Nottingham Uni vs Southampton Uni HELP

Hi, I need advice, I’m aiming to do maths (G100) at uni and have offers from both southampton, AAA, Nottingham, A*AA, and Birmingham AAA
Southampton is closer to home by about an hour, and all seem even on league tables. I’m currently at A*AB so think I can get into all with some work
I’ve heard that Nottingham is a nice city but I’ve never been, same with Birmingham, and I have been to an open day for southampton before and liked it
I have applied for Accom at southampton but not notts or Birmingham
Would like some advice on which to choose, which course is better and which city is better for nightlife

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Reply 1

McGinger

Which course do you prefer?

Reply 2

ajj2000

All look great to me! Any chance of visiting Birmingham and Nottingham?

Reply 3

ar2707

Original post by ajj2000

All look great to me! Any chance of visiting Birmingham and Nottingham?

I could go visit the cities, but they’re 3 hours away ish and there’s no open days anymore so I’m not sure

Reply 4

ajj2000

Original post by ar2707

I could go visit the cities, but they’re 3 hours away ish and there’s no open days anymore so I’m not sure

Are there direct trains at affordable prices? I see your issue with the distance unless there is a cost effective way to get there.

I think that were it me I'd be more interested in checking out the cities and university areas than going to an open day. Lets say you spend a few hours in Nottingham - go to the campus (I think its beautiful but you may feel differently), get a bus to the town centre and have a look around. I'd say Nottingham feels a lot smaller than Birmingham which may or may not suit you.

Birmingham - the university is also somewhat near to the city centre and in an attractive suburb. The centre of Birmingham seems a lot busier than Nottingham to me and is certainly a lot larger.

Anyway, I'm sure you will love wherever you go!