time ) location (south-ish, east midlands), entry requirements... Personally, I'd go with the coin, the second option just takes ages.

I did tell her that Bristol is closer to London than Nottingham haha. Always would like a visit there.

A friend of mine has got both Nottingham and Bristol so she's in a dilemma on which to go for.

What can I tell her? thanks!

Hey, I am going through the same problem as your friend, even though I am leaning more towards Nottingham because of the lower international fees and I personally prefer a campus uni. However, Bristol does pretty well in QS ranking so don't know the extent of its impact on international market.

When your friend decides, I would love to know what she finally chose and get some directions.

Hi guys, I'm an international student here intending to study economics.

I'm thinking of whether Bath or Bristol uni is better for me.

I heard that bristol is more prestigious and has better prospects and that Bath is really expensive! I find the City of Bath really nice though, with all the roman buildings. Amy Williams is also from Bath uni!!

Care to share guys?

Bath is the more prestigious university

Bath has better sports facilities

Bath has a lower crime rate (mainly because it's a campus uni)

but

Bristol's city is larger

Bristol has more shops, better nightlife

Bristol's houses are cheaper

I'm not too sure if Bath is indeed the more prestigious university, judging by comments from all over this forum.

any opinions on Nottingham as well?

p.s. I see you're from Bath! Enjoying every bit? No doubt the sports facilities are absolutely fantastic but are their other societies good as well?